Lube My Circle Fly Fiber Wads??

[Buffler Razz]

Getting ready to load my BP shotshells. Got my brass shells, over powder wads, fiber wads and over shot wads. Been reading so long I'm getting crosseyed. Sounds like I should lube the fiber wads (didn't get the lubed ones unfortunately). So, my question is should I be using the same type BP lube recipe as one would use on cast bullets? How saturated should they be?
Thanks!
Buffler Razz

[Sod Buster]

I have just used a table knife and "spread" some Crisco on this like puttin' butter or cheese spread on a cracker.  A little dab with do ya.  Don't make it too thick.

[Dakota Widowmaker]

I cut out wool "wonder wads" and soak thosenin lube and then put them under the fiber wad but above the powder card.

Honestly, I find it easier just to run a wet patch through my shotgun bores between stages.

[Lefty Dude]

Run them dry, lube not needed.

I load the Brass, and the Nitro card & cushion wad tend to push the fouling out the bore. I use a chamber brush and clean each and every stage. Sometime I'll carry a rod with a nylon brush and give it a sweep now and again.

[Pettifogger]

I've loaded and shot thousands of rounds of BP shot shells and have never lubed them.  Lube is necessary in a rifle and revolver to help maintain accuracy.  That is not an issue with a shotgun.

[rickk]

If you lube them, it gets messy.  Been there, done that.

You will have lube everywhere on the brass hull.

When you go to seal the overshot wad in place, you will have a hard time getting waterglass (or whatever you choose to use) to stick to the brass hull.

[Buffler Razz]

Thanks Gents! Dry they shall be.

[Dick Dastardly]

I've loaded and shot 'em both ways and experience shows that using lubed wads does aid cleanup.  That said, I now load dry because I find that lubing my wads is more work than cleaning the gun.

One thing to be aware of is that a heavily lube soaked wad can punch a hole in the middle of your pattern where a dry wad doesn't.

DD-MDA

[Dakota Widowmaker]

I now load dry because I find that lubing my wads is more work than cleaning the gun.

Boingo!!!

Its more effort than what its worth...

One thing to be aware of is that a heavily lube soaked wad can punch a hole in the middle of your pattern where a dry wad doesn't.

DD-MDA

I agree with this, and the only thing I have seen to mitigate this is to use a shot cup of some type.

I figured out a way to make a shot cup from paper plates that folds up into the magtech brass hulls. Its extra work and adding a lube'd wad does help a certain bit... but, how much is your time worth?

I have 6 boxes of magtech hulls loaded up with BP using that method and I cringe at the thought of having to reload them some day... so I just use either Win AA or Rem Gunclub hulls and throw them away after they start to look stupid.

[Pony Racer]

You can get lightly lubed wads from Dixie Gun works that have never given me issues.  They smell like the cream i use to use for pulled/strained muscles.  However, I agree that lubed or not - for shotgun it does not seem to make much difference in accuracy or clean-up.

PR

[Fairshake]

I don't know what you are using the brass hulls in but if it's a SXS and it's for SASS matches you may find they will not shuck from the chambers.
I have loaded tons of them and they will bring style points but they are also very heavy when loaded and get stepped on after firing. I have also tried both ways of lubed against non lubed. I spent many a hour talking with the owner of Circle Fly wads. I purchased both lubed and dry filler wads. I shot pattern sheets and found no difference in patterns.
To give you a tip on sealing your over the shot cards. The best and fastest way that I ever tried was using a small hot glue gun. They use a small glue stick and are less than half the size of the larger guns. The cost is $5.95 at Hobby Lobby. They are also at Wally world. One more thing and it is very important. You do not fill the hull until it is at the top as you will have too much wadding.
I was missing KD's that were just at 10-15 yards and could not believe it. I called Circle Fly and he advised that I cut the 1/2 inch filler wad in half. Before I had a huge donut hole in the center of my pattern and after I cut them my patterns improved. Best of luck Fairshake

[Noz]

You can get lightly lubed wads from Dixie Gun works that have never given me issues.  They smell like the cream i use to use for pulled/strained muscles.  However, I agree that lubed or not - for shotgun it does not seem to make much difference in accuracy or clean-up.

PR

That smell is "wintergreen". Adds nothing but smell.