Smooth Bore Accuracy

[musketman]

Musketman,

What is the recipe for Moose Snot or your Dog Snot?

Thanks,
BS

Here it is...

Stumpy's Moose Snot

A premium multi-shot between wiping (10+) patch lube stable over a wide temperature range.
SPECIFICALLY designed for use of patched round balls in a loading block

Beeswax 2 oz.
Castor Oil 8 oz.
Murphy's Oil Soap 1 oz.
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Heat beeswax in a soup can set a pot of water. ( A double-boiler. I keep my beeswax in a one pound coffee can and measure out what I need by melting it and pouring it into measuring cups). Add just enough water so the inner can does not begin to float (should be just short of the lube level in the can). Heat the water to a low boil. In a separate can, add the castor oil and Murphy's oil soap (cold). Once the beeswax is melted, swap the castor oil can in the pot of water for the beeswax. Add the beeswax to the oils. It will clump up. Stir with an ice tea spoon as the mixture heats up. When it fully melts there will be a scum that floats to the top and just won't mix in. Be patient. DO NOT COOK THE MIXTURE. Once the solids are dissolved there is no need to heat further. Skim the scum off. Remove the mix from the heat and wipe the water off the outside (so it won't drip into the container when you pour it out). FINAL TOP SECRET STEP: Add a teaspoon of Murphy's Oil Soap and stir vigorously. This last step makes the lube frothy and smooth - really adds to the appearance; though it doesn't seem to matter to the function of the lube. Clamp the can in the jaws of a vice-grip pliers and pour into the waiting tins. Allow to cool a half hour.

Note: it if is a hinged tin - line the edge that has the hinges with a strip of aluminum foil so it doesn't ooze out before it cools.

 

[Stumpkiller]

You shouldn't soak the wads in it (or any lube). That just makes them heavy (like adding 20 more pellets without any pattern benefit). Smear some around the edge or roll the wads quickly over some on a hot cookie sheet. Or, you can dip just the bottom & up a little ways.

 

[musketman]

You shouldn't soak the wads in it (or any lube). That just makes them heavy (like adding 20 more pellets without any pattern benefit). Smear some around the edge or roll the wads quickly over some on a hot cookie sheet. Or, you can dip just the bottom & up a little ways.

If you did/do soak them in it, you could just add a couple of over-shot cards on top of the soaked wad and then the shot, topped with an over-shot card to keep it all in place...

This will keep the mixture from leeching into the shot...

 

[BS]

Thanks to the both of you! :redthumb: :redthumb:

no-bs