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Lube in cold weather
Dec 26th, 2004 at 2:06pm
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I breech seat and I use Emmert's lube. I have two questions.

1. In 40 degree temperatures, I have experienced an increase in leading. Do you vary or change lube with lower temperatures?
2. How far in advance can I lube  and store bullets with Emmert's lube?
  

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Re: Lube in cold weather
Reply #1 - Dec 28th, 2004 at 1:18am
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Kurt_701,
I have used Emmert's lube for many years in both BPCR and my smokeless .32/.357. I used my home made Emmert's by using the liquid volume of 50% pure natural beeswax, 40% white Crisco (looks like lard and is the original) and 10% Canola Oil. In the last couple of years I have "improved" the formula. I now use 5% pure anhydrous lanolin and 5% Canola oil instead of 10% Canola oil. Lanolin has the property of keeping the lube in a soft condition for much longer. In proper storage conditions (my house is centrally heated and air conditioned and I keep my lubed bullets in the basement) the lubed bullets seem to work well for a couple of years or more. My rifle is a 1/2 minute rifle, if that gives you an idea of what the demands are.

The constituents of Emmert's are degraded by overheating. I recommend using a double boiler so that you will not overheat the ingredients.

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Re: Lube in cold weather
Reply #2 - Dec 28th, 2004 at 9:45am
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Dale is right. Adding Lanilin will keep any lube from drying out much longer. As to the lube quitting in cold temps tempering the lube a little softer to get better flow will be necessary. add canola oil a couple of drops at a time untill you get the results that you were looking for. 

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Re: Lube in cold weather
Reply #3 - Dec 28th, 2004 at 6:18pm
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Thanks for the input.  I know Buck. I live fifty miles North of KC.  He started me out with the double boiler.  I had read where someone added lanolin.  I will try it. I like casting and lubing in the Winter. It has been mild enough to shoot thru December in Missouri.  I am a Hp shooter, and I am consistantly amazed with the accuracy of cast bullets.
  

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Re: Lube in cold weather
Reply #4 - Jan 28th, 2005 at 7:27pm
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Alberta Schuetzen lube works great from  minus 40 in January in Edmonton to plus 110 at Raton, New Mexico.

It has been developed for our extreme temperture variations here in Alberta.
  
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Re: Lube in cold weather
Reply #5 - Jan 28th, 2005 at 9:14pm
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Schuetzendave:
So how do you make Alberta Schuetzen lube.
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Re: Lube in cold weather
Reply #6 - Jan 29th, 2005 at 7:05pm
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Martin :

I am not at liberty to devulge the contents of the recipe since I did not create it. However if you contact Ralph MacDonald at: 

rmcdonald@parklandcounty.com

He may be willing to share the recipe. If not,  he does sell batches to other Schuetzen shooters.
  
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