Just in time for Christmas

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Beagle333

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Seasonal bullet lube!
(It's just my standard bp lube of 50/50 beeswax and olive oil, and one colored crayon.)
The green is starting to solidify, so it's mottled for the moment.
Happy Holidays!!!

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(oh, and a special thanks to the member who provided the beeswax!!)
 
You have entirely to much time on your hands.
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Yep. I work two jobs and I'm off from both for 4 days and I'm not used to it yet. :eek:
What to do...what to do!?! :)
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I did get out and use some powder and balls in the 1860 yesterday though, and I plan to use many more over the next couple of days.
I'm behind in my shooting. ;)
 
Use said you used some powder and balls

...Lemme guess,

You were baking a cake....

:D

Don't laugh....I brush my teeth with black powder so I can shoot off my mouth.

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.....:D
 
Have you noticed if the lube with the crayon wax in it creates any additional residue than if using a lube without any crayon in it?
If I wanted to color wax I would probably opt to use food coloring instead of a crayon.
However the crayon coloring did a very nice job of producing the intended seasonal effect. :)
 
Have you noticed if the lube with the crayon wax in it creates any additional residue than if using a lube without any crayon in it?
If I wanted to color wax I would probably opt to use food coloring instead of a crayon.
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Well, it's one crayon mixed in with 6 oz of olive oil and 6 oz of beeswax. (That's not a recipe, that's just what fits in my little tupperware container) 'Not a very high concentration. But I'm headed to the back yard to research the residue issue right now... :)
With all the gunk that shooting BP produces normally, I'd probably be able to burn tire plugs as wads and not notice much more.... ;)

Food coloring is water based and doesn't mix well with wax and oil... but if you think a crayon adds too much foreign substances in your mix, you could go with concentrated candle coloring chips. It doesn't take very many of these at all. One pack contains 10 chips and is enough for around 10# of wax.
http://www.letitshineusa.com/products.asp?cat=172
But crayons are a quarter for a box. :)
 
Update..... after exhaustive testing at my own personal expense... (using two cylinders ;)).... fouling is not any more noticeable than without crayon. In fact, the limiting factor requiring the cessation of testing, is the fouling of the flash holes in the nipples, as usual. . . . which is independent of any type lube at all. :) Cylinders did not bind, nor did arbor holes get excessively gummed up.
 
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