Patch lube, overkill or not ?

[BillyC]

So I made up a batch of moose snot and while it was still melted I figured why not just dip the patches in the liquid? I dipped each one, let it drop then laid them out in an overlapping pattern of 12 per row, then put the rows in a ziplock bag. I figure I can just peel one off as I need it. Overkill or not? Any problems I might be causing myself?

 

[bronko220002]

probably excessive. What you might want to consider next time is to put one or two dry ones down on top of each other then a dipped one followed by 2 more dry and continue this process stacking them and pressing them together before it cools. The dry ones will soak up the excess lube from the dipped one.

 

[Nazgul58]

Not overkill in my opinion. I soak my patches with lube and like them wet.

This is an argument that can go on for weeks.
I prefer them wet.

Don

 

[Boomerang]

It all depends on how they shoot out of your gun.

 

[smoothshooter]

probably excessive. What you might want to consider next time is to put one or two dry ones down on top of each other then a dipped one followed by 2 more dry and continue this process stacking them and pressing them together before it cools. The dry ones will soak up the excess lube from the dipped one.

That’s exactly what I do with my mix of melted cooking oil and bee’s wax.
Works great.

 

[kyron4]

I would think any excess lube would be "shaved" off at the muzzle when loading.

 

[Ballshooter]

I like my patches wet....even when shooting my muzzleloader.

 

[TDM]

Nothing wrong with dipping at all, that’s what I do with over powder felt wads. Put’em on a sheet of waxed paper to cool.

 

[smoothshooter]

I would think any excess lube would be "shaved" off at the muzzle when loading.

That makes a bigger mess.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

I soak my patches in No. 13 cleaner, put them in a plastic container.
On the day of the shoot, I pull them out, ring them out and put them in an 18 century brass snuff box, which I shoot out of.

 

[bronko220002]

I soak my patches in No. 13 cleaner, put them in a plastic container.
On the day of the shoot, I pull them out, ring them out and put them in an 18 century brass snuff box, which I shoot out of.

Well to each their own but #13 is a cleaner not a lube. That may be fine if you're going to load and shoot your rifle immediately but if your #13 patch is loaded over a charge for any length of time I would suspect that there would be some powder contamination from the cleaner. This would have an effect on accuracy. A dry over the powder wad would help in that instance.

 

[William Hagewood]

It really all depends on what your guns like, so you have to experiment

 

[smoothshooter]

Well to each their own but #13 is a cleaner not a lube. That may be fine if you're going to load and shoot your rifle immediately but if your #13 patch is loaded over a charge for any length of time I would suspect that there would be some powder contamination from the cleaner. This would have an effect on accuracy. A dry over the powder wad would help in that instance.

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That makes a bigger mess.
In some circumstances contaminated powder will still burn just fine.

 

[paulab]

I soak my patches in No. 13 cleaner, put them in a plastic container.
On the day of the shoot, I pull them out, ring them out and put them in an 18 century brass snuff box, which I shoot out of.

You must be awfully short to shoot out of a brass snuff box.

 

[hanshi]

I buy what lube I use and stopped with the mixes decades ago. I also prefer the patches to be well lubed and as wet as I can get them without actually being drippy. And yes, excess lube does scrape out on the muzzle crown. As long as enough lube is used loading will sort of "self prune" excess out of the patch.

 

[tom_in_vt]

I’d say shoot them. As long as they shoot decent, I wouldn’t worry about it.

 

[BadDaditood]

See how they perform before you bag up a million…
Most oldtimers will try to steer newbs away from prelubed patches because they say they break down the fabric…
I make my own lube for the range, for hunting and woods walks I just stick a dry one in my mouth.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Like others said. Try it.

Kaboom =

 

[Colonialnerd]

Not overkill in my opinion. I soak my patches with lube and like them wet.

This is an argument that can go on for weeks.
I prefer them wet.

Don

Giggidy?

 

[Ballshooter]

I would think any excess lube would be "shaved" off at the muzzle when loading.

Depends how tight she is!