Does one need to apply oil or ballistol INSIDE the lock?

bpd303 · Dec 3, 2024

N.Y. Yankee said:
I graduated to a needle-tipped oil bottle

I use one of the sewing machine oil bottle like yours, most fabric stores have them. I use the USMC oil a marine concocted for the M16 in Vietnam. It works great, better than any commercial oil I have tried. I cut the quantity's in half so I don't have a large amount to store.

U.S.M.C. Gun Oil
¾ oz (22.5 cc) STP
¼ oz (7.5 cc) Hoppe’s #9
2 oz (59 cc) 10W40 motor oil
5 oz (148 cc) hydraulic jack oil

RiverRat · Dec 3, 2024

wiscoaster said:
(my emphasis added)

That's my opinion, too, but you'll find people with more expertise, experience and knowledge than me here, who will take a completely opposite view.

I don't know that there's any ONE "right" way.

Do what works for you. Experiment to find whatever that is. And have fun doing it.

That is the beauty of muzzleloading, there are so many different ways to achieve the desired result. Pick the one that you are comfortable with and enjoy burning that powder.

bpd303 · Dec 3, 2024

If you ask a dozen muzzle loader's how to do something, you will get fifteen answers and all will work. As Rifleman1776 has said "do your own thing".

Mad Irish Jack · Dec 5, 2024

every lock I own has gone through the same ritual and inspection for needs. On advice of a deceased friend and master gunsmith/maker, I use a diamond jewelers file (worth the cost) to polish ALL the friction bearing parts if the locks and trigger assemblies. I'll wipe the exterior, exposed surfaces with a high quality Gun oil. On the friction bearing surfaces I use a minute amount of fine powdered graphite. If it gets moist from condensation and dries, it gets caked. BUT it is so thin that any friction or touch breaks it back to the powder state. most of my friends have jumped to this procedure and love it. It's relatively inexpensive and can be used on all firearms and other tools and equipment with friction bearing parts.

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