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Old 10-17-2006, 10:00 PM
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Default Excal shooters... Rail lube?

Do you use rail lube? Should I use it?

What do you reccomend for string wax?


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Old 10-17-2006, 10:06 PM
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I would like to help ya out, but you did not tell me what I was wanting to hear in my "rub" post! JK, LOL. Don, Dan, or Mike should tell ya what you need for your CB soon.
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Old 10-17-2006, 10:32 PM
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Default RE: Excal shooters... Rail lube?

You have to rub in some of Excal's wax onto all the servings. I usually load up the serving with lots of wax and then heat it to make it soak in. I find that I have to lube less often if I do it my way than the recommened method. I use some softer string wax on the string itself. If you smell something burning when you shoot it means you should have lubed your serving. Hope this helps
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Old 10-17-2006, 11:05 PM
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Default RE: Excal shooters... Rail lube?

no rail lube needed. just keep the string xaxed and it will lay down a thin layer of wax on the deck for you. good luck.
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Old 10-18-2006, 02:33 PM
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ORIGINAL: shewe

no rail lube needed. just keep the string xaxed and it will lay down a thin layer of wax on the deck for you. good luck.
Iput about 7000 shots thru rwo Excals this spring and summer, just waxed the servings. When you get a build up of wax on the rail [lots of shooting] you can take a credit card and scrape it off, followed by a wipe w/ a rag w/ WD-40. I tried some teflon rail lubes and didn't see where they are worth fooling w/. I have an old leather dog chewed work glove that I use to rub the wax in, friction heats the serving and it seems to last longer between waxings. Any right handers out there need one leather glove? lol.
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Old 10-18-2006, 06:46 PM
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Awshucks thats a lot of shooting!! I doubt I've shot my Exocet (which is 5 years old) more than 1000 times. I use the wifes blow dryer to heat up the string & rub on the wax. Saw a post last night about using TC bore butter as a rail lube. I've got lots of that I'm going to start useing.
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