Bens Red >Blue >Green

Boolit Man Join DateApr 2012LocationOntario, Can!Posts128

I made a batch of Ben's Red and while it works great, i wanted Blue. so i picked up a random tube of blue grease and started a thread only to find out the grease i picked up wouldn't be very good. while at princess auto i found another tube of blue lithium complex grease and made up a batch.

it was going great and looked blue like i wanted so i poured some into muffin pans and let it set up. i took one of them inside and jammed it into my lyman 4500 and starting sizing some 45's. it didn't look at all like i wanted as the yellow beeswax turned it green

maybe next time i will get some bleached beeswax and give it another shot, once i go through 2 batches of Ben's red...

I have read somewhere that the bleaching process changes beeswax making it unsuitable for lube. I don't know if that is true or not.

Boolit Man Join DateApr 2012LocationOntario, Can!Posts128

I have read somewhere that the bleaching process changes beeswax making it unsuitable for lube. I don't know if that is true or not.hmm, i meant refined but not sure if it's the same thing as bleached.

Why does the color matter? It will all shoot the same...

Boolit Man Join DateApr 2012LocationOntario, Can!Posts128

Why does the color matter? It will all shoot the same...blue is proven to give +10 FPS and after testing green i get +25 FPS. that's why green means go and red means stop.

Why does the color matter? It will all shoot the same...Doppler shift. When you push your boolits up near the speed of light, it's harder for your enemy to take correct evasive action if the boolits are already on the blue wavelength.

While Ben's Red is an excellent lube, it is widely known that it appears purple at relativistic speeds, and Lt. Sulu will have an easier time dodging it.

WWJMBD?

I like my science WEIRD.

Boy! This went south in a hurry.

well i'm here now so we can begin the real thread drifting..
throw some blue candle die in next time.
the blue color really does make it so you can't see a boolit coming at light speed, but you can see it going away much easier, unless it's raining.

it's all an educated guess,,,, till the trigger is pulled.

the more i find out about shootin boolits, the more it contradicts everything i ever learned about shooting jaxketed.

blue is proven to give +10 FPS and after testing green i get +25 FPS. that's why green means go and red means stop.Ahem... BS

You cant reliably determine in a pistol an extra 10-25 fps, the extreme spread will be that much at least, BTW what is the gain of an extra 25 fps?

Boolit Master Join DateJan 2012LocationSaskatchewan CanadaPosts246

Maybe a little tongue in cheek here....

the blue color really does make it so you can't see a boolit coming at light speed, but you can see it going away much easier, unless it's raining.EXACTLY! We call them "Einstein's Tracers"

WWJMBD?

I like my science WEIRD.

Boolit Man Join DateApr 2012LocationOntario, Can!Posts128

Ahem... BS

You cant reliably determine in a pistol an extra 10-25 fps, the extreme spread will be that much at least, BTW what is the gain of an extra 25 fps?

An extra 25 is everything! It means 10% increase in accuracy and a 15% increase it stopping power.

That, PLUS it makes people green with envy.

and it goes 3 more feet behind the paper target before dropping straight to the ground.

it's all an educated guess,,,, till the trigger is pulled.

the more i find out about shootin boolits, the more it contradicts everything i ever learned about shooting jaxketed.

one can bleach beeswax by letting it set out in the sunshine , it's best if it's thin cakes ( so to speak ) leaving me feeling that if a natural bleaching process is used the only difference is the color ( as for the chemical bleached stuff ... you're ummm on your own

" To sit in judgment of those things which you perceive to be wrong or imperfect is to be one more person who is part of judgment, evil or imperfection."
Wayne Dyer if it was easy would it be as worthy ? or as long of lasting impression ? the hardest of lessons are the best of teachers [shrugz]

Boolit Man Join DateApr 2012LocationOntario, Can!Posts128

one can bleach beeswax by letting it set out in the sunshine , it's best if it's thin cakes ( so to speak ) leaving me feeling that if a natural bleaching process is used the only difference is the color ( as for the chemical bleached stuff ... you're ummm on your ownInteresting, I have enough beeswax for one more batch. Although they also had an orange coloured lube I might try. What I really need to do is make a hollow stick mold instead of muffin molds.

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