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Maynard (Massachusetts Arms) bullet lubricator (Read 3879 times)

CharleHunter Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 363 Joined: Feb 8^th, 2019	Maynard (Massachusetts Arms) bullet lubricator Mar 10^th, 2019 at 10:28pm	Print Post
	Can anyone tell me what the "1" may stand for? It appears to be around .40, I am yet to measure it.


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rodneys Oldtimer Offline Posts: 690 Location: Central Oklahoma Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2015	Re: Maynard (Massachusetts Arms) bullet lubricator Reply #1 - Mar 10^th, 2019 at 11:50pm	Print Post
	It is for the #1 bullet. They made #1 and #2 bullet. If I recall correctly the #1 bullet was lighter. I have seen bullet molds with one of each size in one mold.


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rodneys Oldtimer Offline Posts: 690 Location: Central Oklahoma Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2015	Re: Maynard (Massachusetts Arms) bullet lubricator Reply #2 - Mar 10^th, 2019 at 11:52pm	Print Post
	By the way that is a awesome tool not many around.


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CharleHunter Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 363 Joined: Feb 8^th, 2019	Re: Maynard (Massachusetts Arms) bullet lubricator Reply #3 - Mar 10^th, 2019 at 11:57pm	Print Post
	Thanks appreciate the reply


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Reverend Al Oldtimer Offline Posts: 568 Location: Victoria BC Canada Joined: Jun 25^th, 2016	Re: Maynard (Massachusetts Arms) bullet lubricator Reply #4 - Mar 11^th, 2019 at 2:14am	Print Post
	A very cool Maynard tool ... I am hugely envious!

	I may have passed my "Best Before" date, but I haven't quite reached my "Expiry" date yet ...
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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Maynard (Massachusetts Arms) bullet lubricator Reply #5 - Mar 11^th, 2019 at 2:54am	Print Post
	That is an interesting bullet luber. How does it work? Put a little dab of lube in and it pushes it past the bullet into the groves? Seems like the lube would be hard to get to flow unless it was extremely soft or heated.

	"some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
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xtimberman Full Member Offline Posts: 172 Location: N. Texas Joined: Mar 26^th, 2010	Re: Maynard (Massachusetts Arms) bullet lubricator Reply #6 - Mar 11^th, 2019 at 8:50am	Print Post
	I don't believe I've ever seen one before. If I have it's only been in a photograph of a cased set.


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CharleHunter Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 363 Joined: Feb 8^th, 2019	Re: Maynard (Massachusetts Arms) bullet lubricator Reply #7 - Mar 18^th, 2019 at 10:35pm	Print Post
	Schuetzenmiester wrote on Mar 11^th, 2019 at 2:54am: That is an interesting bullet luber. How does it work? Put a little dab of lube in and it pushes it past the bullet into the groves? Seems like the lube would be hard to get to flow unless it was extremely soft or heated. Looking at a reprinted 1890 catalogue it states " TO LUBRICATE THE BULLETS - ... By means of the Lubricating Pump more satisfactory results are obtained by using the lubricator cold."


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16274 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Maynard (Massachusetts Arms) bullet lubricator Reply #8 - Mar 19^th, 2019 at 12:13pm	Print Post
	That's a very neat lube tool! Extremely simple design, and probably slower to use than some others. But sure would be easy to add to a small shooting kit!

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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Maynard (Massachusetts Arms) bullet lubricator Reply #9 - Mar 19^th, 2019 at 5:18pm	Print Post
	Do you think it would hold enough lube for a 100 shot match?

	"some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4064 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	Re: Maynard (Massachusetts Arms) bullet lubricator Reply #10 - May 30^th, 2019 at 11:32am	Print Post
	Is it used by placing the body of the bullet in the little opening of the end opposite the screw? If I understand it correctly that end plug is drilled from the lube chamber so the lube can squirt through into the groove(s) of the bullet in the ring. Regardless, this is one of those seldom encountered tools we love to see, but which are often tossed aside by the unknowing because they have no clue what it is. Froggie PS IIRC, the two bullets from the factory Maynard mould were labeled #1 (the "conical") and #2 (the "cylindrical.") I haven't looked at my mould for a while, but I believe that is correct.


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Just Jim Full Member Offline Posts: 186 Joined: May 11^th, 2019	Re: Maynard (Massachusetts Arms) bullet lubricator Reply #11 - Jun 2^nd, 2019 at 1:11am	Print Post
	Great photos, thank you so much for posting! When I get moved into my new home and get my shop set up again, I would like to try to make a reasonable copy.


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