Patch lube

[Mathias]

Hi

I was wodering what you like to use as lube for your patches ??

I was thinking of trying beeswax and olivoil 50/50 for mine

Best regards
Mathias

 

[Ridge]

I use bees wax/olive oil for my patches.

50/50 may be a little thin...especially in the warmer months. I use 1 part olive oil to 2 parts beeswax.

 

[bingo1952]

My recipe is 1 lb of hog lard, 3/4 lb of beeswax, and 2 fl ounces of olive oil. Works for me; I've been using this mixture for 20+ years.

 

[Chilidog]

Yeah, my mix is about the same as Ridge's. 60/40 or 70/30 somewhere around there. Or like he said, 2 to 1. Works great.

 

[renovato]

I use Ballistol mixed with 5-7 parts water. I spray it on the patches and let it dry. This leaves behind just the right amount of lube, evenly distributed on the patch. I like it because a little Ballistol goes a long way and these patches aren't a greasy mess when loading. Keeps bore fouling down pretty good too and gives me the best accuracy that I've found yet.

A close second favorite is Hoppe's patch lube and powder solvent. It's messier to work with, but I never had to swab during a session when I was using it. I haven't really cared for any of the homemade lubes I've tried.

 

[Mathias]

Thanks for all answer

Now to the next how do you apply iy to the patch (beeswax/oliveoil mix) ? I was thinking i'd just dip the patch in it when it was melted

Math

 

[bingo1952]

That is how I do it 90% of the time. The other 10% I just smear it on the patch before I load. It works the same either way but the dip method is less messy.

 

[bajabuc]

Spit...unless I'm hunting...then hogfat.

 

Math,

i carry a small tin of lube (i use tallow - any type) and just swipe my patch across the top of my lube and place that on the muzzle and then place my RB on top of that and ram home. The lubed side goes to the barrel, naturally.
Good luck.
:v

 

[Blizzard of '93]

if you have any of the 'Go-Jo' white hand cleaner or similar for mechanics in Sweden you might give it a try. make sure it's the white stuff. I smear it on a strip and let it dry awhile, it leaves a slight 'greasy' feel.

 

[bingo1952]

And doesn't have "GRIT" in it.

 

[jtmattison]

I mix mine 60:40 olive oil to beeswax.

I also highly recommend Stumpkillers moose snot and moose juice recipies found in our resource section under how-to.

HD

 

[Mathias]

I dont't think i have seen that brand but i have seen many other brands but most have stone or some other sort of grinding compund, so i gues one most be careful so you don't put that down your barrel.

I went and gave track of the wolf a look, anyone used their mink oil?

 

Good stuff. Used to shoot a rifle that loved it. The one i shoot now does not. It's whatever your gonne likes :v

 

[Zonie]

For a number of years I used TC Bore Butter with good success.
Lately I am using Stumpkillers Moose Juice applied to the patch just before ramming the ball.
It seems to work just as well, it costs less and applied wet like I do it it softens and wipes off the fouling from the last shot as it is rammed down the bore.

 

[bingo1952]

With the wet lubes such as a spit patch or whatever if you will load a 1/2 charge about every 10 shots or so you will clean out a lot of the crud that builds up in the combustion area and this will make the balls a little easier to seat on top of the powder without having to pound on them to make sure they are all the way down.

 

[bwhoffman]

I've been using straight olive oil, soak my home cut round patches in stacks of about 24 each, let them sit in a container with olive oil dribbled over them for a day or two and then squeeze the entire stack between 2 small pieces of wood to balance out the oil and get rid of the excess.
I typically get about 16 shots in my .40, 12 in my .50 and 14 in my .32 before things start getting snug. Then I merely run a patch(same ones) up and down the barrel to wipe out excess crud. This has been working for me!

there are lots of lubes and secret recipes out there and everyone has their favorite and what works for them and that their guns like. This just happens to work for me!

 

[BrownBear]

I'm a growing fan of deer tallow, mostly because I've put in the effort in learning its characteristics and limits. Other lubes work well too, but I was determined to use a local product.

I vary proportions to suit ambient temps and blend in olive oil. When I can get some I'll switch from olive oil to bear oil to further the quest for a local product. With olive oil and my own local temps, a 1:1 is ideal for cold weather, a 2:1 (tallow to oil) is fine for spring and fall, and 3:1 is great for "summer" as we know it. Understand that anything over 70 degrees is considered "hot" and a reason to sit in the shade. In hotter weather, I'd probably be shooting 4:1 or even straight tallow.

All my tallow blends are being applied as a thin film at the muzzle. It works fine to prelube patches, but you have to be careful about getting too much. Excess doesn't cause any shooting problems, but it sure gets all over everything!

 

[the Black Spot]

at a yard sale i found a 100% linen dress for $2 so i am working on loads with mink tallow(from TOTW).
so far, at one yard i get one hole groups.... :rotf:

 

[Flintlock]

No recipe really but I've been using a mix of deer tallow,bee's wax,and pure neats foot oil. I've been using this for about 14 years and prefer it over anything else I tried.