Minie Bullet Lube

For my 575 or 577 Minies, which I shoot in a Musket, I use a mix of Beeswax and Crisco. A 50/50 mix works well, the warmer things are, use more beeswax.

I got my beeswax from Epay. This search will pull up beeswax and exclude a lot of unwanted items.

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That looks like my 50 cal mold. I tumble lube mine as per advise I got from a few guys that use them on another forum but as of yet I have not fired any. :banghead: Maybe I can get out this weekend and try some.

I use the same mold for the same reason. Why should I pay two or three times as much for a bullet just because it comes in a pack of 20?

Anyway, I use Thompson Center Bore Butter on mine. It's probably the same as most other BP lubes, but it works and was easy to find.

I've bee using Lee Liquid Alox on Lee .50 Miniballs and REALs and then dusting them with mica.....but only because I got the mica in a package deal of reloading stuff I picked up....but it's been working really well for me.

Griz are you just rubbing some on as you shoot them or what?

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Yep, just smear it in the grooves. I don't shoot it much in warm weather but when I do, I have to stir it up a bit (squeeze and shake the tube) or the liquid seperates from the solids. Not a problem in the fall.