Big Lube Boolits, after action report

El Paso Pete · June 29, 2005, 12:31:34 PM

Shot all 10 stages at Hang 'Um High plus the side matches with my Roogers and 73. Load was 42 grains of Goex Cowboy and them 250 gr. big lubes. Never cleaned my guns till the day after the match. Roogers and the 73 were still workin fine and there was no leadin in either Rooger or in my 73. Run a bore snake once through the 73 and a couple patches through each Rooger.

I did have to use a chamber brush to get the crud out of the cylinders. I got to polish them things.

Steel Horse Bailey · June 29, 2005, 12:45:10 PM

Sounds like what is becoming the normal way of doing BP with the BigLube (tm) Boolits.

We've known for a long time that the secret to BP shooting is having enough lube: these boolits make it happen!

Silver Creek Slim · June 29, 2005, 03:59:45 PM

I picked up my new-to-me 1875 Remington .44WCF last night. I ran 73 BP loads with MAV boolits thru it. It worked wonderful without a hint of binding.

It got a mite hot, tho.

Slim

Dick Dastardly · June 29, 2005, 09:27:57 PM

I got some rust on my guns tho. In areas where the lube didn't splatter, the sweat from my hat brim started some flash rust. Took care of that rite quick with a Ballistol wipe. No problems with the bores, only where I dripped on 'em.

Silas McFee 'n me both shot big lube bullets thru two days without cleaning. After I got home, cleanup took about 20 minutes cuz the 10ga is new to me and took a few extra minutes to learn it's innards.

They're all happily sleepin' in the rack now, all ready for the next match. Life is good.

DD-DLoS

Mason Stillwell · July 26, 2005, 06:52:08 PM

The big lube boolits are where its at for main match shootin.

john boy · July 27, 2005, 10:41:07 PM

Quote from: Mason Stillwell on July 26, 2005, 06:52:08 PM
The big lube boolits are where its at for main match shootin.

... and we'll git there too Mason for the Long Range boolits also

Pukin Dog · August 03, 2005, 01:53:19 PM

Quote... and we'll git there too Mason for the Long Range boolits also

Maybe . . . .

Boone May · August 04, 2005, 10:38:42 AM

I just want to know how El Paso Pete managed to get 42 grains of Goex Cowboy into a .45 Colt cartridge case along with a 250 grain bullet?

I can get about 33 grains of Goex Cowboy in my Winchester .38-40 cases with the Lyman #401043 bullet. The "Big-Lube" (tm) .38-40 bullet is longer, and I can only get about 30 grains of powder in the case.

Pukin Dog · August 04, 2005, 07:32:30 PM

A compression die? I dunno, I'm with you, about 2.2cc (~34gr) is all I can get in my 45LC cases without squishing the powder too much.

And that seems to be plenty to do the job too, IMHO

Jubel · August 07, 2005, 03:46:46 PM

Me I think 34 grs was Govermint spec wern't it. Pleanty of gusto for me. 28 grns fit my Schofield brass under a 225 grn boolit and the felt recoil approaches that of my 44 mag with smokeless factory loads. Course the thunder is nicer more cannon like lol lol

Dakota Widowmaker · August 26, 2005, 09:36:27 AM

Where does one get "big lube boolits" from? I know about the Lee PRS bullets, but, was hoping to find ones that are commercially cast already.

Mason Stillwell · August 26, 2005, 10:12:20 AM

send me an e mail.

I make boolits

Mason Stillwell

El Paso Pete · August 30, 2005, 05:12:26 PM

Just shot Smoke in the Valley, 22 stages, 10 warm-up and 12 main match. .45 Colt, 39 grains of Goex Cowboy, 250 grain big lubes, El Paso Pete's magic bullet lube. No Cleaning till I got home!!!! No signs of leading in my 73 or Roogers. Grease star on the 73 must have been 1/16 thick.

