Anyone still using Vaseline paraffin and RCBS sizing lube bullet lube? 
Bored as all get out here. Something to talk about.

I am back to my home brew lube after straying several times and not finding any advantages.  I did try coloring it just for old times sake since the red valve and assemble lube ingredient has been replaced by a clear product.  I used some red food coloring.  Bad move.  It is not mixing with the lube,  Luckily the last pan pour resulted in a puddle of red that I could remove easily.  Been having red tipped fingers for a while.

Jack

I have a few sticks of various lubes that are old and hard; so I cut a chunk off to add to my home brew lube just for the color. Better than tossing the old lube sticks out.

bpjack wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2023 at 11:22pm:


Did you ever use it? 

I started to collect for a fresh batch today. Parafin at the grocery store. Will go to the discount drug store for vaseline later this week and then go dig out the case lube from..... somewhere. If I find a jug of Liquid Alox, should I add some or just forget that little bit. Kids are too old to wanna add any crayon color.

Not to pick nits, but I always heard it called Par-Vas when Barry mentioned it. Charlie Dell always claimed it was about useless while Barry Darr said it was fine.  I imagine they’re still arguing about it on that great range in the sky.   

Froggie

When I started in Schuetzen in Colorado in the mid 80s I used vas-par lube. It seemed lots of shooters were using Vaseline Paraffin RCBS case lube and when I asked about it, that was what they recommended. Some were using STP instead of RCBS case lube. Most of us, at least the group I was with were using Ron Long barrels. Most of us got lead in our bores but the rifles shot good anyway. Rons barrels were single point cut rifled. The lead was usually on the top of the lands and came out in narrow strips on a patch. 
When I moved to Tacoma in 87 and started shooting with that group I noticed they seldom had leading issues. The Tacoma group were using beeswax instead of paraffin so I switched and my leading mostly went away. Still got leading in my 40-65 when using duplex loads and still on the top of the lands. 
So about 2001 I ran out of that lube. My new lube was home made and consisted of beeswax, lanolin, compounded steam cylinder oil and EV olive oil. My leading went away and I did some of the best shooting ever with that lube. Finally ran out of that lube and switched to Javelina lube. Other than the strong smell I have no complaints. 

I think Charlie Dell was right.

I did use one petroleum based ingredient in my best and last home made lube. Compounded steam cylinder oil. The small refinery in Kentucky that made Green Velvet SCO went out of business so I tried a different brand but didn't get the same result. Was not able to source flax beeswax either, so I guess I'm just stuck using Javelina lube.