Neat. So I'm not the only one that got tired of those rubber pistons dissolving in the grease after a couple (well, maybe 20) years and figured there must be a better method they used in the Civil War. O.R.🤔

I totally agree. That consistency is critical; at least in mine. I finally figured out that the small bolt on top must be for bleeding air out. That seemed to help when re-loading it. Once it gets primed it works slick. Thanks again for your comment. O.R.

Thanks so much. You have a good Christmas. O.R.

Probably you'll either love it, or hate it. Not real sure where I stand yet. It got real slippery when it appeared to have an air lock and I had to take it apart and re-charge with a thinner mixture.. Lately it seems to have gotten on the better side of me. Thanks. O.R.

Hope it works for you. I am pretty convinced that it can be made to work. I've had a few issues with re-charging, but seem to be working through them. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks. O.R.

Had some initial issues. Not saying that they are solved, but was working well when everything froze up here. I set up my neighbor and he was happy and appeared not to have issues. I did empty out the grease cartridges that came with the unit and am using that on the inside with my lube (which may have been too stiff at first). Will know more this summer. What I can say is that when it works, it is slick. I need to make some sort of wrap for when the gun gets slippery. Wouldn't say Elmer wasn't correct about the lubed patches, just think that what he said had a huge impact on loading methods. We can't forget that he was using a gain-twist gun which might not have been as sensitive as what we currently have, and probably had a faster spin than most of the 36 cal up till recently. Thanks for the comment, I better stop now, as I can get too wordy. O.R.

Just curious. Have you experience with wads? I started out using them, but lately just the lube... O.R.

@@oldranger3044 yes! Prevents chain fires but don't lube the barrel. Also as gun heats up some lube flows to the cylinder pin. It is the front of the cylinder that gunks up.

@@timesthree5757 Put a gun in a Ransom Rest and ran a few tests to see how much difference between when the barrel gets fouled, or is not kept soft. Might be interested is seeing when I post it. I will be interested in your comments. O.R.

Maybe if you check my video “Lube for black powder revolvers”, I think I discuss it there. Let me know if that doesn’t help. O.R

@@oldranger3044 Okay. Just found your channel and going through some of your videos now. Appreciate it.

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Experience he had, and it is one of the best teachers. O.R.

When it is working it is great. I've had some issues with what I think were air locking. Had to take it apart several times. I got so "greased" that I darn near didn't get into the house. I wiped off as much as I could, still needed someone else to open the door. I mixed up a batch of thinner lube that seemed to hold in warmer temps and functioned at 40 deg the last time I was on the range. Is that mink oil liquid, as you said you use it out of the tin?? O.R.

@@oldranger3044 its like a animal fat type consistency, like wax almost but a little goey, it is able to be smeared on your boots and stuff for water proofing as well

@@HircineDaWolf Ok, now I think I know what it is and will try to get my hands on some. Maybe not get my hands on some, just get some. Thanks, O.R.

@@oldranger3044 well you will get some of it on your hands for sure when you do

Those do work, and I have used one. There’s maybe a couple of advantages with the grease gun. One is it handles lube that is a bit stiffer than I could force with the decorator (at least the metal one I used). Also, the gun will dispense an equal amount, and you can get it further down into the chambers if you use less powder. A disadvantage is that it oftentimes gets air locked after refilling. Again, thanks for the suggestion which may be the ticket for folks that are only part time cake decorators, and have an understanding wife. 😁. O.R.

@oldranger3044 yep lol I'm not of a cake guy but better than a pie in my face

Feel pretty lucky that I still have it from the 60's. Not so with my baseball cards, Daisy pump BB gun, or my Fanner 45 cap gun I used to sleep with. O.R.

@@oldranger3044 That is so cool. My brother and I had Fanner 50 cap pistols and I grew into the Daisy Spittin Image 94.

@@dickgoesinya9419 If you had them, then you aren't a spring chicken either. I got a fanner 50 when I was in JR High, or early high school. It was my pride and Joy. Kept in a special spot in my Grandmother's house. Then I got older like Peter Pan did in "Hook" or Jacky in Puff the Magic Dragon, and forgot about my toys. When I regained consciousness, my Grandmother had died, and I think my Cousin in Law sold it at a Garage Sale, along with my Daisy pump BB gun, and a couple of 94's too. 😥. Darn, those were my treasures. O.R.

@@oldranger3044 Hello, Yes I have been around for a seasons. I think I was 5 when my dad took me to a store in town and we looked at a rack of bb guns I remember him saying if Santa Claus was to get you a bb gun which one would you like. I picked one and a few days later it was under our Christmas tree. The gun is long gone, but I still have the original tube of Daisy oil that came with it.

@@dickgoesinya9419 And the memory. I picked beans one summer for $.03/lb for a farmer and used the $7.00 to get a 94 style Daisy. I filed off the front sight so I could only point shoot with it. Lots of grasshoppers didn't have to worry about making it through the winter. That one I still have. It didn't work too well on the rats at the town dump, so I had to up grade. We would ride out of town with the 22 across the bike handle bars to the dump. It was a different world. O.R.

I used to use ones that my brother had for dairy, but they were only about 20 cc and had a small short tip. That was one problem, the other was that the rubber piston seemed not to like the lube after time, and sort of melted and would stick in the barrel. I have had some issues with this grease gun, but now seems to be working again. As with most new ideas, only time will tell. Thanks for the info. O.R.

Historic H - Actually, lubing, greasing, etc Isn't a modern "rangism". It's always been done. Purpose being severalfold. Lubing patch so it didn't hang up and tear on the way down the barrel. Softening the fouling so more shots could be made without cleaning each time. And increased accuracy. Believe it or not, target shooters would frequently use saliva for a lube. They could use a thinner patch and improve accuracy when doing so. I will grant that you have a basis for your thinking, but that was military arms. Balls were well undersized and accuracy was irrelevant because the military relied on volley fire. Several hundred Balls launched in one direction all at the same time was pretty effective. But the civilian rifleman didn't do that.