Patch Issue At The Range.

[Professor flintlock]

I still use Hoppes #9 BP Lube. And I, too, like the old formula better. Actually it's been changed twice that I'm aware of. When I first started using Hoppes it was a rather watery liquid a bit like the present formulation. When they changed it to the old thick stuff I REALLY liked it; in fact I bought a small drum of it but can't recall from where. It's all gone now but I do have a couple, three bottles of the newest stuff, and it works very well.

I have an empty can just like that in my basement

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

I learned from a friend in the NMLRA that I shoot with to use water with a little bit of Murphy's Oil Soap mixed in as patch lube at the range. Put some in a spray bottle, spray it on the patch, start the ball, cut it at the muzzle. It loads easy all day with no swabbing between shots, no greasy mess. I was using balistol and water but the Murphys/Water works much better and it's cheaper. I use mink oil or tallow in the field.