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Originally Posted by Gatofeo
“The excessive fouling may be due to insufficient lubrication. Fouling with black powder is almost always severe under any conditions, and the only way to avoid having it bother you is to use a well-lubricated wad between your bullet and powder,” Hatcher wrote.
“To get good results with these guns, it is essential to use plenty of lubrication. One way to do this is to use greased shotgun wads, and another way is to use greased felt wads that you can make yourself out of an old hat or any other similar material. The felt should be soaked in an equal mixture of Vaseline and paraffin or beeswax.
“The use of these wads will greatly alleviate the fouling you obtained,” Hatcher replied.
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That's a real jewel of a find Gatofeo. Thanks for posting that. I'm going to assume that Hatcher didn't just invent that on the spot in 1930. Likely that knowledge had been around awhile as it would seem that in 1930 there probably was less interest in cap-n-ball revolvers than there is today and the "modern" stuff was all the rage.