RE: lube suggestion
Lube made of beeswax and olive oil works great for patches as well as conical bullets. I use a 60:40 oil to beeswax mix for patches and 60:40 beeswax to oil mix for conicals. Just melt them together in a double boiler and store in tins, jars, or whatever you prefer. Soak patches with melted lube, squeeze out the excess oil and shoot away. I lube conicals by placing them in a shallow pan, pouring in melted lube to cover the bullet grooves, and then cut the bullets out of the lube with a tube that is just big enough for the bullet to fit into. I actually use old speed loader tubes.
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