Rifle Musket Lube, MCM equivalent & availability

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Does anyone know a commercial lube that's as well thought of as MCM for accuracy and number of shots before having to patch the bore and also where to buy it at a reasonable price?

[Greg Ogdan, 11444]

Try GBS lube and get it from Miami Valley Sutler.

[John Holland]

Greg -

I had the opportunity to try GBS on my Ballard ammo in the Single Shot Team Match at the Fall National....and I must thank Tommy Robey again for generously giving it to me from his own personal supply. It worked just fine, I'm sold on it now. It didn't change my shooting though, every target I missed was still my fault!

JDH

[DAVE FRANCE]

Greg and John,

I think the lube I use is okay, but if you think the GBS lube has an advantage over other lubes I might try it. I am starting to shoot in matches at 180 yards and 200 yards with cast bullets and with black powder.

I have noticed that many Black Powder Cartridge rifle competition shooters think the lube is very important and think SPG is the best. I tried SPG years ago and could see no advanatage.

I appreciate your opinions.

David

[Art Moore-10th Mass-06643V]

If you would like to mix up some lube , consider this:

Several years ago Bill Nolze of 69 th NY gave me a recipe for what he called Miracle Lube. It is 50:50 Beeswax and Virgin Olive oil. I have used it for years for my musket and for smokeless powder loads for my 11 mm Mauser G 1871. It is easy to mix. Start with a pyrex glass measuring cup, add a chunk of bees wax and place in a double boiler ( a pot with several inches of water in it ) and heat under moderate heat until water is boiling gently. When the beeswax is melted , check the volume and add the olive oil in the same amount ( ie. 4 0z of melted beeswax -add 4 Oz more of olive oil). That will solidify some of the bees wax , so continue heating until all melted. At this point you can pour it in a lubrasizer or what ever. Works great and is much cheaper than commercial lube.

Good Shooting, Art Moore

[DAVE FRANCE]

Thank you Art,

I know some people use bees wax and olive oil. One of my friends who shoots in another type of competition with cast bullets and black powder told me that SPG is the same as what you describe.

I use Mobil One and bees wax and that seems to work well. But I will try out your suggestion.

David

[ken chrestman]

I use Lyman Black Powder Gold. I spoke to the R&D guy for Browning when they introduced their version of the Winchester M 1885 BPCR HiWall in both 45/70 and 40/65, which I have. This lube shoots well for me, I bought several sticks up front but I recall seeing it still available, maybe at Buffalo Arms.

Regards;

Ken Chrestman, 7147V

[ian45662]

60% beeswax and 40% mobile one synthetic motor oil. I use it in my front stuffers and a trapdoor. Trapdoor groups are under 4" @ 200 yards so The lube seems to work alright for me

[DAVE FRANCE]

Ian,

That is exactly what i have used for the past few years.

David

[Phil Spaugy, 3475V]

I love GBS lube. Switched from SPG, and found it works well in all the firearms that I skirmish with.

Phil