hawg
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a Crisco-wax mix would be as good as any other I'm sure.
It is, I've used it with beeswax before.
a Crisco-wax mix would be as good as any other I'm sure.
Sanity is highly overrated...and I have to try this, I have some 90% beeswax 38 wax bullets I can melt down.I like to be sure to completely seal the chamber. A little extra waterproof protection, and falling in a crick in the spring when they are running hard is a real possibility for me. Yes, a sane normal person would just pack a cartridge revolver...but the cool factor...you can't beat the cool factor of packing a cap-N-ball!
that and there’s enough surface tension so that a snugly fitted cap will not allow water to enter. I’m going out of town for a bit but when I get back I’ll replicate that experiment…If Colt really did this.We don't know how the gun was prepared. Also If the gun was placed in like a bucket nose down The caps had a better chance of keeping the water out. Push a water glass upside down in water and no water gets very far up the inside.
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Oh yeah...the "diving bell" principal. Supposedly what kept water out of the circuit breaker (kind of like a distributor, has the points but isn't) on the old Harleys in deep water. The circuit breaker cap was like an "upside down" cup. But I will pass on that experiment.[
that and there’s enough surface tension so that a snugly fitted cap will not allow water to enter. I’m going out of town for a bit but when I get back I’ll replicate that experiment…
Truth. No, I believe the cap and cone are the weak point, as far as water-proofing goes.Your analogy of sealing the powder when falling in a crick leaves a little to be desired. Is the cap and nipple sealed as good as the ball/cylinder ?
My old jeep used to run fine in 3 feet of water until it didn’t. Always keep a spare can of WD40.Oh yeah...the "diving bell" principal. Supposedly what kept water out of the circuit breaker (kind of like a distributor, has the points but isn't) on the old Harleys in deep water. The circuit breaker cap was like an "upside down" cup. But I will pass on that experiment.
You dont need lube, waste of time and the Army didnt do it. Powder, cornmeal, ball. All you need. No mess, no risk, no problem.
What do you think Hawg? Old soldiers "trick"? Smear some axle grease over the chamber mouths?
Hawg: I was born in 1940 on a Farm/Ranch waaay out in the country and we used old wagons, some wood wheels, some Iron wheels but we had to pull the wheels yearly or more often (as needed) to grease the axels with old stringy wagon grease. (I don't "think" it would have gotten hard.) Well, it does. Mainly on the outside of the axel nut but it could be difficult to scrape off. Just saying. LOLI think if it had been they would have described it as grease or a greasy substance. Axle grease was composed of tallow and some kind of oil. I don't "think" it would have gotten hard. It does sound plausible tho.
Hawg: I was born in 1940 on a Farm/Ranch waaay out in the country and we used old wagons, some wood wheels, some Iron wheels but we had to pull the wheels yearly or more often (as needed) to grease the axels with old stringy wagon grease. (I don't "think" it would have gotten hard.) Well, it does. Mainly on the outside of the axel nut but it could be difficult to scrape off. Just saying. LOL
Axel grease was thick stringy stuff in order to stay on the axel. Hated to work with it but it worked.