Does your lube effect accuracy?

[Mitch]

for me-I like a lube that doesn't freeze...I usually make my own from animal fats because it's free or almost free or really cheap....I think most folks "overlube" the patch, so "too runny" isn't an issue for me.

[Chairslayer]

What I look for in a lube is a combination of best accuracy, least fouling and easiest clean up. I know I said I look at cleaning as a labor of love, but I ain't into self-torture.  Just recently I was shooting my .54 virginia and I was lubing with spit as I usually do. My accuracy was off so I picked up a patch and found that I was cutting a hole in one corner of the patch, creating blow-by. I changed to my hunting lube of beeswax, deer tallow, and olive oil (extra virgin, but don't tell SWMBO I used her good stuff) and the patches were just fine. I'm using home cast .525 with pillow tick patching about .018 thickness. I do have some .530 balls and the next thing is to try the bigger balls with the spit and see what happens.