Hickok
09-05-2013, 04:05 PM
Don't want to start a "lube war" because this just what I found with my individual rifle, bullets, powder, altitude, etc.
Been using SPG, and then tryed some beeswax and olive oil mixed in even ammounts. The beeswax/olive oil did way better than the SPG as to keeping the fowling soft.
PH 1858 2 band Birmingham-made rifle shooting 565 Ph minie using 50 gr. Goex fffg and also 60 gr Goex ffg, benched. This time Len's lube on the Minie. Shot twenty rounds, even number with both powder grades. Last shot loaded as easy as the first! The ramrod would slowly take the minie down the barrel by its own weight. My minies are sized .002" under bore diameter.
Both 50 gr/3f and 60gr./2f shoot to exactly same point of aim, nice tight 5 shots groups @ 50 yards, in fact shot four 5 shots groups and nothing went over 1 3/8". I did get one group with 60 gr. 2f that put 3 shots into the same hole and 2 bullets just ripping the edge of the group, for 1 1/4" final group. I sure was wanting to put those 5 minies into one .60-.75 caliber hole, but shot 4 and then 5 busted my bubble! Excited, but not boasting on my shooting, because I have shot enough to know, the next time out, it may be difficult to shoot a 2 1/2 group at 50 yards. Some days it goes well, other days it doesn't.
I got another surprise when I cleaned the rifle. A couple of patches and Murphys oil soap and water and she was clean. Never had such an easy cleaning job ever shooting blackpowder rifles.
So I am believer in "Len's Lube" in my rifle, as it worked far better than anything I have tryed to date. BUt like I said, this is just my rifle and combination of things, it could different for some one else. I think I could shoot minies all day with this lube, using 2f or 3f.
I finally got everything to work, shooting good and zeroed for 50 and 100. Now if my work situation improves in the near future, I hope to get joined up and get shooting N-SSA events in the spring. Until then I can practice offhand shooting and getting used to the webble- wobbles of shooting off hand.
Been using SPG, and then tryed some beeswax and olive oil mixed in even ammounts. The beeswax/olive oil did way better than the SPG as to keeping the fowling soft.
PH 1858 2 band Birmingham-made rifle shooting 565 Ph minie using 50 gr. Goex fffg and also 60 gr Goex ffg, benched. This time Len's lube on the Minie. Shot twenty rounds, even number with both powder grades. Last shot loaded as easy as the first! The ramrod would slowly take the minie down the barrel by its own weight. My minies are sized .002" under bore diameter.
Both 50 gr/3f and 60gr./2f shoot to exactly same point of aim, nice tight 5 shots groups @ 50 yards, in fact shot four 5 shots groups and nothing went over 1 3/8". I did get one group with 60 gr. 2f that put 3 shots into the same hole and 2 bullets just ripping the edge of the group, for 1 1/4" final group. I sure was wanting to put those 5 minies into one .60-.75 caliber hole, but shot 4 and then 5 busted my bubble! Excited, but not boasting on my shooting, because I have shot enough to know, the next time out, it may be difficult to shoot a 2 1/2 group at 50 yards. Some days it goes well, other days it doesn't.
I got another surprise when I cleaned the rifle. A couple of patches and Murphys oil soap and water and she was clean. Never had such an easy cleaning job ever shooting blackpowder rifles.
So I am believer in "Len's Lube" in my rifle, as it worked far better than anything I have tryed to date. BUt like I said, this is just my rifle and combination of things, it could different for some one else. I think I could shoot minies all day with this lube, using 2f or 3f.
I finally got everything to work, shooting good and zeroed for 50 and 100. Now if my work situation improves in the near future, I hope to get joined up and get shooting N-SSA events in the spring. Until then I can practice offhand shooting and getting used to the webble- wobbles of shooting off hand.