Was,,bees wax,,is the crux of my question. The 'real stuff' is kinda hard to come by here ,,,no near as many folks keep bee hives as used to,,and the straining and etc that goes with it,,got me to wondering..
...'wax' toliet seals,,,I know,,its a petro based deal,,but why wouldnt that suffice for bees wax when formulating lube. I DID make a lube,,,'wax' toliet seal wax and wonder lube, with a wee bit of parrifin,,and used it in an 1860Army ...shot three cylinder out back ..and looked like it did a champion job. I would not use the 'same' mix for bullets,,but go a bit 'firmer'...
I just had the fear to mention this,,knowing the 'seals' are not pure beeswax...and I'll probably get laughed at
,,,but,,it did seem to work fine in the '60army.
What say ya'll ?
MD