summer lube

[rusty]

I am looking for a good summer patch lube something that won't get all gooey and run.

 

[AZbpBurner]

If you use either Dutch Schoulz's Ballistol Dry Lubed patch recipe or my dry patch Castor Oil recipe, you won' have to deal with such foolishness as changing weather conditions ...

 

[coloradoclyde]

What are you using now that is giving you trouble?

 

[Toomuch51]

I am looking for a good summer patch lube something that won't get all gooey and run.

Personally for me, I use saliva in all weather conditions and I have never had any problems of any kind.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Both saliva and beeswax/olive oil mix work for me in the summer......
Saliva is my preference because I can wipe my fingers on my pants or shirt without making a mess.

 

[Black Hand]

I use bear grease - a little stiffer in the winter, a little runny in the summer. Pretty much a non-issue to me....

Stick with what works and gives you good accuracy.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Try the Moose Snot.
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/203261/

 

[coloradoclyde]

I am looking for a good summer patch lube something that won't get all gooey and run.

Moose snot is kinda the definition of "gooey".... :haha:

 

[Ames]

Spit patch 3 seasons a year. When it gets cold enough to freeze spit in hunting season I switch over to mink oil.

 

[Dave Marsh]

+1 -- that would be ditto for me. :thumbsup:

Dave

 

[mike54]

I use moose snot year round, if it's gooey your using too much.

 

[smo]

Spit patch 3 seasons a year. When it gets cold enough to freeze spit in hunting season I switch over to mink oil.

Spit for me as well. Colder weather I go with EVOO.

I just add a drop or two to a stack of pre cut patches stored in a cap tin.

They feel dry to the touch but still load well.

 

[Patocazador]

I use mink oil for patches and a beeswax-lard lube for bullets (conicals). In the summer I just increase the ratio of beeswax to lard.

 

[rafterob]

I use the same lube in different proportions for winter through summer. Crisco (or some type of rendered fat) and bees wax mixed. More wax in the summer to keep it firm. My current mix is beef tallow, crisco works but is not the best fat. Lamb fat or Mutton Tallow is the best. The finished product is about the consistency of shoe polish. My method is to mix a batch, let it cool and test the firmness. Add more fat or wax, depending on where its at. You develop a touch after awhile. I mix a pint tub up and then adjust it through the seasons until it is used up (takes about 3 years for me) and then start over again. I've never measured the proportions but it does not take much bees wax.

 

[rafterob]

:thumbsup:

 

[Twisted_1in66]

Try the Moose Snot.
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/203261/[/quote]

YUP! This is it.

I carry a tin of Stumpy's Moose Snot in my shooting bag. It doesn't melt in the hot summer heat and doesn't freeze in sub-zero temperatures, and it allows me to keep on shooting without wiping between shots in all temperatures. It has a consistency similar to shoe polish and is easy to use. I just rub one side of my patching material on it until I feel it leech through to the other side, start the ball, and cut the patch at the muzzle. If loading is a little stiff, just use a little more on the next load and loading will go smoothly again.

Great Stuff Stumpy! :bow:

Twisted_1in66 :thumbsup:
Dan

 

[Twisted_1in66]

I am looking for a good summer patch lube something that won't get all gooey and run.

Moose snot is kinda the definition of "gooey".... :haha:

If your not pulling my leg with a play on words Clyde, and your mix of Moose Snot is gooey, you're not mixing it right. It has always come out the consistency of paste shoe polish for me. I've used it in the hot southern summers when I lived in Virginia and the sub-zero Winters when I lived in Vermont. Worked great in all conditions. If yours is too gooey, you might not be adding enough beeswax.

Twisted_1in66 :thumbsup:
Dan

 

[coloradoclyde]

It was meant to be "tongue in cheek"... :haha:

 

[jbwilliams3]

Spit. It’s free, it’s not messy, and it works well.

 

[Toomuch51]

Spit. It’s free, it’s not messy, and it works well.

:thumbsup: