Patch lube coloring?

[sneakon]

Has anyone ever added a color to home made patch lube? I was thinking of adding a bright orange or red to aid in finding the patch after shooting. What would folks suggest as a color additive? I suspect TC adds a yellow dye to there "natural lube," but I am looking for something that would really stand out from the tannish/browish/goldish color of the range sites around here. Don't want to harm the barrel however.

 

[roundball]

Has anyone ever added a color to home made patch lube? I was thinking of adding a bright orange or red to aid in finding the patch after shooting. What would folks suggest as a color additive? I suspect TC adds a yellow dye to there "natural lube," but I am looking for something that would really stand out from the tannish/browish/goldish color of the range sites around here. Don't want to harm the barrel however.

Interesting idea......I know pillow ticking comes in a variety of colors...all joking aside, I wonder if it now comes in any of the "Hi-Vis" flourscent hot pink colors like specialty sheets of paper come in...they'd probably stand out real good unless the heat would have some sort of neutralizing effect

 

[Tahquamenon]

The yellow color from bore butter on a patch does not really "stand" out after it's been fired, particularly with black powder.

Not sure if florescent orange dye or another color will help all the much after it's been fired.

Give it a try!

:hmm:

 

[brubincam]

could lead balls be spray painted florescent orange to see them down range as they fly to the target...something like tracers???? of course you have to patch the ball so the paint doesnt hit the bore :what:

 

[Stumpkiller]

My first thought would be to dye the patch or use pre-dyed cloth. I don't use enough lube that it would survive the fouling discoloration on loading and the sooting up of firing enough to show up any better than a blue/white or solid white patch.

Anything you add to lube either burns up, stays in the fouling or is physically carried off with the shot. I don't like putting "additives" in my gun that might gum things up.

 

[Rebel]

A friend of mine does that exact thing with the .62 cal balls for his smoothbore, He says with the sun behind you, you can see them like tracer rounds.

 

:crackup:Rebel, that would also be great for hunting, one could see when one does that OPS !

 

[Rebel]

Yea, this guy shoots his smoothbore at 200 yds and such and the Glo Balls let him zero in on target. :crackup: Ok Dread, where are ya? Chime in here and tell the folks about your glowing balls. ::

 

[Ridge]

I must be overpriming because when my flinter goes off I can't see anything but smoke until the wind picks up.

 

[hobbles]

When I was havin problems with patches smokin all the time I used red food colorin on my patches first. let em dry then lubed em,, It helped me find em,,,

 

:crackup: :crackup: Rebel, just though of one that I bet no one though of COLORING SMOKE !! American, red/white/and blue.

 

[sneakon]

I like the idea of dying the patch material. I too was not comfortable with adding something to the lube that might effect the barrel. Where I do most of my shooting, there are so many patches laying around it is not possible to tell which blue/white or solid white patch is mine. Thanks for the serious feedback.

 

[Stumpkiller]

For just a quick test to see if the concept is sound you could try a red permanent marker.

PS - Flannel makes a nice patch paterial. I used to used it in my .32 and .36 Comes in some bright colors.

 

[Deadeye]

You can dye patch material with rit dye, You can color most lubes by melting a wax coloring crayon into it, some shooters do this to help identify a batch of lube.

 

[musketman]

:crackup: :crackup: Rebel, just though of one that I bet no one though of COLORING SMOKE !! American, red/white/and blue.

Ahem, March of 2003...

Just for fun <--- click here

 

[Deadeye]

I can't remember what was put in the BP load to make it red but I've seen Cowboy action shooters shooting red smoke.

 

[scott k]

Talk about a topic making a full circle. From 2003 to today!Like minds think alike :crackup:
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