Good post, just to add my own history I started using a hand punch and hammer and then bought some wood plug cutters for my floor stand drill press and modified them a bit.I started in about 1965 and now us beeswax for some and borebutter for some depends on what the gun likes. I leave the shotgun wads dry or without any lub.I bought big rolls of felt back when Ace sold it out because every one wasgoing to plastic for window and door seals.Lee