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What recipe do you use for a lube cookie? Beeswax and lard? Bear fat might be interesting to use, too. I guess I am wondering what the consistency needs to be - too soft, too hard...what is the middle...

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The original Martini-Henry cartridge used a pure beeswax scrubber wad. It has the advantage of not oozing into your powder and affecting your accuracy.Don't use beeswax with H777. I just use a...

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Jeff,If you are using triple seven you don't need to use a BP lube - actually, smokeless lube seems to be better with the stuff. After all, it is a smokeless powder (even if it makes smoke) I even...

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Ok, so no lube cookie with 777. Can I make my own wool felt wads with a punch and should they be lubed with something like Bore butter or nothing at all - and just on the bullet grease grooves. I just...

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No Bore Butter, it's a vegetable fat. Crud ring for sure."Dry Lube" is something that they put on the Wonder Wads, I'm not sure what it is. Probably some kind of wax. I have not gotten the Evil Crud...

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I have found the wads you are talking about on the net, and will try to get some in.Better to learn from everyone than to make the same mistakes over again.Thanks,Jeff

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Load 777 like smokeless powder. You don't need wads at all unless you get some leading. But you should be able to control leading with your bullet lube or an alloy change.Should you fall victim to the...

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Sorry new to this. Quick question. So with loading 777 would you instead use a filler such as pufflon (or whatever), if you're not going with the wad? For example 85gr 777 then pufflon to top of case...

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A big NO on the Pufflon. It cakes up in the shoulder and causes neck separation and unsafe pressures.I use a 50-50 mix of Cream of Wheat. The purists will tell you that it causes too big a spread in...

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Michael,Would the carded would be lubed or dry? I take it that it just provides a filler between the charge and the bullet, so it would be dry, but I figured I better ask to be sure. Would this load...

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Michaelhere is a point to ponder does the grade of wool make a difference to performance? There are sheep with stuff that is more like hair than wool and then there is the stuff like off my Daughters...

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Pinky,Excellent question. I assume it would be whatever kind they had in the Woolwich area, since that's where the Royal laboratory was. With a name like "Woolwich" I would think they'd have lots of...

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Ok thanks. For the slow and dim witted. In the carded wool scenario---it would be 777 then wool then lubed bullet (smokeless lube) any crimp? Is this where the sargent slaps me in the helmet? Thanks...

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Yes. My load is 62 gr. by volume of 777 followed by 14 gr. by volume of 50-50 CoW mix, followed by 1 gr. carded wool, followed by ALOX-lubed bullet. This load gives me 9-ring accuracy, which is...

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In the smokeless powder loads I developed I did use an over powder wad to deal with migration. I used wax paper or tissue. One single piece. It had to be postioned with a dowel.I have seen evidence of...

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excellent, thanks all.

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