HI HO SILVER AWAY (Stolen famous TV Show line)
All of my foregoing Noted Knowledge pertained primarily principally pertinent to Projectiles Projected from Percussion Pistols propelled in principal with .... APP
Now say that fast three times
Returning to the question of "Lube" or Grease with yer Balls
and or Bullets. I actually don't shoot Ball anymore. Shoot bullets. I found in the .36s, the Beez Kneez to be the EPP UG - 36 as proffered by Dirty Dick Dastardly. Note: Shameless Plug for DDD. In most instances, a .36 Round Ball (Proper soft lead) is kind of "dead" on a steel target and lazy no good for nothing spotters complain they can't, don't or couldn't hear the Balls
hit the steel. I find that somewhat annoying
So with infinite wisdom, I switched to the EPP UG - 36 in my righteous Navys. The EPP UG - 36 Weighs 90Gr as cast and as I shoot APP, I shoot the little suckers "as cast"
. They give a nice satisfying 38ish KLANG on the targets.
For the 44s, I have also gravitated to the EPP UG - 45. As proffered by Dirty Dick Dastardly (Another Shameless Plug for DDD) and "as cast" they weigh 150Gr =/- and also give a nice solid KLANG o target. However, I don't shoot them as cast. Too large for Pietta chambers so I run em the Luber/Sizer sans lube. Great bullets.
Now >>>> I also shoot these "Bullets" with Genuine Powder. With Genuine Powder, you have to have lube. The EPP UG Bullets have an enormous lube groove and carry a butt load of lube downa barrel. More than sufficient. In Both calibers. Makes no difference. The .36s and .45s carry plenty of lube. Seated square to the bore of the chamber, no grease over yer Balls (snicker snicker) is necessary.
PJ: YOU did something wrong
PS: PJ, today in this century, if you shooting Slixshot nipples and Remington # 10 caps, your not having loose caps nor caps falling off. In the ages between original Colt nipples and caps (tight and water proof) and todays well made after-market nipples and Remington # 10 caps, there were problems with some caps. I'll go out on a limb here, also in those ages past, there were way too many Percussion shooters whom refused to use correct caps. "I have a thousand of "x" caps, so I'll just pinch em, they'll work." You can even get caps to fall off Slixshot nipples. Just buy the wrong cap and be hard headed.