midland man
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I noticed beeswax is expensive so is there other alternative's to making lube for patching roundballs and using it for lubricating our muzzleloaders? thanks guys!
so what other things besides beeswax what can i use to make lube
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Kookla
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Not saying I'd use this, but I did wax one of my canvas jackets with melted toilet seal wax- I could get it at home depot for $1.50 a ring. I don't know what kind of wax it was though. Again, this was just for proofing a jacket.
I'd be interested in what folks in the know have to say on this.
I'd be interested in what folks in the know have to say on this.
Prairie Dawg
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I use a mixture of toilet bowl wax and crisco for my cap guns -- works great & cheep!
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Noz
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Craft stores sell a "soy wax" that is a decent replacement for bee's wax.
A good lube can be made of 1 part soy wax, 1 part crisco and 1/2 part cooking paraffin.
A good lube can be made of 1 part soy wax, 1 part crisco and 1/2 part cooking paraffin.
frontiergander
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you send me $7 to cover shipping and i'll send you a block of bees wax that is taking up room in my closet.
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midland man
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okay frontiergander sending pm! and any other ideas guys i'll be following along thanks! 
dbmjr1
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Go to Walmart's website. Search for Burt's Bees. It's 100% bees wax in the hair care section. It's used on dreadlocks. You probably don't wear dreadlocks, which is why you don't know about this.
I mix mine with Crisco. 50/50 over gentle heat until it's mixed well. Refrigerate overnight to solidify. Makes enough to last a very long time.
I mix mine with Crisco. 50/50 over gentle heat until it's mixed well. Refrigerate overnight to solidify. Makes enough to last a very long time.
swathdiver
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Get it direct from your local beekeeper (Apiary).
Today's toilet bowl rings are not genuine beeswax anymore.
I just melted a few ordinary plain white candles and lard together to get my current batch of lube and it works just fine. Pretty stiff since I went with 50/50 proportions but keeps the fouling soft and everything operating smoothly.
sharps59
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not to be mean but really beeswax it to expensive for you then really. then what are caps powder. .
Noz
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A friend mixes yardsale candles and Lee Liquid Alox and gets along fine with it.
I tried it and had an unholy mess.
I tried it and had an unholy mess.
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midland man
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sharps59 I am making powder as I feel its expensive at $25lb so the costs of makin it is much much lower, so I am wanting to do like our ancestors did, make our own, plus bein frugal!
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Deer tallow.
THEWELSHM
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X lox cut with thinners,....,???
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Steel Horse Rider
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This will probably get me ostracized here but I prefer to use plain old Bore Butter. For the price and quality (in my opinion) it is not worth messing with mixing your own. Prior to that I used Mink Oil from TOW but it is more expensive.
Driftwood Johnson
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I used to pan lube my BP bullets with a mixture of about 50/50 Beeswax/Crisco. Worked fine. Mixing the beeswax with the Crisco cut down the final cost too. I used to mix it in a double boiler so it wouldn't catch fire.
I used to pan lube my BP bullets with a mixture of about 50/50 Beeswax/Crisco. Worked fine. Mixing the beeswax with the Crisco cut down the final cost too. I used to mix it in a double boiler so it wouldn't catch fire.
whughett
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Which Crisco are we talking about, liquid or solid.
I use the solid, a 50/50 mix for wads, but find I have to add a percentage of olive oil to get the mixture to adhere to bullet groves.
Should I be using the liquid. I know they are both vegetable oil base but the solid has been altered to stay solid at room temp , or the liquid has been, which ever.
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