Lubed wads

[Stephen Borud]

I was reloading some 50/70 and 50/100 pp rounds this morning and got to thinking about lubed felt wads. I believe Mr Don uses them and I am sure others do as well on here.

My question is how do they work for hot dry conditions without wiping? How many rounds can be fired before you have to clean?

Last weekend I shot over 40 rounds with a 3/16th thick lube wad out of the Big 50, around 20 out of the 50/70, and about 15 out of the 40/50 BN, it wasn’t super warm and dry but they all shot well.

The 50s use the same bullet which is tapered one weights in at 473, the other 425. The 40 shoots a straight sided 265 grain bullet.

Thanks
SB