Get some from Mason Stillwell and try 'em usin real black powder, clean up with 4 patches or less and 10 times more fun that usin that smoke challenged powder.

Paladin UK · September 26, 2005, 02:00:13 PM

I used DDs Big Lube Boolit in my Rooger OA this very weekend and I can say that I put approx 80 rds through and there wuz NO bindin er leadin at all!!

They are .....Bloody Brill!!

Paladin (Whats lurvs DDs boolits

) UK

john boy · September 26, 2005, 04:47:44 PM

Jubel ... the answer is found ...

Thirty grains and notice that Frankford dated the boxes by Month/Year. If ya have a free $750, the box of bullets can be yours!

PS: This is my load ... down from 35 grains

Dick Dastardly · September 26, 2005, 07:43:20 PM

Ok, here's the palaver on the Big Lube(tm) set of Black Powder bullet designs. . . .

PRS (Pigeon Roost Slim) designed the PRS 45-250 RNFP. Mav Dutchman designed the Mav Dutchman 44-200 RNFP. Snakebite designed the Snakebite 38-158 with the looong ogive and flat nose. These were the first. Then, along comes Dick Dastardly and designes the DD/ROA and DD/PRS 38-40 180 RNFP. Also the DD/PRS twin lube grove 45-385 RNFP boolit for the 45-70 and the DD/PRS 45-400 RN for 45-70 single rifles. It was gettin' to be a family.

I started using the words "Big Lube" to refer to these designs because of the common design feature of the biggest lube capacity of any design caliber for caliber. I went to the State of Wisconsin and got a trademark for the Big Lube name. Then, I contacted all the designers and got permission to use their designs under this umbrella and promised to always give full design credit to the original designers. Every Big Lube(tm) bullet mold I've sold since has shipped with the history of the mold design in the words of the original designer. I know this makes more work, but I feel that it adds to the enjoyment of ownership when this letter is included.

Big Lube(tm) bullet molds are ALL CUSTOM ORDER ONLY. LEE Precision of Hartford, WI. makes them. I purchase batches of 25 each and place them in invintory. Now, pards can get the Big Lube(tm) bullet molds they want without having to wait forever for a group purchase to come together. It tore up my 401K some, but I've done a brisk business with pards from all around the globe.

Now, there's a Big Lube Bullitin newsletter that I publish three times a year to bring the latest developments, tips, letters to the editor (myself) and articles by pards using these molds. Drop me an emule or a PM if you would like a FREE one year subscription. rrhody@spwl.net is my emule address.

There are several new Big Lube(tm) designs on the drafting board as I type. Also, there is a new Mark II DD 45-500 RN comming very soon. The Mark I had to be seated too deep in the case to get in enough Holy Black under it for true long range work.

Hope this helps pards that want to know the origin of Big Lube(tm) in many posts.

DD-DLoS

john boy · September 26, 2005, 08:43:02 PM

QuoteAlso, there is a new Mark II DD 45-500 RN comming very soon.

DD, got a date? Better yet, send me some droppings before the mold is mailed

Dick Dastardly · September 27, 2005, 07:23:22 AM

I did a little final tweeking on the drawing and as soon as Pat sends the final engineering drawing for me to ok, I'm ordering some. I'm not going to go overboard with a full batch of 25, but I'll get several. One for myself, one for Cuts and probably one for you.

BTW, what happened to TFS???

DD

john boy · September 27, 2005, 08:27:51 PM

QuoteBTW, what happened to TFS???

Your guess is as good as mine. Not a word from EC

BTW ...thanks for thinking of me with the mold. Sure am itching to see how they fly in the new Quigley. Damn good shooting rifle!

Dick Dastardly · September 27, 2005, 08:57:33 PM

Thanks JB,

We shall endeavor to perservere. " Endeavor to perservere, hell, I went on the warpath". The wise words of Chief Dan George from the Outlaw Josey Wales. So, how can I get some cash to EC?

DD-DLoS