HOMEMADE PATCH LUBE FOR MUZZLELOADERS

[@1947ramrod]

Great video! I have been shooting traditional style muzzeloaders for more than 50 years and have been shooting flintlock rifles for about 30 years. Through the years , I have experimented with different powders and loads, patch lubes , patch materials, and bullet sizes and shapes. My favorite patch material is .018 pure cotton pillow ticking, When shooting at the range and at tournaments and at the range, I ise a mixture of two parts water and one part olive oil. I keep it in a small squirt bottle and shake it up just before lubing my patch. This is self cleaning and no need to swab between shots. For hunting, I use bear lard. With the bear lubed patch and ball, I can leave my rifle loaded for weeks at a time and not worry about patch failure.

[@richardsims1805]

In warm weather here in Kentucky, I use Automotive chassis lube for the patch and Dawn dish detergent with water 50/50 for cleaning in the field. Cold weather? I use a patch lightly lubricated with GM "Lubriplate" and clean with Hoppe's #9. Inside I clean thoroughly with hot water and Dawn dish detergent and lubricate all metal surfaces with Ballistol. Good video! Nice to see a Kentucky rifle in action in Norway.

[@snapshotscorner5542]

The rifle is a replica of a rifle made by Eric Klette in the style of an early Virginia rifle. Thanks for cheering your practice regarding lube. I am at the moment using spit at the range. Works just fine! Balistol is gold for black powder firearms..!

[@kirkboswell2575]

The traditional lube was a 50/50 mix of lambs tallow and beeswax. It works pretty good over a wide range of temperatures. I like your idea of adding some rust prevention to your mix, and ballistol is a good one. Believe it or not, a 50/50 mix of water and dawn dish soap works extremely well for range shooting. I dont like the idea of leaving it on top my charge for a long time, such as hunting, but for a range session it's really hard to beat. My brother is working with a 50/50 mix of soap and Petroleum jelly. Not sure I like the Petroleum jelly part, but he says it works well, and cleanup hasn't been any harder. (Double boiler for the mixing part). You are 100% correct that the fit of ball and patch is most important. Standard patches in the States are pillow ticking - 0.15 or 0.20. But I've known some who use 0.10 up to 0.22. I don't like 0.10. Too much chance of burn through. The old mountain men were known to use well chewed buckskin for patching. And yes, Hoppes #9 black powder solvent is EXCELLENT. Trouble is I've run out and haven't found any more 😢. Till next time!!!

[@The-Armed-Pacifist]

Always educational and enjoyable.

[@ReloadingMoreAD1966]

👍👍Very informative. Take care my friend.

[@trevorfitzgerald4996]

Good to see a video from nearly the other side of the world. Suppose you would not have to worry about your lube melting in the sun light.

[@snapshotscorner5542]

Right now it is the coldest season. We do have 4 very defined seasons and that is all good.

[@308dad8]

The best black powder cleaning solvent is water. I use a rinse with water then scrub with mild dish soap (I use Dawn because it’s everywhere here) and it’s diet cheap! Can use soapy water for patch lube too.

[@garymyersgarym6434]

Hi, I use 1 cup dawn dishwasher detergent, 1 cup Murphy’s oil soap, 9 oz Hopies number 9 , 9 oz ballistol. Add 1 gallon of water . Moose milk formula. I then add food coloring green or red last for years and when I shoot matches I do not have to clean.

[@snapshotscorner5542]

Thanks. I have another moose milk formula and murphys is ot aviable over here!

[@82c10]

I personally use jojoba oil. It is quite expensive, but I haven't found anything better yet. Cool video!

[@snapshotscorner5542]

Coconut oil has been used to.

[@82c10]

Yeah, I wasn't a huge fan of the coconut oil. The interesting thing about jojoba oil, is it's properties are more that of a wax than an oil. It seems to do better than any of the hydrogenated or expeller oils. it acts like sperm whale oil, but without the smell.

[@snapshotscorner5542]

@@82c10 I just might try it out! Thanks for the tip..!

[@vaquerojoel2026]

Great video. I have been shooting muzzleloaders off and on for 30 plus years and have mostly only used spit to lube. I would put the patch in my mouth while I charge the rife with powder and retrieve a ball and then ram it all home. I am looking into using pre-lubed patches in the future and am researching different patch lubes.

[@snapshotscorner5542]

Me too. I am using spit for the range, but it is fun to experiment with lubes.

