How do you Carry Lube?

[Smokey Plainsman]

Hi, all. I've been looking for a period way to carry a small amount of lubricant with me for freshening up patches and for greasing my lock/barrel etc after cleaning in the field.

Can anyone recommend a small leak proof period correct container? I'm thinking a little bottle or something? I'd like something small to put in the pocket of my shooting bag.

Thanks, gang.

 

[Ranger1759]

In my mouth....lol :rotf:

 

[nkbj]

Smokey,
Are you using a liquid oil?
To get your hands on a period correct oiler might be a head scratcher. Sending you a link.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Wow how clever.

I've noticed responses like this growing in number on this board, ones that serve not to help.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Excellent, thank you! I wonder the dimensions on that Enfield oiler?

 

[nkbj]

Beats me but it caint be big.

 

[ohio ramrod]

If you know someone with horses the tubes horse wormer medicine comes in makes ideal containers. Just remove the "plunger" reinsert the rubber "plug" and then cut a tapered dowel rod to plug the other end. You will have a"T" type end to help hold and a sealed container. I use them for premeasured powder charges but they would work well for lube for a thick lube you may want to leave the plunger in! :idunno:

 

[coloradoclyde]

You could use a small apothecary type bottle and leather wrap it for protection.. a ceramic bottle would also work.
You could also make one out of wood and seal it with beeswax.
Or you could just add the beeswax to the oil until it didn't run anymore, and then you could store it in a tin.

Several companies also sell tin or brass oilers.

 

[George]

Hi, all. I've been looking for a period way to carry a small amount of lubricant with me for freshening up patches and for greasing my lock/barrel etc after cleaning in the field.

All the original references I've found to lubricating patches talk about grease, paste lube, not oil. The only ones I've found concerning how that grease was carried mention the patch box of the rifle.

I carry an old percussion cap box which has had the paint burned off for my paste lube, which is beeswax-lard. I never have occasion to do anything but grease patches and maybe rub some paste lube on the outside of my guns while I'm in the field, any lubricating I do to the internals of the lock is done at home. I never have a need for liquid lube/oil in the field.

Spence

 

[Major Dorman]

I carry rendered deer tallow in an old altoid tin.

 

[BrownBear]

For years I used a Copenhagen can. Then I found these. About the same size, but not plastic. I like them better than cap tins for the extra diameter. I'm often shooting larger calibers, and cap tins are just too small for my tastes. If you prefer smaller these are a little fancier than discards. If you're looking for something to hold liquid oil, one of these might be just right for you.

 

[Stumpkiller]

I have in the past used McCormick vanilla extract bottles with the threads ground off and a cork stopper.

Here's an image showing three methods.

Dipped patch strips in a waxed deerskin bag. Tin for grease lube. made by baking off the paint on an mint tin. Small bottle and stopper.

I also have a Ted Cash brass oil bottle in the tool roll.

 

[Brokennock]

I'm thinking Ranger1759 was trying to reference using spit lubed patches.

Check out a company online called "specialty bottle" they havr all sorts of tins, bottles, and other containers.

 

[smoothshooter]

Don't know if you are talking liquid or grease, but I use a Ted Cash oiler for oil, and Kiwi shoe polish can, or something similar and smaller for grease.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Thanks, gang. I've used Ballistol for this purpose but amen't sure if mink's oil would be better. I'd like to make pre cuts from #40 drill and mink's oil, I hear much about it.

 

[BrownBear]

Check out a company online called "specialty bottle" they havr all sorts of tins, bottles, and other containers.

Impressive! Thanks for the pointer. Here is the link.

 

[excess650]

I use one of those Ted Cash snuff cans for tinder and a percussion cap tin for mink oil.

 

[Juice Jaws]

I think what he is saying is, using spit for his lube, I do the same thing. No need for a bottle.

 

[nhmoose]

Wow how clever.

I've noticed responses like this growing in number on this board, ones that serve not to help.

Gee it's called spit for patch lube. Hard to get help when not thinking answer out.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Spit lube is my go-to lube most of the time....it also cleans fouling well.
Carrying liquid oil can be difficult and problematic.