Contrary to the title of this thread I am not looking for the one "best" lube of all available lubes for my Trapdoors. That question, probably responsible for many flame wars, is closely akin to asking, "Which is best, Coke or Pepsi?" "Which is best, paraffin-based Quaker State or Full Synthetic Mobil One oil?" "Which of your children is the best?"
I will be shooting some smokeless, some duplex loads, and some black, all low velocity grease groove boolits in my .45-70s. I normally keep Carnuba Blue (LsStuff) in one of my 450 sizers for .45acp and 9mm low speed loads. I have another 450 that I was planning to load with Modified Emmerts or another good lube which I could use with my Trapdoors, '74 Sharps, and 1871 Buffalo Classic, all .45-70 and low velocity regardless of powder. The Modified Emmerts would be;
50% Beeswax
40% Crisco
5% Anhydrous Lanolin
5% Jojoba Oil
I know that some have recommended a mixture of about 5-5 1/2% Beeswax to 4-4 1/2% Virgin Olive Oil. I've never used a Beeswax/Olive Oil mixture but would appreciate any feedback anyone could offer on how it performs compared to, for instance, the Modified Emmerts recipe above. I have also considered tumble lubing with 45-45-10 Liquid Xlox (LsStuff) for such low velocity loads.
Therefore, I guess my enquiry is more like which is better for low-velocity .45-70, Liquid Xlox, Modified Emmerts, or Beeswax/Olive Oil?