Hunting patch

[Frontier's]

I get a little more confused more easily these days. Been around this earth for nearly 30,000 days and sometimes wonder how many more I have left remaining.

So...... by chance, are you discussing bore patching between shots or roundball patching?

Round ball patches

 

[LSB]

I use either spit patch or Baiiistol patches for range shooting.

Curious what others use for patch lube when hunting.

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I always use Track of the Wolf mink oil for patch lubrication. They claim it doesn't freeze and deer season in South Dakota can mean temperatures below zero. I cannot say for sure about other products but I have read some shooters claim that some of the other patch lubes turn rock like in cold weather.

 

[kyron4]

TOW Mink Oil for hunting. Stays soft and pliable well below 0* F

 

[mike54]

I use a 4 to 1 water and ballistol dry patch method at the range and hunting. The gun likes it so why change. It hasn't given me any problems.

 

[tenngun]

I use Track or the wolf mink oil or lard, I can’t see a differnce shooting. Lard is cheaper but I get a snob boost when I use mink. So that’s most of my shooting.
I like to target shoot with my hunting load, even though it’s a hundred to one. But I like knowing what to expect when in the woods.

 

[Omega218r]

Olive oil has worked great for me

 

[Rifleman1776]

Lots of good replies. The many different concoctions only demonstrate this is a 'do yer own thang' game. I have used many different lubes. I do not switch from range to hunting with different lubes. Current lube is whale oil and beeswax. But going to switch again soon as this one doesn't work well for me. Might try straight mink oil as that seems to popular among many here. Bear grease/oil would be great but availability is limited. BTW, of the many I have tried, chicken fat is far and away the worstest ever, Crisco next worstest.

 

[Sun City]

Wife keeps some under the kitchen sink! Plain old Canola (cooking oil) oil! Cheap!! Most times just SPIT!!

 

[springfield art]

TOW Mink Oil for hunting. Stays soft and pliable well below 0* F

As do minks! There was a reason Marilyn wore mink coats!

 

[bpd303]

I can't believe no one has mentioned Stumpy's Moose Juice. Of the 38 muzzleloaders I have, I've yet to find one that doesn't shoot well and love it.

Stumpy's Moose Juice
A general purpose blackpowder solvent and liquid patch lube. Shake well before using

Castor Oil 3 oz.
Murphy's Oil Soap 1 oz.
Witch Hazel 4 oz.
Isopropyl Alcohol (91%) 8 oz.
Water (non-chlorinated if available) 16 oz.


I dip my patching in this twice and let it dry laid flat on wax paper in between. Makes a semi-dry patch material that's easy to carry & use. If you don't mind carrying a little bottle it's a GREAT liquid lube as is.

 

[nchawkeye]

I use SnoSeal...

Have used Stumpy's Moose Snot and Track's mink oil but SnoSeal works just as well..

 

[elktaker]

I used old cotton shirt strips and spit in my old Springfield Armory .54 hawken. Unless I was at a big shoot, then I'd pre cut the shirt strip into squares and grease them down with bore butter. It shot great groups. Been trying the same combo in my newly acquired Lyman great plains rifle so far I'm getting the same results.

 

[Darto]

I'm starting to use (testing) Blackie Thomas' expensive gun butter. C3GAC through in a free bar of soap in the shipment. (Maybe to comment on my hygiene). :/

 

[springfield art]

The old-timers of the 19th Century would scoff at all of our Chemistry Class Concoctions for making lube!