here's the one I use. It's firm and works great, I use mutton tallo instead of crisco, I get the tallo from Dixie gun works. I don't see why crisco won't work.
patch, wad and bullet lubricant is a 19th century recipe, found in a 1943 issue of the American Rifleman.
The recipe is:
1 part paraffin (I use canning paraffin, found in grocery stores)
1 part mutton tallow (sold by Dixie Gun Works)
1/2 part beeswax (available at hobby and hardware stores)
All measures are by weight, not volume. I use a kitchen scale to measure 200 grams of paraffin, 200 grams of mutton tallow and 100 grams of beeswax. This nearly fills a quart Mason jar.
Place the Mason jar in a pot or coffee can with about 4 inches of boiling water. This gives a double-boiler effect, which is the safest way to melt waxes and greases.
When the ingredients in the jar are thoroughly melted, stir well with a clean stick or a disposable chopstick. Remove from water and allow to cool at room temperature (trying to speed cooling by placing in the refrigerator may cause the ingredients to separate).
Don't use the mason jar, I had one break and spill all the bullet lube on the shop floor. I use an aluminum pictcher I got from walmart and an uprite pasta type pot for the double boiler.
Works great for pan lubing black powder or smokless bullets.
