This thread is a follow up to this post:http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...=1#post2663784
I tested round two of what I'm calling my "Kentucky Fried Gravy" lubes. As per the previous thread, I mixed my two lube formulas together and tested a longer series of shots. The boolet and load are the same, the only difference being the lube. Temps were in the low 40's this evening and the gun and ammo had been in the weather all day.
I had a box of 50 rounds and began by firing two fouling shots. I then shot two groups of five shots. I let the rifle cool and fired two more, then repeated until I had fired eight groups. The last 8 shots were sort of a "mad minute" after shooting the 7th and 8th groups. I was aiming at the staple at the bottom of the target. As you can see, my last fast groups were as good or even better than the first. The rifle was not cleaned during all 50 shots and there seems to be no visible leading. I think the fliers are my poor trigger control and not the result of the lube...I think.
The targets:
I think I might be onto something here, but I still can't say I'm a big fan of the handling qualities of this stuff. It's gooey enough that it behaves more like straight Vaseliine than it does a wax, and it would be difficult to store lubed bullets without them pulling the lube out of their neighbor's grooves. The next step in experimentation will be to try to improve handling qualities by either adding more starch or maybe dissolving the whole thing in some beeswax. I'm reluctant to try anything that requires adding heat for fear that it might 'cook' the starch and inhibit the stop leak qualities it seems to be exhibiting.