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Best common household lubricant?
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-0 windshield washer fluid. Straight dish liquid, spit, windex. Anything wet works. I use the washer fluid for plinking and matches. Mink oil for hunting.
nchawkeye
58 Cal.
SnoSeal
Johnny Tremain
Silversmith in training
Somewhere on this site is a sticky with moose milk. Clean the last fowling shot with the next one.
Self cleaning sure beats a jammed ramrod.
Just dont tell anyone my secret, they wont believe you.
Thats why I can shoot 75-80 rounds and never swab the barrel once.
Im too lazy to make mine so I buy Thompson Center 1000+ Number 13 bore cleaner.
Lubes and cleans at the same time.
Self cleaning sure beats a jammed ramrod.
Just dont tell anyone my secret, they wont believe you.
Thats why I can shoot 75-80 rounds and never swab the barrel once.
Im too lazy to make mine so I buy Thompson Center 1000+ Number 13 bore cleaner.
Lubes and cleans at the same time.
I need to buy -0 windshield washer fluid anyways, good call. So can you just soak the patches in the fluid? do you just pour some on at the range?
Olive oil is great stuff! Mix it with beeswax and it’s even better
Almost any household item that is slick will work. Any liquid soap from dish soap to shampoo mixed with water. Any cooking oil that you can sneak out of the kitchen. Engine oil. Hand oil. And of course, spit. There are many others that are also acceptable. You just need to dampen the patch material. No need to pour. I have a small jar with the mouth about the size of my thumb. Hold the patch over the mouth with your finger or thumb while you turn it over and back at the range before cutting the patch at the muzzle. Maybe twice is enough to just dampen the patch material.
Old English furniture polish
Phil Coffins
69 Cal.
KY?
I've had to explain some uncomfortable things to my pharmacist, but this could end up with me being handed a restraining order. And now, I'm wondering if it would work.......
If you wash that pillow ticking in your washing machine with some bath towels it will soften it
The lube that you have that works for you is probably best. We have no way of knowing what various household lubes you gave available in your household to choose from. You will find the suggestion box full of potential candidates.
Do you use ticking straight form the bolt, or do you wash out the sizing first?
I always wash it first with an all natural soap, then tumble dry on hot.
morehops52
50 Cal.
This is great. My second batch of popcorn this week . I'll have to back off the butter if this keeps up
My washing machine has a pre soak mode. I let the ticking soak in hot water before the actual wash.
Put it in a small squirt bottle. Spray your patch then squeeze out the excess so it’s not dripping. Load and shoot.
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Wash it it also tighten the weave and if you use a spit patch sizing doesn't taste good
I like Murphys oil soap mixed 50/50 with alcohol , in a spray bottle
Yup, there's all kinds.
David and Tree make good points. I like David's idea, never thought of that but it makes sense.
David and Tree make good points. I like David's idea, never thought of that but it makes sense.
