Anyone use this on snares to make them slicker?
Never have prolly would do good I thought about it but didn’t want to order something else that why I went with the wax I showed you.
Larry Burton had something like that on his mink snares. Keep forgetting to ask him but I’m pretty sure that’s what it is.
Colt
Some say Zep floor polish will work.
I have heard that as well I should try it my self
Colt
I use it on everything. Just hang your snares with lock up and work it good to make sure there’s no clogs.
I typically paint mine but this fall I made up a few and dropped them in my trap dye for about 4 days because I was busy and didn’t have any paint. When I got them out and dry, them dudes were slick and fast! Not sure what it was unless all the cable strand crevices got full of dye residue. I bet the full metal jacket would work great, never tried it though.
Dakota line has a water based trap and snare dip. I have seen the results on both and it looks pretty darn good. In the past, I have tried waxing snares but to me, it prohibited the lock from moving freely. This was on 3/32 -7x7 cable. May have been a little different on 1x19 but I did not like the wax anyhow. I just spray paint my snares just to break up the outline of the loop. In my opinion, a loaded snare is the way to make it fast.
I agree. I have six dozen 1x19 5/64 snares with Grawes bullet locks on them. The tolerance is too tight for regular wax I think. I loaded them and they’re somewhat faster but not great. I’m about convinced to rework them with a looser flowing lock.I’m going to play with one and see. I bought them from Grawes and I’m not satisfied with the way they’re made. May be me, I’m not much of a snare guy.
Chris, I might bring a couple down to your meet so you can look at them and offer advice.
Ok, I have used the Grawes bullet locks for years. Bullet’s are a good lock and for me have worked fine but are not a real fast lock. I have seen some of the washer type locks (maybe you also) move on cable fast just due to the size and extra weight of the lock itself. I am in no way any type of expert but like to experiment with several type of locks. Take a look at a micro lock sometime and build a snare. Take a shot at loading it. It may take a couple attempts to get the backbone of the loop just right but eventually you’ll get the hang of it. also I believe 1x19 cable holds a better “springy” loop. Just my opinion.
Colt recommends micro locks too. Those reverse bend Reicharts are heavy and fairly fast.
Had to check but my favorite are these. There the easiest to get right. If you mess up and cork screw them the snare is still good. They are strong adjustable for speed and sensitivity and they are small. Smallest I have fooled with
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Yes, I agree. great lock. The mini cam locks are also forgiving on the cable because they are self centering once you establish the backbone on the cable. Camlocks will adjust and center up to fall correctly conforming to the loaded loop. Like I said, get a few various lock types and experiment.
Those are my two favorite locks too. Very fast if loaded right.
Do you guys use full metal jacket on your footholds? I dipped mine but they smell like chemical a bit still. Should I dip them in wax instead?
Well I use wax but…wax can be contaminated and will soak up other odors at times.
On water traps and cat traps I don’t really care and I can’t say I really care on k9 traps as I’ve caught allot of k9s in dirty traps. If and when I’ve been worried about it I just wash them in water dry them and go on.
Colt
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