Dry Lube System

[Wild Ed]

Have any of you tested dry lubed patches against normal type lubes?  What were the results, I have heard some amazing stories?  Thanks, ET 

[Otter]

Would like to know more my own self. What kind of dry lube is used??

[Wild Ed]

I was told to use water soluble oil or balistol in a 6:1 or 7:1 mixture, soak my patching strips and wring the excess and let the patching dry.

[flintboomer]

I used to spray patches with teflon lube, let it dry or shoot it wet, both worked ok. It worked but I don't use it any more.

I was at a match where a nationally known bench rest shooter was shooting a 30-40# bench rifle. His patches were a teflon coated cotton and he shot it very well. I asked him about the cost of the material and I think it was about $35 per yard and difficult to get.

Water soluble oil is cutting oil and is a normal part of my solution when I use 'moose milk' or 'moose juice'.

[Wild Ed]

Shooting dry is supposed to really tighten your groups up.  I think I will give it try when I can get it all together and find time to do a test. 

[old salt]

I have used Murphy's oil soap and alcohol as lube between shots. The last I made was 3-4 years ago, used the last this past fall, and now I do not remember the mixture. Will have figure it out again, and this time I will write it down this time.

[Dogshirt]

I HEARD(don't know from Persnl Exper) that Murphy's builds up in the grooves. Just what I heared, no personal experiance.

[Rev]

3 solution cleaner. Equal parts Murphy's Oil soap, Hydrogen peroxide & rubbing alcohol...

[old salt]

The way I used the Murphy's Oil soap and alcohol solution and I think it was 50/50, was to souk the patches and then let the alcohol evaporate. That way I had a dry patch so to speak to run between shots or when the fowling made it hard to load

[halfstock]

Yep Rev is right, 3-part is hard to beat.

[punjab]

The dry patch system works for me.Much more consistent and tighter groups.