Soy Wax

[chuebner]

Anyone use soy wax instead of beeswax in traditional BPCR lubes? I have the chance to snag a small quantity from a friend whose wife is over her candle making experiments.

charlie

[missionary5155]

Sounds like a possibility.. If it does not work matbe you can use it on surfboards. ALL NATURAL.. BIODEGRADABLE..

[Skipper]

I tried my Wife's soy candle stuff........didn't work worth a damn. Melting point is too low and it doesn't want to mix with half the stuff I use. Went back to bee's wax.

I wish it would have worked, or if anyone knows a secret to it......there's a 50 pound box of it in the closet.

[chuebner]

Thanks for the replies. I guess I'll stick to what works.

charlie

[John Boy]

Charlie, I've shot over 12,000 CAS 45 Colts (250gr) lubed with soy wax, beeswax and some jojoba oil. Use it for lubing the PRS big lube bullets. Works fine - no leading and always a star lube on the muzzle

Fo a year or so, was using it with beeswax for BPCR - worked fine with the heavy bullets too. Have since cut over to a modified Pope Lube with mutton tallow and bayberry wax as the base ingredients

[Lead pot]

I been using Soy Wax going on 5 years and I see no reason to use B-wax again.

[cajun shooter]

Soy wax is used in several lubes for BP. It is both used with beeswax and without. If I had some I would not be afraid to use it.

[chuebner]

Well I ended up inheriting the soy wax anyway. My friend stuffed a box of it in the back of my truck over the weekend. I now have about 7 lb. of vanilla, cinnamon and pine scented wax. I guess I'll make up some small batches of Emmert's and Wolfe's lubes and give it a try.

charlie