Personal Care Lubricant for Muzzleloaders-What do you think?

fjrdoc · Oct 10, 2024

I know that there are as many patch lubes for muzzleloaders out there as there are members. Last night, I started thinking about if there was some form of water soluable patch lube that could be tried for use in muzzleloaders.
I thought that it might make cleanup between shots easier that fat or grease based lubes. The idea of using water-based personal lubes popped into my mind as an option.
I have not tried any product nor searched the forum for any previous posts. Thought that I would throw the idea out there to see what you all think.

Phil Coffins · Oct 10, 2024

Why? Patch lube was perfected over and over again and it still comes back to the simplest things.

tenngun · Oct 10, 2024

You can only find out if you give it a try. As long as the lube prevents the patch from burning it seems to work.
We all have magic formulas cooked up in the kitchen with arcane knowledge, but iv shot spit, wheel berring grease, transmission fluid, lard, possum fat, mink oil, olive oil, olive oil and bees wax, bore butter, moose milk, and can’t tell the difference
Now a true blood shooter who gets 50-5 x may see a differnce, a 1/4 inch at fifty yards. But I was never that shooter at best, and at my age ain’t that shooter now.
Shoot it, clean it and tell us how your jerkins worked.
And don’t listen when your buddies tell you they get a hint of lavender from your shooting

russellshaffer · Oct 10, 2024

I'm not so sure he was thinking of hand lotion.

Cruzatte · Oct 10, 2024

russellshaffer said:
I'm not so sure he was thinking of hand lotion.

Um...yeah. I had that thought, too.

TNGhost · Oct 10, 2024

fjrdoc said:
I know that there are as many patch lubes for muzzleloaders out there as there are members. Last night, I started thinking about if there was some form of water soluable patch lube that could be tried for use in muzzleloaders.
I thought that it might make cleanup between shots easier that fat or grease based lubes. The idea of using water-based personal lubes popped into my mind as an option.
I have not tried any product nor searched the forum for any previous posts. Thought that I would throw the idea out there to see what you all think.

Why not try searching the internet for front stuffing personal lubricant and see what pops up. Perhaps you could come up with some suggestions.

TNGhost · Oct 10, 2024

russellshaffer said:
I'm not so sure he was thinking of hand lotion.

Cruzatte said:
Um...yeah. I had that thought, too.

You guys need to get your mind out of the gutter.

fjrdoc · Oct 10, 2024

TNGhost said:
You guys need to get your mind out of the gutter.

I was thinking about something like K-Y jelly.

Phil Coffins · Oct 10, 2024

That should be a more expensive solution to a simple problem.

morehops52 · Oct 10, 2024

I would be interested to know what kind of comments the OP would get at the range using "personal lube" . :dunno:

akroguy · Oct 10, 2024

"Hey honey, I'm going to the range. Where's the Astroglide?"

springfield art · Oct 10, 2024

fjrdoc said:
I know that there are as many patch lubes for muzzleloaders out there as there are members. Last night, I started thinking about if there was some form of water soluable patch lube that could be tried for use in muzzleloaders.
I thought that it might make cleanup between shots easier that fat or grease based lubes. The idea of using water-based personal lubes popped into my mind as an option.
I have not tried any product nor searched the forum for any previous posts. Thought that I would throw the idea out there to see what you all think.

OK, but most guys will want a 'hidden label' container for it at the range!!

Beaverman2 · Oct 10, 2024

I still like extract of unicorn horn!

Rifleman1776 · Oct 10, 2024

tenngun said:
You can only find out if you give it a try.

Amen, Bro.

ScottK · Oct 10, 2024

Just don’t get mixed up as to what activity you are doing

formernuke · Oct 10, 2024

The water content would worry me for rust reasons.

TNGhost · Oct 10, 2024

akroguy said:
"Hey honey, I'm going to the range. Where's the Astroglide?"

Ain't gonna be no dinner waiting when he gets home.

akroguy · Oct 10, 2024

Beaverman2 said:
I still like extract of unicorn horn!

Liberal tears.

BoomStick · Oct 10, 2024

Most of them are some sort of glycerin or glycol, water-based sugars yes but when your barrel gets heated up it's probably gonna get sticky...which would be a more interesting experience...

BigAl52 · Oct 10, 2024

Is this what they call thinkin outside the box

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