Bullet lube that works well for me.

I've experimented with this lube on my home cast 45 & 50 cal. Maxi ball bullets. Basically pan lube with Lee Alox lube, let mostly dry then while "damp" roll in mica powder pressing into groves. You end up with non greasy well lubed bullets. Very accurate in my TC Hawken rifles. I use lubed felt wads & spit patch clean between shots. No problem with leading in my experience. 3 shot cloverleaf groups constantly at 35 yrds. I know you guys poopoo 3 shot groups but whatever. Will post couple of pics .

Well I wouldn't want to be down-wind from you at the range as you fired a bunch of those, with me exposed to the smoke and the mica particles ..., but if it works for your rifle, more power to you.

LD

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If you are happy with your results- great, don't listen to me. I'm not trying to be that annoying internet guy, and I do like the non-greasy part. Having said that those groups don't reflect anything you wouldn't expect from a TC Hawken with any lube, and without felt wad, and at 35 yards might be a little larger than expected.

Tracy Davis said:

I've experimented with this lube on my home cast 45 & 50 cal. Maxi ball bullets. Basically pan lube with Lee Alox lube, let mostly dry then while "damp" roll in mica powder pressing into groves. You end up with non greasy well lubed bullets. Very accurate in my TC Hawken rifles. I use lubed felt wads & spit patch clean between shots. No problem with leading in my experience. 3 shot cloverleaf groups constantly at 35 yrds. I know you guys poopoo 3 shot groups but whatever. Will post couple of pics .

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Whatever floats your boat but I sure wouldn't use it in my guns.

Mica is a silicate. A rock.
About the last thing I want "lubing" my guns bore is something that contains any form of a rock like material. Seems to me it could easily cause wear of the rifling.

Zonie said:

Whatever floats your boat but I sure wouldn't use it in my guns.

Mica is a silicate. A rock.
About the last thing I want "lubing" my guns bore is something that contains any form of a rock like material. Seems to me it could easily cause wear of the rifling.

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Yes.....that grit would scrape the bbl as the shot went off ? ? ?? Lube and cleaner in one.

I think he's saying its like and oily sandpaper.

Mica powder and Talcum powder are made from a same class of mineral from the silicate family. Mica is made from Muscovite with a hardness of 2-2.5. Talcum powder is made from a form of Magnesium Hydroxide with a hardness of 1! Pure lead had a hardness of 1.5 and copper (copper gascheck) a hardness of 2.5-3! Let alone the consideration of antimony and tin.

Somebody needs to get a life! When it comes to stuffing abrasive material down yer bore, the projectile itself dose a lot more damage than these powders, or lint, or coated cleaning rods. The residual carbon fowling being ground down the bore shot after shot more than likely has the most wear affect on the bore. Mica and talcum powder is about the softness material you can use.

Most anything will shoot from 35 yards!

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Be sure to wipe off the burnt powder off the targets.