[@chrisbrown4002]

Hello again, thanks for another good video. It was obviously a very cold day when you were shooting. Some people make up 2 or 3 batches of Lube depending on the temperature. The colder it is you up the Oil content to help prevent the Lube becoming too hard, that seems to follow your experience on the day you were shooting. I have finally had my Licences through so I can get my gun purchases at home now. Tomorrow I'll be shooting a .45 cal Hawken, nice looking rifle, very heavy Octagonal Barrel, percussion version. I also have a .50 cal Flintlock Hawken to try next. I want to shoot both with Pillow Ticking patching but I'll be shooting conical bullets tomorrow as I don't yet have the correct calibre balls for either rifle at the moment. I hope to get moulds for both as I like home casting as many balls/bullets as I can. Good Luck with the Lube mixture, Cheers Chris

[@snapshotscorner5542]

Lube is good but I have changed my wiew and I want to use spit patches for my range shooting! Cheap, aleays there, and good enough for record shooting. I will use lube for hunting ! To bad with distance, I have moulds for bouth of your rifles!

[@chrisbrown4002]

@@snapshotscorner5542 Yes, pity about the distance, what make are the moulds ? I will see whats available over here. Very interesting shooting the Hawken this morning. Easiest Black Powder shooting ever, powder, bullet, cap ... bang, The trigger is really a Hair trigger after setting it, I let some friends have a shot and despite the warning .... they had a bit of a shock :)

[@snapshotscorner5542]

I have Lee 6 cavity moulds in .495 thats for my .50 cal Jaeger rifle. and an older Lyman in 440 if I have mot traded it for something else. I shoot .454 RB in my early Virginia custom rifle.

[@chrisbrown4002]

@@snapshotscorner5542 I have .454 & .457 balls/moulds for .44 & .45 Revolvers neither of those as bare balls would go in the Hawken but the .45 lubed conicals (200 Gr) fitted very well. I'll ask some friends if they have a .495 ball I can test fit. What patching do you use for the .495 ball in your .50 Jager ?

[@snapshotscorner5542]

@@chrisbrown4002 0.015 of a inch. Pillow thicking.

[@ipodwalker]

Seeing how you up to eyes in snow, is your lube good for all weather or is this just your winter lube and adjust for warmer weather. Good video , wish you great success in your shooting. Is your rifle coned and a swamp barrel ? Your rife look like a beauty. Keep your eyes on the Horizon

[@snapshotscorner5542]

You could perhaps add some more beeswax when it gets warmer! The second version is a tad more soft and applicable, I like that more, but I still have to try it out! My rifle is coned but not much, it has an octagon to round barrel 46". It balances very well. It has an Ed Rayel custom .47 cal. barrel. This rifle is custom made by a good friend. I have put together a few smooth-bores and some Jaeger rifles, but the work my good friend did on this Early Virginia rifle is simply outstanding. It is modeled after Eric Klette his rifle in one of the late Geo. Shumway`s book`s on the colonial rifles! Thanks for watching and your good comment.

[@joearledge1]

Ever try making your own powder?

[@snapshotscorner5542]

NO I have not tried that, I know a few who does that in the US, but not in Norway. Perhaps a good idea as Black Powder has become so darn expensive. It is 1400 Norwegian kroner for one kilo of the high quality Swiss = $134...! When I was at Friendship back in 2004, I belief I paid $12 - 14 for a pound. It is a inflation unheard of...! A pound is just shy of half a kilo, estimated that is between $25 and $30 for a kilo, a looong way from $134..!

[@joearledge1]

@@snapshotscorner5542 Swiss is currently $31 a pound in the US, plus tax, shipping and hazmat fees, so closer to $40 a pound, still not as bad as $134 a kilo. It looks like you do a lot of black powder stuff, so it may be worth it to make your own, or at least you might find it fun. The community of people who make their own in the US has made some significant strides toward matching or beating Swiss in velocity and fouling. If you're interested in trying it, "Hoffman Reproductions" and "Everything Black Powder" are the 2 main people on YT actively publishing research and experiments to advance the quality of homemade BP. You may already know about them, if not they're definitely worth a watch. A lot of guys are also making their own primers and percussion caps at home, not sure if you have ever looked into it, but it seems more advanced than making BP. If that's something you're interested in, "Aardvark Reloading" aka "Mark Wilson" is the main source for that kind of research and knowledge.

[@pete7894]

Ever try avocado oil ?

[@snapshotscorner5542]

No newer tried avocado oil! Perhaps sometime in the future..?

[@knallis.hjemmelading]

Nydelig børse

[@snapshotscorner5542]

Takk jeg stortrives med den...! Har egen video på den og. Den har du kanskje sett?