replacement for TC bore butter

erk · Nov 10, 2024

Hi been shooting off and on the past 40 years and only been using tc bore butter for patch lube .
I'm just about out and just found out they don't make it anymore and was wondering did anything replace it or is there anything better
thank Erk

Des52 · Nov 10, 2024

I use TOTW mink oil for everything but lubing maxis. I have a tube of bore butter that I only use for lubing maxis, it's all I found it good for. TOTW mink oil works in hot or cold weather better than anything else I have found. I have left guns loaded for months at a time with no problems shooting.

Spikebuck · Nov 10, 2024

Agree on ToTW mink oil. Much better than Bore Butter for patches.

You can also make your own olive oil/beeswax lube. I'll let others here chime in on their formulas.

wiscoaster · Nov 10, 2024

Spikebuck said:
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You can also make your own olive oil/beeswax lube. I'll let others here chime in on their formulas.

Hah hah. And you're likely to get a million of them. Probably better for the OP just to search the forums for "lube". They'll turn up in the search results. Keep him reading and entertained for at least a couple weeks.

Old Hawkeye · Nov 10, 2024

erk said:
Hi been shooting off and on the past 40 years and only been using tc bore butter for patch lube .
I'm just about out and just found out they don't make it anymore and was wondering did anything replace it or is there anything better
thank Erk

Get ready!! You are about to get several thousand formulas for making your own lube! Just buy a few different readily available patch lubes like mink oil or bear grease or some other concoction of wax/oil & see what you prefer. It ain't rocket surgery & making your own is a waste of time. Just my two cents. I like the TOTW Mink Oil cause I hunt in the cold. You may like something different.

erk · Nov 10, 2024

thankyou i'll do a search on patch lube just wondering if anything replace it.
my father always used it and after he died his gun was left loaded for 4 years before i got it.
took it to the range it fired no problem and still shoots better than min its a old TC Hawkens he built from a kit

longcruise · Nov 10, 2024

erk said:
took it to the range it fired no problem and still shoots better than min its a old TC Hawkens he built from a kit

Rifles that have been loaded for two hundred years have gone off just fine. It's pretty amazing how stable bp is if it's not contaminated. It can even get very wet but if it is dried it's once again off to the races!

As far as lube goes, get a brick of Morrell lard at the grocery store and use it as is. There is sooooo much to be said for keeping it simple.

erk · Nov 10, 2024

longcruise said:
Rifles that have been loaded for two hundred years have gone off just fine. It's pretty amazing how stable bp is if it's not contaminated. It can even get very wet but if it is dried it's once again off to the races!

As far as lube goes, get a brick of Morrell lard at the grocery store and use it as is. There is sooooo much to be said for keeping it simple.

i did make a paste out of bees wax coconut oil and lard for rust prevention that works great but was told not to use it in my flintlock

wiscoaster · Nov 10, 2024

erk said:
i did make a paste out of bees wax coconut oil and lard for rust prevention that works great but was told not to use it in my flintlock

Huh?!? Who told you that? That's got to be one of those thousands of formulas, all of which are intended to be used in a flintlock.

erk · Nov 10, 2024

wiscoaster said:
Huh?!? Who told you that? That's got to be one of those thousands of formulas, all of which are intended to be used in a flintlock.

a old ww2 vet that I use to see at my club.He wouls say don't put any type bees wax down the barrel of any gun.
he has long passed on but he was one hell of a shot with his garand

Old Hawkeye · Nov 10, 2024

erk said:
thankyou i'll do a search on patch lube just wondering if anything replace it.
my father always used it and after he died his gun was left loaded for 4 years before i got it.
took it to the range it fired no problem and still shoots better than min its a old TC Hawkens he built from a kit

I just notice that right below your post is an ad for a lube I've never heard of called Brimshiner Bore Grease & Patch lube. Looks alot like Bore Butter. Might be worth a try!

erk · Nov 10, 2024

Old Hawkeye said:
I just notice that right below your post is an ad for a lube I've never heard of called Brimshiner Bore Grease & Patch lube. Looks alot like Bore Butter. Might be worth a try!

thanks i might have to try that at least for 36 cal 6 shoter

andy52 · Nov 10, 2024

Ox-yoke wonder lube is very close to the TCstuff.

longcruise · Nov 10, 2024

erk said:
a old ww2 vet that I use to see at my club.He wouls say don't put any type bees wax down the barrel of any gun.
he has long passed on but he was one hell of a shot with his garand

I've always been a little leary of bees wax in the lube. That said, I've tried it in some lubes and didn't see any advantages to it. I think many use it as a thickener.

wiscoaster · Nov 10, 2024

erk said:
a old ww2 vet that I use to see at my club.He wouls say don't put any type bees wax down the barrel of any gun.
he has long passed on but he was one hell of a shot with his garand

He obviously knew little about black powder muzzleloaders. I have a Garand, too, and I sure don't clean and lube it the same way I'd clean and lube my BP guns. It's a whole different universe, and what's right for one universe doesn't necessarily carry into the other.

Carry on.

Okie Hog · Nov 10, 2024

Frontiers Anti Rust and Patch Lube works very well:

Spikebuck · Nov 10, 2024

erk said:
i did make a paste out of bees wax coconut oil and lard for rust prevention that works great but was told not to use it in my flintlock

If you are already making this mixture and it also works great for patch lube, use it! None of those ingredients are going to harm your barrel!

If one thing does two jobs that's better than using two separate things.

Howard Pippin · Nov 11, 2024

erk said:
Hi been shooting off and on the past 40 years and only been using tc bore butter for patch lube .
I'm just about out and just found out they don't make it anymore and was wondering did anything replace it or is there anything better
thank Erk

I think wonderlube 1000+ is available several places and is about the same.
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Uncle Miltie · Nov 11, 2024

Ox Yoke Originals Wonder Lube 1000. Most dealers have it on hand or you can order it from them.

45man · Nov 11, 2024

I have tested all lubes and bore butter was bad for any groups. Home made stuff put it to shame. Plus when cold out I had to run the tube over with my truck to get any out. Nasty junk.

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