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Offline Swamppanther

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Modified "dry patch"
« on: November 04, 2019, 12:58:40 PM »
I have been placing. 32 and .50 precut patches in an empty round nr. 11 precision cap tin
And then a spray from the Ballistol can (without water mix). They soak up the oil and
You don't have to let water evaporate as with premixed. Easy on spray and not too oily.
Seems to work fine.


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Re: Modified "dry patch"
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2019, 02:48:52 PM »
been there, done that quite a bit.  first with various moose milk ratios, then straight ballistol juice.  the straight worked the best for me, too, IMHO. 

straight rendered bear tallow has been The Best of all for me (thanx ed!), but it's kinda oily wet (which is a good thing) and i like more of a "dry" grease for both roll up patch strips in the shooting bag and balls in boards.  i never use precut patches ('cept those already loaded in ball boards).   

prior to going strictly PPB for BPCR/TR, i did a lotta testing with gato feo #1 as a "dry" grease patch lube, and that's been my ultimate choice for the last coupla years. 


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Re: Modified "dry patch"
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2019, 05:14:40 PM »
Hmmm, "ugly cat".  Interesting name for a patch lube.

Wondering, has Balistol done anything about the aroma of the product?
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Re: Modified "dry patch"
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2019, 05:42:01 PM »
Hmmm, "ugly cat".  Interesting name for a patch lube.

it's actually an olde tyme 19th century lube for conicals, a mixture of sheep tallow, canning wax, beeswax.

Wondering, has Balistol done anything about the aroma of the product?

nope, still has that, um, wonderful aroma.  :)


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Re: Modified "dry patch"
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2019, 06:12:49 PM »
Yep, I just love the smell of dirty cat box in the morning.
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Re: Modified "dry patch"
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2019, 06:53:36 PM »
If it works for you, that's the way to go... For a long time I use to lube up patches and carry them in my empty #11 Cap Tins... I got away from that, and now I just load (dry patched ball boards) for shooting at the Range and for competition and just use spit, but I do keep a #11 cap tin with patch lube in it for hunting loads, and for when I run out'a spit at the Rendezvous competitions in July... A feller can dry up pretty quick in 90+ degree weather...  :bl th up
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Re: Modified "dry patch"
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2019, 07:51:53 PM »
a huge chunk of all this trad muzzy stuff is fraught with subjectivity.  it's all good if it all works well enuf for each of us.   :toast  :*:

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Re: Modified "dry patch"
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2019, 09:28:35 AM »
As they say "Ya pays yer  money and takes yer choice". But I  sure love reading about all the choices. This forum is a Gold mine of information for a newbie like me.
I'm  not  H/C or P/C or even a particularly  good shot but I have a hell of a good time!

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