The revolver combustible cartridges were generally hot-dip-lubed in melted lube. I personally use a lube of 3 parts beeswax to 1 part coconut oil. The same formula, substituting beef tallow, mutton tallow or lard will work just as well. For pan lubing might be best to go to 2 parts beeswax to 1 part tallow/ coconut oil.

As a youngster here in Virginia I did a lot of Civil War relic hunting and found many 44 cal. conical pistol bullets and none ever had a grease groove. The sides were smooth and the bases were flat. Interesting, thanks.

Your instructional vids are about as good as any out there. Thank you for your zeal, perseverance and hard work.

@frontierwesternheritage1356

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Thank you, Amanda. I enjoy sharing what I know and learning from viewers - who sometimes know more. Thanks for your kind words, Todd

thanks. Been looking for info. your series is great.

Depending on the type of bullet being lubed the dip method does appear to be the "cleanest" method, but the pan lube works well if the lube is of the right consistency, I use a 45/120 cartridge case with the primer drilled out ,I push a pan head 6mm screw in from inside the case, the brass case can then be pushed over the bullet in the lube cake an withdrawn, pushing down on the screw ejects the bullet, but there is a difference between hard lube, and soft winter lube, it is just a matter of adjusting the method to suit the viscosity of the lube, Chris B.

I'd like to thank you so much for the instructions own lubing bullets. I'm just starting to learn black powder methods again thank you very much

@frontierwesternheritage1356

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Thanks for joining us. You're in for some fun as you learn and experiment. I'm learning (usually from mistakes) daily. Glad you're here.

Great video. I like to melt the lube a double boiler, then pour it into the pan of bullets up to desired level. There’s more than one way to skin a cat.😉

You can also use an old Cartridge case with the head cut off to remove the bullets, Lee used to make a tool called a Cake Cutter for this.

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Thanks Woodrow, I've used the brass tube method and it works. But I still like popping bullets out of the pan of lube because, when using a brass case as a tube, the entire bullet got covered in the lube and it gets worse with every bullet you shove through there. When I pop them out, the lube stays in the grooves only. My experience anyway. Thanks for watching, Todd

I enjoyed this a lot. I'd never heard of pan lubing. I may give it a shot and see how it works for me. Normally, I just lube the end of the cylinder after seating the ball.

@frontierwesternheritage1356

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Thanks John. We will try these in a few weeks and see if it's enough lube. They are definitely not as messy to load and fire.

I use a lube sizer for my cast bullets my cartridge guns it does good job I like the softer lubes I think get more on the bore than the hard lubes I have shot commercial cast bullets before and when you dig them out what you shot them into the lube is still in the grove in the bullet instead of the bore

@frontierwesternheritage1356

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Thanks Scott. I haven't used a lubesizer but people have great luck with them. They do make the process easier. Been getting by I guess.

@toddy2519

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Scott, please use punctuation so we can better understand what you are trying to convey. Thanks!

@scottscheuerman6170

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@@toddy2519 sorry about that but I have hard time since I got hurt at work a guy come off the top of a 12 ft signpost and hit me in the head

Good info. I would prefer the pan method and I don't plan on doing paper patch bullets. I've also heard about dies that can lube bullets what do you think of this method? Thanks 👍

@frontierwesternheritage1356

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Thanks for the comment. Just found it actually. If you're doing black powder brass cartridge, a lube and size die and the press is helpful. It's not something I have found necessary with percussion revolvers. It's easier to pan lube those or, if making paper cartridge, dip them.

@brianlee6849

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@@frontierwesternheritage1356 Ok thanks 👍

You ever try melting and dipping the bullet in the lube?

@frontierwesternheritage1356

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Yes, dipping is one of the methods in the video. Great for paper cartridge rounds.