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    Quote Originally Posted by Patrick Chadwick View Post
    , I use a disposable plastic syringe, allowing me to insert a fairly precise blob without any particular effort - apart from getting the syringe loaded with the grease to start off with!
    This grease looks to be much softer then my lube. I use a mixture of beeswax and lambs tallow but I am always ready to experiment.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ogre View Post
    a mixture of beeswax and lambs tallow

    Hmmm, probably too stiff for the syringe method. That sounds more like a mix to be warmed up to make it runny, and then dunk the bullets.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Patrick Chadwick View Post
    That sounds more like a mix to be warmed up to make it runny, and then dunk the bullets.
    Well...... that is certainly one method to use it.

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