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Re: New member with an 1873 45-70.
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 6:01 pm
by mjpchief
Anybody ever use paraffin wax for bullet lube. Can’t find bees wax without going to the internet but have pariffin wax.
Re: New member with an 1873 45-70.
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 8:47 pm
by carlsr
I've not used paraffin but I've heard others use old candles for lube. If you have any toilet wax seals laying around you can also use those for lub. There's a couple videos on YouTube about them.
Re: New member with an 1873 45-70.
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 9:19 pm
by mjpchief
Thanks. Hadn’t even thought about toilet seals. May try that.
Re: New member with an 1873 45-70.
Posted: Sat May 03, 2025 7:11 am
by Dick Hosmer
carlsr wrote: ↑Wed Apr 30, 2025 8:47 pm
I've not used paraffin but I've heard others use old candles for lube. If you have any toilet wax seals laying around you can also use those for lub. There's a couple videos on YouTube about them.
But only new ones....

Re: New member with an 1873 45-70.
Posted: Sat May 03, 2025 2:17 pm
by mjpchief
You bet I will.