Bag lube

[jvw2008]

I wanted to share what I came up with (probably not the first as with most everything) as my favorite bag lube for Benchrest. When I lived in a humid state the break away friction of the rifle was what I focused on. Not necessarily slick, but smooth. My goal is for a rifle to start moving with the same pressure it takes to keep it moving if that makes sense. Not extra force to get it moving. Its simple, 50/50 mix of carnuba wax powder and PTFE powder. This worked on leather or cordura. And really worked in those sticky mornings. What are you guys using?

Alex are you using this combo for the LRB stocks with the aluminum rudder and rails?

 

[Alex Wheeler]

I have, but in the dry climate I live in now it does not make much difference. My main concern is that the rifle starts moving with a consistent force. Meaning, if you grab the butt stock or push on the muzzle, at a certain force the rifle just starts to move with any feeling of it breaking free from the bags. If it feels like it was stuck at first you need to work on that. I dont mind friction so long as its smooth from the start. Some guys like to rifle the rifle really slick in the bags, in that case you can use stock tape on the aluminum.

 

[Shooter13]

Have you tried Pledge? Spray it on a rag then wipe your bag

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Not tried pledge, but armor all works well on the 3M slick material. I dont recommend the 3M material on raw aluminum though.

 

[Dave Way]

So far the Nylon on my Lenzi front and rear bags has not needed any lube. I have shot in temperatures from 68-101 degrees, with high humidity. Today was 70 degrees with 80% humidity. The rifle didn’t stick at all and showed no excessive vertical at 1K. In the past, sticky bags have given me vertical.

I’m pretty sure Cordura is also a Nylon product so maybe it has to do with the weave of the fabric?

Dave.

 

[Roy H]

Talcum powder boys, no chafing

 

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[Fast14riot]

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No joke, this stuff has literally saved my arse on long bike rides! 100+ miles in the saddle in a day can be a PITA!

 

[Fast14riot]

I'm going to try some McLube spray on mine. I used to use it on my sails on my race boats, works really well for them slipping into carbon or aluminum tracks on the mast. Its a dry spray, so no build up.

 

[JamesnTN]

Used dryer sheets is best thing I’ve found for my front and rear bags

 

[Rat Rifle]

Dried out Sanitary Wipes work well. Some brands work better than others. I think the one I like best came from the Dollar Tree.

Of course, the purest won’t be caught dead using these LOL

They have the advantage of saving wear on Your bags.

 

[Fuj]

I wonder how my Dri-Slide would work ?? May have to do
a little test on the cordura at the next range session.