Wolfebyte
Member
question for the knowledgeable ones..
when I bought my Austin & Halleck, it came with 3 boxes of .50 TC Maxi-Ball bullets (2 - 370 gr) (1 - 320 gr)
it indicates that they are lubricated with Natural Lube 1000+ but.. it appears that Natural Lube does not stand up to air too well and as I opened the box, the yellow rings of lube are somewhat.. well, dry, oxidized and falling away from the bullet.
I've read the threads on the beeswax, the paraffin, the olive oil mixtures but what would work well in a pinch? Just starting the bullet then putting a squirt of bore butter around the grease rings?
I've been shooting the patched ball and with a 50 gr charge I'm very impressed with it.. but time to reach out a bit..
when I bought my Austin & Halleck, it came with 3 boxes of .50 TC Maxi-Ball bullets (2 - 370 gr) (1 - 320 gr)
it indicates that they are lubricated with Natural Lube 1000+ but.. it appears that Natural Lube does not stand up to air too well and as I opened the box, the yellow rings of lube are somewhat.. well, dry, oxidized and falling away from the bullet.
I've read the threads on the beeswax, the paraffin, the olive oil mixtures but what would work well in a pinch? Just starting the bullet then putting a squirt of bore butter around the grease rings?
I've been shooting the patched ball and with a 50 gr charge I'm very impressed with it.. but time to reach out a bit..