Permatex as patch lube
08-05-2006 | 10:44 AM
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Fork Horn
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RE: Permatex as patch lube
Looks like you're gonna have fun playing with the stuff anyway. 
May turn out your rifle don't like it...but you'll have clean hands. 
I've used it with a variety of loads. Shoots one ragged hole at 20 yards with my .54 "rabbit" load of 30grs. 2f Goex. Shoots good at 100 yards with 70grs. of 2f Swiss. Looking forward to hearing your other tests.
May turn out your rifle don't like it...but you'll have clean hands. I've used it with a variety of loads. Shoots one ragged hole at 20 yards with my .54 "rabbit" load of 30grs. 2f Goex. Shoots good at 100 yards with 70grs. of 2f Swiss. Looking forward to hearing your other tests. 
08-05-2006 | 10:57 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Permatex as patch lube
ORIGINAL: cayugad
One other observation, this is the first time in years after shooting all afternoon, my hands were clean.
One other observation, this is the first time in years after shooting all afternoon, my hands were clean.
heh heh heh heh heh heh.Interesting report cayugad. Both shot acceptable groups and it is nice to have clean hands after an afternoon of shooting.
08-05-2006 | 11:20 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: Permatex as patch lube
Interesting report cayugad. Both shot acceptable groups and it is nice to have clean hands after an afternoon of shooting.
08-05-2006 | 11:37 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Permatex as patch lube
ORIGINAL: cayugad
Well I was only shooting at 50 yards which is not all that ruff of a distance. I find my real test of things comes when I get back further, especially out to 100 yards. That 100 yard distance seems to really seperate the true loads from the possible loads. But you're correct, it does give me something to look forward to.. clean hands and all.
Interesting report cayugad. Both shot acceptable groups and it is nice to have clean hands after an afternoon of shooting.
Well... with my 777/Permatex results anyways. I forgot, you were using real black. I doubt you needed any solvent with that blackpowder ... did ya???
08-05-2006 | 03:43 PM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: Permatex as patch lube
Well... with my 777/Permatex results anyways. I forgot, you were using real black. I doubt you needed any solvent with that blackpowder ... did ya???
08-05-2006 | 08:33 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Permatex as patch lube
ORIGINAL: cayugad
Actually yes I did. I gave the rifle the usual hot water bath with a little Spic & Span in it. The patches looked clean. But I ran a Birchwood Casey #77 patch down the bore and it came up real dark gray. So I ended up running three of them until they finally came clean. After that I ran an isopropyl alcohol patch and a couple dry ones before the Birchwood Casey Sheath. Of course I was shooting Goex and also did shoot a lot of the Moosemilk patches at the end of the day.
Actually yes I did. I gave the rifle the usual hot water bath with a little Spic & Span in it. The patches looked clean. But I ran a Birchwood Casey #77 patch down the bore and it came up real dark gray. So I ended up running three of them until they finally came clean. After that I ran an isopropyl alcohol patch and a couple dry ones before the Birchwood Casey Sheath. Of course I was shooting Goex and also did shoot a lot of the Moosemilk patches at the end of the day.
The Permatex must clean everything except graphite. Thanks... I'll remember that because my next permatex patchouting will be with real blackpowder in a few weeks.
