Liquid Moosemilk[/b]
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3 ounces NAPA auto parts #765-1526 Soluble Cutting and Grinding Oil[/b][/align][*]
2 ounces Murphy's Oil soap[/b][/align][*]
1 ounce Witch Hazel[/b][/align][*]
8 ounces of 91% Isopropyl Alcohol[/b][/align][*]
16 ounces water[/b][/align][/ul]
this liquid patch lube is an excellent lube for patched roundball. I like to soak the strip of cloth and dry it on window screen. If you like more oil in your mix, simply increase the amount of cutting oil. Some like a lot of oil while others like very little. This is the mix I use.[/b]

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The following lubes are not mine, I make no claim to them but do use them. The liquid moosemilk and solid lube recipe are borrowed from a fellow named "Stumpkiller" off another forum. I tried them and liked the way they work, and have stuck with them until I find something I like better.[/b]
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Liquid Lube - Moose Milk[/b]
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8 ounces of isopropyl alcohol
3 ounces of Castor Oil
4 ounces of Witch Hazel
16 ounces of tap water
1 ounce of Murphy’s Oil Soap

(make sure you mix the ingredients in the exact order they are listed)



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Solid Lube Formula[/b]

2 ounces of Bees Wax
8 ounces of Castor Oil
1 ounce Murphy’s Oil Soap

Using a double boiler system, melt the bees wax. While keeping the wax liquid, heat the Castor oil with the double boiler also. Then mix the two together. Stir them together and while doing this a scum will form. You need to scrap the scum off the liquid. Once the scum is scraped off the mix, then add the Murphy’s Oil Soap and stir fast while it is melted. This will make a nice frothy appearance and very smooth. Pour the mix into containers and it will set up in a couple hours.

This mix will not break down in heat and is still usable in cold weather. It makes a great conical lube.

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Junior lube is a trademark lube I believe. The creator has a web site where he sells the lube for those that do not want the bother of making it. I have never used it but perhaps this week will make some up and try it out.

HOW TO MAKE JUNIOR LUBE[/b][/ul]
· exactly 3 fluid ozs of melted lard
· exactly 400 grs of solid beeswax [/b]
· exactly 100 grs of Alox solid bullet lube.[/b]

needed to keep the total volume of this new (and marvelous) Junior Lube to about 4 fluid ozs so it would fit in a medicine bottle [/b]
ought to use exactly 3 fluid ozs of liquid lard and the equivalent of about 1 fluid oz of liquid beeswax [/b]
should keep using exactly 100 grs of Alox bullet lube for consistency and because it's expensive. [/b][/ul]

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CLEANING SOLUTIONS

M.A.P. - is a mixture of;
20% Murphy's Oil Soap
40% Isopropyl Alcohol
40% Hydrogen Peroxide

The thing to remember anytime you use a solution with Hydrogen Peroxide is, it causes flash rusting in the barrel. It is a strong cleaner. You need to oil the bore ASAP after using it. I personally when I use it, then swab the barrel with a patch of something like Rusty Duck Black Off, just to remove the MAP. Then I oil the bore.

Swabbing Solution - 50/50 mix of isopropyl alcohol and car windshield washer fluid. It works great as a bore swab solution and a basic cleaning solution.

Isopropyl Alcohol - works as a swabbing solution when you experience problems with hangfires and misfires and also as a basic cleaner to remove oils and grim from the barrel. You can purchase large bottles of 71% solution at Wal Mart for around $1.00 and it works great.

Soap and Water - all too often we over look the most simple of cleaners and still to this day one of the most effective to remove black powder fowling. I like Dawn dish soap and water. Another is a cap full of liquid Spic & Span and a gallon of water.