On this day in 1839, Manuel Flores and his band were defeated on the North San Gabriel River by Texas Rangers.

Flores had led an expedition from Matamoros carrying war supplies to Texas Indians whom the Mexicans were trying to organize as allies. After killing four members of a party of surveyors between Seguin and San Antonio on May 14, the Flores group was trailed by a company of rangers for two days. Some of the rangers, led by Lt. James O. Rice, confronted the Mexican group on the North San Gabriel on May 17 and routed them. Flores was reported among the dead. In the baggage removed after the skirmish the Texans found several documents that seemed to link the Cherokee Indians with a Mexican plot to conquer Texas. These documents prompted President Lamar to demand that the Cherokees leave Texas, and this precipitated the Cherokee War.

Definitely a 50 2X  and a beautiful gun!!

Nice shooting Paulk. Makes me want to take a big drill bit and remove the rifling in my rifle. And, I think that is a 50-2x. Just saying.

You're right about not mixing a gallon. I just dumped 1/2 gallon of a recipe from an elderly gentleman who used to shoot at Friendship. (2nd hand info). Included a lot of different ingredients, like castor oil, witch hazel, and several others and 16 oz. of water. I can't even remember if I tried any of it. All the items had to be added in a specific order and had to be shaken after each ingredient was added. Might have bee the greatest lube ever, but too much hassle and cost for me.
The only reason for mentioning Dawn, was because that's what the wife has on hand. When I say Dawn, I think of those little ducks that they clean the oil off of after the oil spill.
Just thinking that the problem child TC 50, just might need some lube that's a bit more slippy. So I think about 8 oz. should be more than enough to do a little experimenting.With any kind of luck, maybe Monday or Tuesday I will just get to try it out.

Most of the guys using it seem to be in the 40%-50% soap range, but no one says you have to mix up a gallon.  Back when I was a kid I knew a guy who used a 50-50 mix of water and the cheapest dish soap he could find, so I'm not sure it even has to be DAwn. 

A couple of shooters I really respect are using a mix of the cheapest windshield washer fluid they can find (ammonia-free, and without all the additive chemicals like de-icers, etc) with 4-6 ounces of neatsfoot oil and a squirt or two of Dawn added to each gallon.  Shake it up before lubing patches as it settles a bit in storage.