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Nice and sunny today but breezy (alibi) tried some SPG this trip. I have two lubes I make plus SPG that I try on any new bullet.

Did I mention the wind, two five shot at 200 yards 1.6 and 1.5.

Set out the wind flags and manage to squeeze a 246 out of a schuetzen target.

Moved to 100 and fired a 10-shot into .648" so not a bad morning.

Michael, Is that 50/50 Alox-beeswax you're using, or the Schuetzen lube, which is 75% Alox??.. ...MIKE...

Mike,

Back in the 1970's when I first got interested in the Schuetzen rifle I tried several commercial Alox lubes as they came on the market. None worked very well so I bought a gallon of Alox 213-F and some beeswax and made my own. I've been adding to the lube all these years and it still does the job when the temperature is below 75.

The most important thing I have learned about the Alox-Bwax is never over heat it. I always use a double boiler and melt the lube in hot water. I also pan lube which works well for me.

That's the same kind of answer I get from my wife.What are the proportions??? ...MIKE...

50-50 Alox Bwax, my first batch had a little steam cylinder oil in it but ran out that about twenty years ago.

Another morning at the range, not getting much work done around here ;-).

Had a heck of group going until the wind came up and with my new flags it still double the group.



Every since I started breech-loading with this rifle I've kept a database on it and found that,

For 420 shots at 100 yards with a combination of both five and ten shot groups the average is .7508".

For 95 shots at 200 yards both five and ten-shot groups the average is 1.456".

So I guess I can say this is a 3/4 MOA rifle.

Yep. I think that makes the bar just fine.

Nice shooting.

Brent
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Michael, 50/50 is the NRA formula, also Javalina. The 255BW/75%ALOX never fails, unless, like you said, don't over heat it. ...MIKE...

Thats 25%BW/75%ALOX, sorry.

I got tired of trying to chase down bees wax and started using one pound canning parafin, one pound vaseline and one tablespoon Bonanza case lube. I've use it for all my plain base lead bullets (pan lubed) with good results.