Some of you may remember the Great Lube Guru Lefty. Back in the old days Lefty preached the basic idea of K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid by using a mix of beeswax, crisco and a touch of olive oil. His motto was "If you can't put it on a Triscut and eat it it doesn't belong on a minnie. I adopted the method and have had great success with it on minnies, carbine bullets and the round balls in my smoothbore. Between relays it only needs a breech scraping and brushing (with the butt up so any crud falls out instead of back into the barrel) and at days end cleans easily with soap and water and on top of all that can be used to supplement emergency rations in a pinch.
Jim Brady
2249V
Knap's Battery
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