Sunbeam
40 Cal
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Hi,
I have made some 3mm thick wool wads soaked them in 1/3 beeswax & 2/3 Olive oil, the wads are nice and solid and greasy and fit tight in the chamber. I have found a few shot wads in the range grass and they seem to have had all the lube displaced. I place them between the powder and ball.
Before shooting, I run a greased wool mop in the barrel and load gun.
I shoot all 6 chambers and then run a patch in the barrel and all 6 chambers and run the greased mop in the barrel again, then reload and shoot again.
And so on.......
Is the lubed wad enough or do I also need to add lube in front of the ball?
How can I tell if the gun is lubed enough?
I am new to shooting my Ruger and I'd like to make sure I'm doing the best for it.
Thanks.
I have made some 3mm thick wool wads soaked them in 1/3 beeswax & 2/3 Olive oil, the wads are nice and solid and greasy and fit tight in the chamber. I have found a few shot wads in the range grass and they seem to have had all the lube displaced. I place them between the powder and ball.
Before shooting, I run a greased wool mop in the barrel and load gun.
I shoot all 6 chambers and then run a patch in the barrel and all 6 chambers and run the greased mop in the barrel again, then reload and shoot again.
And so on.......
Is the lubed wad enough or do I also need to add lube in front of the ball?
How can I tell if the gun is lubed enough?
I am new to shooting my Ruger and I'd like to make sure I'm doing the best for it.
Thanks.