Reading elsewhere about suitable black powder lube, I learned that adding a small amount of Murphy's Oil Soap will tend to make a 50-40-10 lube (beeswax/crisco/olive oil) more temperature stable, I tried it on what's left of a batch of lube I made up awhile ago.
When one adds the soap to the melted lube, you gotta go slow, as the mixture is subject to a chemical reaction which causes it to expand rapidly, and foam over if you add the soap all at once.
After all cooled, I noticed that the consistency of the resulting lube was a little soft, so I added a little beeswax a little at a time, and checked the lube after cooling to ascertain the consistency.
So I thought I would share my results with you fellas. Do add the soap slowly a little at a time. The addition of soap to an already mixed batch of lube has an effect similar to having added a bit too much crisco or olive oil, and one may find himself adding a little bit more beeswax to arrive at the desired consistency.
I'll add it to the lube sizer as needs dictate. So, I haven't actually tried it yet.
Perhaps my report is a bit premature, and I haven't determined whether the temperature stability is as elsewhere reported.
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