Thread: Black powder lube

Beer mats sizzle and suck up the lube then go quite hard , if you are loading cartridges the basic formula for accuracy is the bullet should just touch the rifling , the powder should fill the case behind the bullet , use wads, to fill the air gap, a couple of milk carton wads under the bullet to protect its base -then beermats or cork or engineering felt - to soften the residue and fill the gap then a plain card over powder wad to protect the powder , use a magnum primer, drop the powder into the case down an alloy tube at least 60cm long , I use a Lyman BP powder thrower with an extension tube .this lets the granuels settle in nice and snuggly
Try filling the cavity in the back of the Minie ball on the 58 with lube
What case are you using for the 28ga , is it a rifle?

Originally Posted by Druid

Beer mats sizzle and suck up the lube then go quite hard , if you are loading cartridges the basic formula for accuracy is the bullet should just touch the rifling , the powder should fill the case behind the bullet , use wads, to fill the air gap, a couple of milk carton wads under the bullet to protect its base -then beermats or cork or engineering felt - to soften the residue and fill the gap then a plain card over powder wad to protect the powder , use a magnum primer, drop the powder into the case down an alloy tube at least 60cm long , I use a Lyman BP powder thrower with an extension tube .this lets the granuels settle in nice and snuggly
Try filling the cavity in the back of the Minie ball on the 58 with lube
What case are you using for the 28ga , is it a rifle?

Druid nearly doing all you have said,am particular on the seating depth/overall cartridge length. I made myself a drop tube and it works well. Fill with powder then use milk carton wad and then wad of bees wax with lubed projectile seated hard on that with a little bit of compression.
These are 45/70 fired from a trap door, this month I was impressed with their accuracy.i size the projectile thru a .451 die
The 28 guage is a 12 guage shotgun sleeved smooth bore to .55" am still experimenting with putting it together.
The 577/450 I am welding the lever tangs and maching to centre the firing pin, not back together yet
The 12 g sxs is a William Evans (from Purdys )1902 just re stocked by Kevin Gaskill in Raglan, has a top Webbly Scott action, came up very nice
Thanks for your interest I will experiment with the beer mats for the shotgun