Wondering if anyone has any good home recipes for patch lube. If you leave your rifle loaded when using this stuff as a patch lube it will cause a rust ring in your barrel. I now buy all my patch material from eastern maine shooting supplys. You may also know george as the man who has brought back lehigh valley lube under the name mr flintlocks patch lube and bore cleaner. There was some murphys oil soap and some alchohol, i dont remember if there were other ingredients or their proportions. Does anyone remember the recepie for homemade lehigh valley lube. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Lubricants for patched round balls view cart checkout wish. It is a cleaner dry film lubricant and preservative for all guns with other uses. Flintlock lube was the same and had put off buying any and just used the mink oil. Number of shots before accuracy deteriorates gon forum.
Black powder came and the pan 4f lights off every time. Whisomb developed what he calls airgun honey, both because the product looks like honey and has the same viscosity, and because it makes the gun shoot sweetly. In a milestone development for europe, luxembourg looks likely to become the first country in the eu. Moose snot patch lube 2oz bees wax 8oz castor oil 1oz murphys oil soap. Flintlocks is second and is said to be the original formula as lhv. Best patch lube in cold weather rules and announcements. I perform exhibition shooting with a flintlock rifle. Luxembourg luxembourg to become first eu country to. I thin my bore butter to 40% volume and add a 60% blend of crisco, olive oil and coconut oil to it, for roundball patch lubes. Im trying schuetzen and swiss black powders in colder weather along with mr flintlock patch lube in kentucky.
Lehigh valley is the best but for some reason tom stopped selling it, mr. So my mix became about mink oil, crisco and then the melted bees wax all mixed together. At the lunenburg gun show i picked up an old traditions 50 cal shenandoah flintlock for pretty much dirt cheap money. As blackpowder replicas, most of our products do not require federal licensing or registration and may be shipped directly to you via federal express or ups.
Not eligible for return due to safety considerations and legalregulatory reasons, ammunition, guns, gun powder, primers and treestands may not be returned. The best bore cleaner on the market cleans while you shoot and is nonpetroleum based. Traditions prelubed shooting patches are made from specially selected 100% cotton for uniformity and strength to use with traditional muzzleloaders. When at the range i use a 5050 mix of olive oil and water. Patch lube is the most important thing when using patched round balls. Shipping charges helpful information customer policies user agreement. It was really good stuff but still used mink oil for my winter patch lube. Steve davis,stillwater woodcraft,the pathfinder school,survival,bushcraft,prepping,trekking,fishing,hunting,trapping,woodcraft,camping, flintlock,muzzleloader.
The 100count pack of wonderlube plus lubricated patches are. Has anyone tried georges mr flintlock patch lube and bore cleaner. Flintlock patch lube that works great in black powder guns. Muzzle loader originals shenandoah valley black powder. I understand it is almost the same formula as the old lehigh valley lube,which i never tried. Also, the water pump lube is supposed to be water soluble. Flintlock battle of the kentucky rifles march madness. Great for on the range shooting490 round ball or 295gr powerbelt aeritip powder charge, 6090. Flintlocks lube or any other wet lube, the answer is no. Experimenting with lubes mink oil, various moose milk concoctions and others. It was disappointing that the lube seemed to dry relatively fast after it was applied to the patch, but the cleaning after the 15 shot string was a positive experience. T he james river black powder club does not endorse or recommend the following internet sites and businesses, unless otherwise noted. Flintlocks lube but i dont see in on their website now. Flintlock battle of the kentucky rifles march madness fun.
It keeps the bore slick for easier bulletloading even sabots. The rifles case hardened lock features a vtype mainspring for faster lock time. It is supposed to be the same formula as lvl but its being marketed as mr. Lubricants for patched round balls track of the wolf. Lehigh valley lube works ok but no longer available. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Wet weather has been a problem for flintlock shooters since the lock was invented in about 1610. Lehigh valley patch lubricant ought to be perfect for shooters that prefer wet patches.
Flintlock works fine lubing the bore with a flannel patch, then dry patching, as i referred in my post above. Bore butter is an alright lube for patches but there are many other better lubes such as moose milk, mr flintlocks patch lube, mink oil, even olive oil mixed with a tiny bit of bees wax provides much better lubrication than what bore butter offers. I have just completed my second round of using the stuff and am very impressed. My hands are sooo soft, but now i plan on just a bit of lube smeared on a patch until i see if it helps with the cleaning. I shake it a little before each use because the oil and water will seperate.
George, aka mr flintlock, has been doing the impossible shoots on shooting usa on outdoor cable networks for a number of years. I have another patch lube recipe that uses castor oil instead of olive oil in a 4. Ive also read of some olive oilbeeswax mixes having a ratio as high as 5050 depending on the desired thickness of the lube. I use to use it on paper cartridges with good results. Thompson center cotton round ball shooting patches 7030. Home made patch lube for bp shooting yahoo answers. I didnt get a reply so as far as im concerned it will cause that rust ring also. Flintlocks patch lube and bore cleaner custom formulated after 50 years experience shooting black powder firearms. Ever seen a muzzleloading slug gun that weighed over 1. After pouring the powder, i take a patch and saturate it with lehigh valley patch lube, allowing excess to drip on the ground.
Good accuracy, patches look good, wow that was an easy clean up water and 34 patches, dry and. These internet sites and businesses are listed here only to provide information concerning the sport of black powder shooting and primitive camping. Am going to experiment with ballistolwater mix also just got some mink tallow from track of the wolf to try. Flintlock, does the black powder impossible shots segments on shooting usa and is marketing mr. I know many muzzleloading pistol shooters that prefer the patches almost dripping wet. Works well as a patch lube and also as a chamber cap off with my. Flintlock lube appears to be the same formula as lehigh valley. For hygiene reasons, underwear and mouth calls may only.
Those of us us who favor that ignition system in todays world are faced with the same difficulties, and it seems that many of us never overcome them. In talking with the guy he said his best load was with 65 gr of 3f using a. After you shoot, it is smart to run a patch down it with a bp solvent just in case something comes up and you cant clean your barrel soon, but when i get home a soap and scalding water finishes the job. Flintlock and asked him if his lube would do the same as lhv.