it's just your old lube drying out.
think about a freshly waxed floor, and then how it hazes over in a week or so.
run the buffer over it and zingo all shiny again.
I'm going to try that. Maybe that is the cause of my occasional flyer fryers..IME the only way to tell how much is too much, beyond the muzzle being a greasy mess, is to experiment a bit. If you're using a Loverin with 5 lube grooves, try just filling 3 or 4 and see what the target says.
Not sure my lube has time to dry out. My bullets get lubed the night before the match and the rifle gets cleaned after the match. But I suppose it could dry out after the match on the ride home.it's just your old lube drying out.
think about a freshly waxed floor, and then how it hazes over in a week or so.
run the buffer over it and zingo all shiny again.
Like with a square grove Kieth lube on muzzle and target LOLToo much lube build up on the crown, a known load throwing fliers. At short range lube splattered on the target.
Yeah, some of those ingredients were not only interesting but a mystery. When I was shooting BPCR silhouettes seriously, the one thing that became very apparent was a lot of the knowledge behind what worked and what didn't was lost when smokeless became the norm. Shooters were having to experiment to come up with techniques and ingredients to get the BP rifles to shoot well and consistently. I tend to think that might be partially true about shooting cast bullets. Some stuff is understood by those who have done it for some time. Not sure all of it is in a book somewhere. How much lube, what kind of lube, how to make the lube, how many lube grooves, what size to use, etc., it just scratching the surface of what needs to be known to do well. Sure, one can get lucky, buy commercially made bullets of unknown alloy with unknow lube, pick a powder and load from a book and shoot well right out of the gate. The downside to that is the shooter probably learned nothing from that experience and will struggle when he tries the same approach the next time with a new gun.Try you pet load with a lube consisting of steam cylinder grease, circa 1908, sperm oil (good luck!) and some wax. You'll probably want more lube grooves!!!