Homemade lube for 45-70

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amb1935 posted this 07 December 2009

Anybody got a good lube for light 45-70 loads? Shot with no gas check. 350grn Lee bullet. Thanks.

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leo 367 posted this 08 December 2009

amb1935 Iuse for .30 loads 120, 180, and 200 grs cast bullit loads candelgrease 50% beewax 45% and 5% armament clean oil. It works perfect and is is cheap. I melt the mix and pour it in my Lyman 450 Leo367

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CB posted this 08 December 2009

Any cheap grease mixed 3-1 with beeswax works fine as long as you are not pushing it to fast.

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nimrod posted this 08 December 2009

Emmert's lube would work great. Easy to make 50% pure beeswax, 40% original crisco, 10% canola oil. Could add a bit of lanolin if desired.

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shastaboat posted this 08 December 2009

I use 50% beeswax and 50% high temp alox wheel bearing grease.  I use it in everything from handgun and rifle up to 2200 fps.  Melt equal portions in an old small sauce pan and I pour liquid into my sizer/luber.  For non-sized 50 cal black powder conicals I pour into pie tin with bullets and cake cut with a fired 50 cal case with side ground away to retreive lubed bullets.  Works great.

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CB posted this 10 December 2009

I use a 50/50 lube if I want to use something other than my normal lubes.

Jerry

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softpoint posted this 09 January 2010

I cook up triple batch of Felix lube every so often and use it in everything, winter and summer.:D

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Lefty posted this 09 January 2010

I have used 50/50 Gulf Wax and Vasoline for a few years with good results.

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grouch posted this 10 January 2010

Canadian Tire Moly Grease is good for any velocity 45 - 70 is likely to achieve. Grouch

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Daryl S posted this 15 March 2010

60% beeswax/40% Vaseline works well from 1,000fps to 2,100fps in the .45 cals. with WW alloys. It also works amazingly well with black powder loads as as grease cookies with PP bullets.

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CB posted this 15 March 2010

I use Beeswax and Alox 350 as my other lube.

Jerry

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