OK, this might sound odd and I appologize for the long winded-ness before I even start, but here goes...
Years ago I was searching for a new "something" to lube my cases with as I resized them for reloading. Ever shoved a dry 300 win mag case into a die? If you have you know what a mess it can be. Use too much of the lube and you'll get an easy removal but dimples from the hydraulic "hot spots" between the case and die. Use too little and that case isn't coming out till the second coming. So there I was, half a dozen or more different lubes and none was really up to the task. Then I came across this great stuff called "Imperial size wax", other reloaders ranted about how good it was. Couldn't get too much as you just "Moisten" your finger tips with it every second or third case and just kind of rub your fingers on the cases as you put them on the ram...majic!
But, sometime later I ran across a bunch of guys, can't remember where just now, but it was online. They introduced me to "Ed's Red" and some other really great home made bullet lubes. But also, a new (to me anyway) case lube, said it was even better than Imperial. Well, I just had to check that out, so I sourced all the materials and mixed up a batch. No kidding, this stuff is the shiznit for case lubing and I have still to get thru even a half ounce of the stuff (I made like half a pound of it).
Now, fast forward a couple years, I'm dealing with an obstinate Webley Premier. The Webleys, for those that don't know, use a sliding link along the top of thier air tube that has a bad tendency to gall, stick and render the pistol un-usable. So, I had tried polishing the raceway as well as the small link. Tried different oils and greases. Then it dawns on me, how about that super case lube I made up? So I did, that Webley has yet to catch again after many hundreds of rounds.
What is this majical stuff? 50/50 Anhydrous lanolin and petroleum jelly. That's it, just heat the two together in a pan till they form a nice consistent mixture, pour into small jars and let cool. The lanolin is not the best smelling stuff and you'd be wise to not make it in the kitchen unless you really want to know how many times your wifes head can spin around spewing split pea soup. I just use a small hotplate I have out in the garage that I use to pre-heat my bullet moulds. You can find the lanolin on Ebay or at least I did, I'm sure Amazon has it too.
FWIW
Chris