TOILET PAPER Charcoal for Black Powder - Lubes :

I mix my blackpowder lubes & 'Bore Butter' using all edible kitchen stuff - as you never know when you might get hungry eh - Nothing too wrong with some 'Dripping' or Lard, blended with beeswax and Olive oil or cheap Canola ..

I suggest that you do the same, and avoid Castor Oil like the plague .. it's much too closely related to RICIN. - If you don't know about ricin poison .. may all the Godz BLESS YOU.

NZ Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

https://flicense.blogspot.com/2023/01/bore-butter-grease-lube.html

https://leverguns.com/articles/taylor/bullet_lubes.htm?fbclid=IwAR3TruaLB_58voddijBRSmKBnZIFnN5uXbk1FOA6qJPm7RFeD-LMOLS-0-U

Testing 'em:

https://dayattherange.com/?page_id=3667

https://blackpowderguide.com/make-cap-and-ball-black-powder-lube-recipe/

Recipes:

https://gungiveaways.com/black-powder-lube-recipes/

Here's exhaustive listings .. if you can't find one here that you like - you must be related to my ex ..

https://castbulletassoc.org/uploads/newpdf/cblube2016.pdf

Here's very readable ..

http://www.lasc.us/lubeingredients.htm

I suppose you could always BUY something ready-made ?

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OK .. Black Powder CHARCOAL:

There is always discussion about the best tree-wood to use for the most powerful home-made GUN POWDER. - Everyone & his dog has their own opinion but the Youtube jokers I most enjoy are 11 BangBang - Old Ranger - & Everything Black Powder. - Jake-Willard @ EBP has tested multiple batches from a variety of methods and shot them over his chronograph .. so we are not talking "beliefs" here.  When actually firing Black Powder Cartridges or a percussion revolver - because of the absolute limit of the chamber's or case's internal volume, it is important to use full power powder to get useful velocities. - However it is less critical when using a front stuffer muzzle loading arm as, if the powder is a little weak you can just increase your load to compensate.

A lot of comparison and checking has basically concluded that WILLOW is the best, close run by Balsa, grapevine, alder buckthorn, and maple. - There are 350 different species of Willow trees of course - but the Secondary important feature of GOOD ANTIQUE PROPELLANT is how dirty it is and how easy the fouling comes-out.

Well you can relax now ... as Jake has found that the VERY BEST CHARCOAL for propellant IS ...Toilet Paper: ⬇

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTV5I8HDX1I

Marty K.