I,m going to give you guys my thoughts first. Then I would like your thoughts. We all read so many
articles & many folks take them as facts. I do not, as I know many things written are of nothing
but opinion. I just read one by John Fuhring on cap & ball lubes. Much of what he says I think is
correct.
He said the lubes main purpose in to keep BP fouling soft. I must agree with him on that. He goes on
that putting lube in front of the ball in the cylinder servers nothing. He goes on to say it does not
stop chain fires, as they come from the caps. Well I here both side on that & will not take a stand
on that. But I put lube in front of ball to stop fouling.
His thinking the bullet just forces it out the barrel & none gets in the groves.I,m not so sure about that.
I think if it as a lube much like in a internal combustion engine. The rings on a piston do not remove
all the oil from the walls of a cylinder. Maybe most but not all. He says the lube should be behind the
bullet for the lube to get to the walls of the barrel. Well that may be true but most will be blown out the barrel
also. I have lubed my pistol both ways & I can't tell a bit of difference as far as fouling with the same lube.
Anyway here is his write, & let hear what you think. http://www.geojohn.org/BlackPowder/bps3.html
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