Anyone make their own Lube or grease?

[kennyc]

Where can you buy tallow?

good electrical trade suppliers, its used for pulling wires through conduit.

[Calibre44]

good electrical trade suppliers, its used for pulling wires through conduit.

Thanks ... been meaning to make my own lube for ages - I'll give it a go

[harry mac]

I've always had good results in my 577-450 Martini with the lube that Paul Matthews recommends in his book Reloading The Black Powder Rifle Cartridge. It's a straight mix of beeswax and vasseline, 60/40 in favour of vasseline by weight. I use a shiny card disc (milk carton or cereal packet) under it to act as a barrier against any migration.

[mehulkamdar]

A lot of us here in the USA just use water based industrial grease from hardware stores like Ace. It cleans off easily if you use hot water to clean your barrels like I do. Purists won;t use this, but then I have a $ 100 Knight inline .50 ML and after five years with this formula it still shoots 320 gr cast lead flat nosed bullets into 1" at 50 yards, so I don't really worry about mroe expensive options.

[Smokeless Coal]

Merry Xmas Mehul.

I just use Alox, the joy of 777

[harricook]

Merry Xmas Mehul.

I just use Alox, the joy of 777

Hey Smokeless !

I have just discovered the joy of Bullseye & liq Alox in a Ruger Old Army nitro conversion !!!! BRILLIANT !!!!!

Mind you I still shoot the BP - once you have drifted to the dark side - you can never get back ......

Cheers

Roy

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[Smokeless Coal]

I hold all my guns purely for target shooting, it says so on my FAC, not for historical accuracy. The purists shun 777 but its a much cleaner life using if.

Alox dries eventually and leaves a varnish like coating, thats all the lube it needs.

[Jim McArthur]

A lot of us here in the USA just use water based industrial grease from hardware stores like Ace. It cleans off easily if you use hot water to clean your barrels like I do. Purists won;t use this, but then I have a $ 100 Knight inline .50 ML and after five years with this formula it still shoots 320 gr cast lead flat nosed bullets into 1" at 50 yards, so I don't really worry about mroe expensive options.

Hello, Mehulkandamdar, good to see a Yank on the list, even if I'm a Reb! I used to live in Chicago - Rogers Park, just below Evanston.

As an Illinois / Chicago resident you're, unfortunately, in one of the worst gun control places in the USA, as you well know. I remember when I was there, you needed a Firearms Owners ID card to buy guns or ammo: Chicago required rifle / shotgun registration, and pretty much banned handguns.

How are the laws there regarding muzzleloaders? Our UK friends can own antique muzzleoaders without a license, but they need a shotgun certificate for a new smoothbote shoulder one, or a firearms certificate for a rille or pistol.

Jim

[mehulkamdar]

Smokeless Coal,

Apologies for the late reply but I hope that you had a Merry and Blessed Christmas. Hope 2010 brings you strength in your fight for gun rights, my friend!

Jim,

I live in Des Plaines, which is rebel territory of a sort. We still need a FOID Card because of the State of Ill-Annoy laws, but don't have any restrictions at all on what we can and cannot own. If you visit Chicagoland anytime, just give me a shout. Be happy to buy you some beers and go shooting if the weather's fine. There's some nice ranges in Elmhurst, Aurora, Naperville and Bensenville, all not too far from my place.

We still need FOIDs for MLs but since they are not on Form 4473s, you can take them home the same day. No waiting period and no other hassles.

Do wish the Chicago guys the best - they have brought the Daley administration to the Supreme COurt and the city's laws may soon go the way fo Washington DC's if all goes well and St Obama's handpicked judges don't play spoilsport.

Good hunting and a Very happy new Year to you!

[andrew375]

50/50 Beeswax and vaseline. For both bp cartridge and .577 /minie.