Spindrift
Well-Known Member
Needed some more lube, to get a new pan going for my .44 bullets. I have had good results with a lube I made, mixing equal parts simple lube, Glens black and 666+1 lube. The improvements in accuracy I saw, might be attributable to the lube, but can just as well be due to improvements in casting/reloading og shooting skills. I just don`t know.
The ingredients are listed in the order they are added. The sequence of the ingredients is important, as some constituents may have melting points that exceeds the poof-point of others. * signifies optional ingredient. The most important thing, don´t rush it. Don´t go to the next step until the previously added ingredients are completely dissoluted. If you get smoke, turn down the heat- there should be no smoke.
Ingredients:
ATF, 2 tablespoons
2-stroke oil, 2 tablespoons
Grated soap bar, 100 grains
* 1 tablespoon high-temp grase, I use propeller shaft grease
75g/3oz moly grease
75g/ 3oz lithium grease (cheapest you can find)
250g/ 0,5Ibs Beeswax
50g/ 2oz paraffin wax
*(I had a few lumps of wax from Babybel cheese; microwax. Threw them in, they are the red lumps)
* 1 tablespoon Lanolin
1) Put the oils in the pan, add soap and stir til completely dissolved. It will foam a bit. Takes a few minutes. You will then get this pink foamy thing. Now you can add high-temp grease, if you like.
2) Add the lithium- and moly grease. Stir till completely mixed.
3) Add the waxes. Melt and mix completely. Turn off the heat, stir in the Lanolin, if you like.
This lube is quick and easy to make. It has worked well for me from subsonic to 2300 fps (fastest I have tried, so far).
The ingredients are listed in the order they are added. The sequence of the ingredients is important, as some constituents may have melting points that exceeds the poof-point of others. * signifies optional ingredient. The most important thing, don´t rush it. Don´t go to the next step until the previously added ingredients are completely dissoluted. If you get smoke, turn down the heat- there should be no smoke.
Ingredients:
ATF, 2 tablespoons
2-stroke oil, 2 tablespoons
Grated soap bar, 100 grains
* 1 tablespoon high-temp grase, I use propeller shaft grease
75g/3oz moly grease
75g/ 3oz lithium grease (cheapest you can find)
250g/ 0,5Ibs Beeswax
50g/ 2oz paraffin wax
*(I had a few lumps of wax from Babybel cheese; microwax. Threw them in, they are the red lumps)
* 1 tablespoon Lanolin
1) Put the oils in the pan, add soap and stir til completely dissolved. It will foam a bit. Takes a few minutes. You will then get this pink foamy thing. Now you can add high-temp grease, if you like.
2) Add the lithium- and moly grease. Stir till completely mixed.
3) Add the waxes. Melt and mix completely. Turn off the heat, stir in the Lanolin, if you like.
This lube is quick and easy to make. It has worked well for me from subsonic to 2300 fps (fastest I have tried, so far).
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