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Oil for smoke poles?
Eric Krewson:
I had a MK4, my dad bought it for me when I was 12, at they time they were stacked up like cord wood in the local hardware stores and cost $8 each. I didn't know about corrosive ammo at the time and didn't clean it properly, even with a pitted bore it was amazingly accurate.
I sold it for $20 forty years ago to a newbie deer hunter, I should have held on to it seeing what they for for today.
Gimlis Ghost:
I suspect that a greasy wax made from Whale Oil was used to lubricate lock works. It was commonly used for clocks.
While Sperm Whale oil is not available these days "Blackfish Oil" made from Pilot Whale blubber is still in use for delicate equipment exposed to deep sub zero cold. In fact it is in use by NASA to lube hinges of various deployable equipment on deep space probes and other space craft.
I once had a small tube of Whale Oil that had been made for use on wind instruments. I was surprised to find it burned with a beautiful clean white flame.
PS
Depending on how processed Whale oil can be thick as grease or thin as oil but in fact its actually a wax rather than an oil.
WoodsmanRanger:
--- Quote from: Mesophilic on May 19, 2021, 07:13:50 pm ---Guy told me at the range not to use gun oil on a muzzle loader. He said that the petro chemical based oils react with black powder to form some nasty gunk.
Is there any truth to this?
What oils would you guys recommend for rust prevention?
--- End quote ---
I use neetsfoot oil.
Here is a link to an article I wrote on my blog on gun oils if you are interested.
https://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2013/04/train-oil-sweet-oil-and-foot-oil-small.html
Regards, Keith.
Eric Krewson:
The guy told you wrong, for cleaning and lubing it is fine, I use a patch soaked with 10W30 motor oil in my bore between shooting sessions, I do clean it out of the barrel with several dry patches prior to shooting and use a natural oil for patch lube, like olive oil or my favorite, mink oil. I use RIG gun grease in the bore for long time storage.
If you use petroleum based lubes for your patches it will leave some hard black crud in the barrel over time that takes some elbow grease to get out. I think the early TC maxi lube was petroleum based, later they went to what they called "Natural lube". I have two tubes of the older maxi lube, I never liked it, don't know why I keep it.
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