Pond James Pond
New member
Given that many shooters extol the virtues of this lube or that, wads or no wads I have a question about what I might use if I get into BP.
Firstly, I bought some 20ga paper cut-outs that I can further trim. Would they make suitable wads? I also want to know if giving them a quick squirt of Ballistol would be suitable?
Secondly I have heard of people putting lube over the front of the projectile (ie the bit that will leave the muzzle first. Would plain old Vaseline work for this?
Would that also work as a chain-fire preventative?
(thinking mainly in terms of revolvers)
Before people start recommending this home-made lube or that over the counter lube, please note that there is next to no dedicated BP paraphernalia on sale where I live. Any such goods must be bought online from other countries, so over the counter stuff takes longer to get, and is quite expensive. Secondly, the home-made stuff requires what are household names in the US but completely alien to me here.
For example the popular filler, Cream of Wheat: What the heck is that?! I have never laid eyes on it. There may well be a European market equivalent but I don't know what it is...
So... cardboard with a hint of ballistol? Vaseline over the roundball?
What do you think?
Firstly, I bought some 20ga paper cut-outs that I can further trim. Would they make suitable wads? I also want to know if giving them a quick squirt of Ballistol would be suitable?
Secondly I have heard of people putting lube over the front of the projectile (ie the bit that will leave the muzzle first. Would plain old Vaseline work for this?
Would that also work as a chain-fire preventative?
(thinking mainly in terms of revolvers)
Before people start recommending this home-made lube or that over the counter lube, please note that there is next to no dedicated BP paraphernalia on sale where I live. Any such goods must be bought online from other countries, so over the counter stuff takes longer to get, and is quite expensive. Secondly, the home-made stuff requires what are household names in the US but completely alien to me here.
For example the popular filler, Cream of Wheat: What the heck is that?! I have never laid eyes on it. There may well be a European market equivalent but I don't know what it is...
So... cardboard with a hint of ballistol? Vaseline over the roundball?
What do you think?