New to me 45-70 Model 1873 Springfield Trapdoor Rifle Made in 1879

[Glorfindel]

Awesome great piece of history

 

[Quacker]

For the bullet lube I used 1 part beeswax, 1 part paraffin and 1 part Vaseline I believe. Use crayons if you want it colored. It works great

 

[will4me]

For the bullet lube I used 1 part beeswax, 1 part paraffin and 1 part Vaseline I believe. Use crayons if you want it colored. It works great

Thanks for all the Info and the Crayons tip is Awesome.

 

[alleycat]

For the bullet lube I used 1 part beeswax, 1 part paraffin and 1 part Vaseline I believe. Use crayons if you want it colored. It works great

I never thought about the crayon thing. Great tip!