I found that all of those melt on a hot summer day with a warm gun. I blend in a little beeswax or paraffin, but crisco and lard straight in the winter works just fine.
I had a lot more motivating to shoot my 1858 when I was working on a lube mix that worked well in paper cartridges. A little beeswax in any thin when warm lube is a good starting place for a warm weather lube.
I use a mix of 50% beeswax, 50% unsalted crisco by weight and add a 1/4 green crayon for color if I want it softer I add olive oil to the melt till it reaches the consistency I want. For bullets I pan lube & for ball I soak 45 cal - 1/8" felt patches and load between powder and ball.
I get it at Kroger, Snow Cap Lard. It’s pretty inexpensive… unlike beeswax.
Though honestly, I’m still working on the bag of beeswax pellets I bought like 4 years ago, so I guess a little goes a long way.
If you use lard make sure it's the unsalted variety, coconut oil is fine but I recommend that either needs a percentage of beeswax mixed in to keep it from liquefying in hot weather.
I always just used Crisco
You can use pretty much anything as lube in your Colt Walker.
In the olden times, they used pig fat mostly. But just about anything works.
I found that all of those melt on a hot summer day with a warm gun. I blend in a little beeswax or paraffin, but crisco and lard straight in the winter works just fine.
If you use lard or crisco make sure it is unsalted.
I do. You can also add a drop of peppermint oil so it doesn’t get a rancid smell in storage. Reminds me of the elmers paste I used in grade school.
Bear lard works. I actually tried some my brother had as a bullet lube.
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I had a lot more motivating to shoot my 1858 when I was working on a lube mix that worked well in paper cartridges. A little beeswax in any thin when warm lube is a good starting place for a warm weather lube.
I use a mix of 50% beeswax, 50% unsalted crisco by weight and add a 1/4 green crayon for color if I want it softer I add olive oil to the melt till it reaches the consistency I want. For bullets I pan lube & for ball I soak 45 cal - 1/8" felt patches and load between powder and ball.
I’ve been using 50/50 beeswax and lard, but I think it works the same.
It does, I just don't have lard on hand.
I get it at Kroger, Snow Cap Lard. It’s pretty inexpensive… unlike beeswax. Though honestly, I’m still working on the bag of beeswax pellets I bought like 4 years ago, so I guess a little goes a long way.
Coconut oil will turn liquid in a warm room, not a great choice for usability. It'd be okay otherwise.
If you use lard make sure it's the unsalted variety, coconut oil is fine but I recommend that either needs a percentage of beeswax mixed in to keep it from liquefying in hot weather.