Patch lube

[singletree45]

Hey y'all: A few years ago while I lived in Arizona I went to the range to shoot my muzzleloader and found that I didn't have my patch lube. I didn't want to drive back home for it so I went through the old Jeep to see if I could find a replacement. What I found was an old bottle of Coppertone suntan lotion that had been there for sometime. It was the white cream type so I tried it. It worked great for a patch lube and a sun blocker. It was kind to the patch. The guys at the range said they could always tell my patches from theirs by the smell  

[Hanshi]

Don't forget you carry around one of the best patch lubes all the time; spit.  In an emergency you'll always that handy.

[flintboomer]

Spit, Hand lotion, Snow Seal, & all kinds of homemade lube combinations all work for me.

Vaseline Intensive Care hand lotion has long been a favorite, but cheap hand lotion usually works just as well.

[Hawken50]

  Wonder how Bag Balm would work.Anybody raised on a farm will know what i'm talkin bout.Its mostly lanolin,should do quite well.

[Dogshirt]

I grew up with Bag Balm, great stuff, still use it on the dogs. But JEESE it stinks!

[flintboomer]

Wonder how Bag Balm would work.Anybody raised on a farm will know what i'm talkin bout.Its mostly lanolin,should do quite well.

Yes, I know what it is and it should work fine, but it has been a few years since I saw any of it. I haven't lived where it was used for its original purpose in a long time.

[gordy]

     Bag Balm is a great product for many , many things. I have to admit I,ve never used it for a patch lube . I do know how well it works on chapped hands . We had a remuda of between 20 to 30 horses  that had to be maintained year around even though some only got used for a few weeks out of the year . After a coulple of days trimming hooves and tending to small injurys , your hands would look like chopped meat from the weather and the dirt sucking the moisture out of them .When they got really bad we,d put some Bag Balm in a pair of cotton gloves and leave them  on at night . It took the sting and discomfort away within just an hour or so. By morning they looked pretty good . My daughters always keep a can on the kitchen shelf to doctor up the kids and grand kids numerous nicks cuts and scrapes. Most Woolco Vet supplys and some saddle shops carried it out this way . Just for the heck of it I,ll have to try some as a patch lube .
                                                                 

[Hanshi]

While some lubes are obviously better than others, almost anything that will moisten the patch will actually work to one degree or another; even plain water.  My rule is that anything requiring a "process" is worthless for my use.  I don't mix and match to get a lube; It's either one step or it's gone.

[beowulf]

generally use spit , unless it`ll be loaded a while , then it`s either crisco or olive oil !

[Hawken50]

  Bringing this back up as i'm trying some olive oil wads in my sixguns. Got some felt from the craft store Got it soaking up some evo right now. Has anyone tried the Bag Balm yet?I'm going to get some next time i'm by Tractor Supply and going to give it a shot for patch lube.Just love experimenting on this stuff.