using old wonder wads

DUNITALL · December 11, 2018, 06:14 AM

I have not shot my black powder pistols for a long time but I am going out around Christmas time and am in question about using old felt wads. will the lube still be good or should I just go and get some new ones. Can I just put some kind of lube on them like melted Crisco or such.

horseman308 · December 11, 2018, 06:37 AM

Just put them in some melted crisco, let them soak it up, then squeeze out the excess.

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Ricklin · December 11, 2018, 07:03 AM

Yup, that would be my 2nd recommendation.

The first one would be to store them in an airtight container.

Fingers McGee · December 11, 2018, 07:19 PM

I wouldn't do a thing to them except load them & send them down range as usual.

drobs · December 11, 2018, 09:49 PM

I have some Wonder Wads that are dry. They may be that way by design. I've taken to putting a dab of Bore Butter on top of them and then pressing the ball on top of that.

I go powder, wonder wad, bore butter, ball. Works good.

DUNITALL · December 13, 2018, 05:38 AM

Thank all of you for your help I am going to try the little dab of bore butter on top. I think that way I will only do what I think I will use for the day. Again thank to all.

December 11, 2018, 06:14 AM	#1
DUNITALL Member Join Date: April 15, 2010 Posts: 46	using old wonder wads I have not shot my black powder pistols for a long time but I am going out around Christmas time and am in question about using old felt wads. will the lube still be good or should I just go and get some new ones. Can I just put some kind of lube on them like melted Crisco or such.

December 11, 2018, 07:03 AM	#3
Ricklin Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: SW Washington state Posts: 2,011	Yup, that would be my 2nd recommendation. The first one would be to store them in an airtight container. __________________ ricklin Freedom is not free

December 11, 2018, 07:19 PM	#4
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	I wouldn't do a thing to them except load them & send them down range as usual. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

December 11, 2018, 09:49 PM	#5
drobs Senior Member Join Date: July 17, 2015 Location: South Central MO / Africa Posts: 1,111	I have some Wonder Wads that are dry. They may be that way by design. I've taken to putting a dab of Bore Butter on top of them and then pressing the ball on top of that. I go powder, wonder wad, bore butter, ball. Works good. __________________ NRA Life Member

December 11, 2018, 06:37 AM	#2
horseman308 Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 526	Just put them in some melted crisco, let them soak it up, then squeeze out the excess. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

December 13, 2018, 05:38 AM	#6
DUNITALL Member Join Date: April 15, 2010 Posts: 46	Thank all of you for your help I am going to try the little dab of bore butter on top. I think that way I will only do what I think I will use for the day. Again thank to all.