Snot vs Juice: when to use which?

[Don B]

I'm new to muzzleloading, and a big part of my book learning has been in this forum regarding the various lube "systems", including Moose Snot and Moose Juice and their generics. I'm confused on (at least) one point. How do the situations in which you use Juice or Snot differ?

I have it in my head that Snot is most applicable as a cold-weather hunting lube, keeping balls cozy in a loading block and in a rifle barrel, perhaps over a several day period. On the other hand, I imagine Juice is more applicable as a range shooting lube, used in either a damp patch mode or a double-dip-and-dry-on-the-patch mode, where shot-to-shot consistency is most important.

If you use them both, how/when/where do you decide which to use.

Thanks for you responses,
Don B

 

[boar]

Heres how I have been doing it. I made up a jar of Moose Milk, I double dip the patches, I lay them flat till dry, then I grease them with deer tallow. I have shot them without the tallow on target. But I just like a greased patch. I used groundhog tallow and beeswax for over 20yrs. The hog grease will run in hot weather was why I had to put in the beeswax. Deer tallow don't need it. I haven't made up the Snot yet. When I was shooting Maxis, I would put them in freezer, heat up beeswax in Microwave, then would dip the Maxis in the beeswax. In real cold weather you had to keep them close to you body. They was fast to load for second shot. I usually loaded the gun at home with Max-Lube. Now carry a bullet board with greased RB's Dilly

 

[silverfox]

Welcome Don. You are on the right track as far as I am concerned. I use the juice for target and informal ahooting where you will be fireing several shots in a short period. Then for hunting I use Moose Snot in a loading block and down the barrel because it doesn't dry out over time. I don't leave my hunting guns loaded over night, I shoot it or pull the charge and reload fresh just before going out the next morning.
Fox :thumbsup: