Hey Stumpkiller (or anybody), how do you lube patches with your moose snot? I could not get the concoction liquid enough with the double boiler method to dip the patches, so I lubed the patches by hand with the warm gel. All the ingredients are liquid at the start (castor oil, warm beeswax, murphy
Lubing the patches?
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You couldn't get it liquid enough? Leave it on the heat longer. I melt mine completely to maple syrup consistancy and pour it into little tins. When you add the castor and Murphys the beeswax congeals and needs to be melted back into solution. Once it's all melted (and it must ALL melted) remove it from the heat and stir it up vigoursly with a fork or spoon to froth up the soap. Makes it the "right" texture. It should have a stiff, peanut-butter-like consistancy.
Dipping a patch in molten lube would put WAY too much lube on them. Three good methods are: Wipe the patch across the lube, using your thumb to press it into the lube and then also scrape the excess off on the edge of the tin as it passes over it. The second is to lay patching strips down on a sheet of glass (wood will work - but NOT the kitchen counter or cutting board) and smear the lube across evenly with a putty knife, removing as much as possible with firm pressure. The third method if to dig some lube out with a fingernail and rub it into the material between your thumb and forefinger.
It only needs be worked into the gaps between the fabric threads, and only on the side that touches the barrel. The oils will permiate in where they need to be all on their own. When you look at a lube patch it should look identical to a non-lubed patch except for a discoloring from the wax and oil. You don't want to glob on the lube or it will produce fliers in your groups.
Dipping a patch in molten lube would put WAY too much lube on them. Three good methods are: Wipe the patch across the lube, using your thumb to press it into the lube and then also scrape the excess off on the edge of the tin as it passes over it. The second is to lay patching strips down on a sheet of glass (wood will work - but NOT the kitchen counter or cutting board) and smear the lube across evenly with a putty knife, removing as much as possible with firm pressure. The third method if to dig some lube out with a fingernail and rub it into the material between your thumb and forefinger.
It only needs be worked into the gaps between the fabric threads, and only on the side that touches the barrel. The oils will permiate in where they need to be all on their own. When you look at a lube patch it should look identical to a non-lubed patch except for a discoloring from the wax and oil. You don't want to glob on the lube or it will produce fliers in your groups.
