Way back in the early 70's, when I was first getting into muzzle loading, my best source of how to information was my maternal grandfather. He was born in 1900 and knew how things were done in the old days. Back then, I don't think we had much in the way of commercial patch grease and remember using Crisco. I asked Grandad one day what the old timers used for patch lube and without hesitation he said "mutton tallow". Since there was no internet available at that time and nobody I knew slaughtered sheep I was unable to pursue that bit of trivia - until now.
Recently, I have been testing patches lubed with mutton tallow with exciting results. It is a bit stiffer and feels greasier than other lubes I have tried and I'm getting great accuracy.
The shot on the left was off-hand at about 40 yards and the one on the right was "off-tree" at about 80 yards. Tomorrow is the start of our deer season and I will do my best to put it to practical application.
Recently, I have been testing patches lubed with mutton tallow with exciting results. It is a bit stiffer and feels greasier than other lubes I have tried and I'm getting great accuracy.
The shot on the left was off-hand at about 40 yards and the one on the right was "off-tree" at about 80 yards. Tomorrow is the start of our deer season and I will do my best to put it to practical application.