Looking for opinions on bear grease and mink oil

[ike1518]

Hi all,

I'm looking for your thoughts on Bumblin Bear Grease (October Country) and Mink Oil (TOTW). Specifically, would they work as bore lube/rust preventer?

There was another thread on this but it went off topic so quickly the question was never really answered so I thought I would try posting a thread myself. Thanks.

 

[saber]

Ido not know about the bear grease you are talking about but reg old bear grease is what I like. when you get a black bear in the fall just cut all the fat off you can and then render it down work great as a patch lube and to put on steel to stop rust

 

[BrownBear]

I've been using TOW's Mink Oil Grease as a patch lube with great happiness. I've recently applied it to several bores after thorough cleaning, drying and a pass with a modern rust preventer that leaves a "dry" film, just to keep humidity away. So far, so good.

I've also been using a couple of bear grease concoctions I got from Swampy. They're excellent and have put me on the hunt for a local source of bear grease.

 

[Sully]

I use mink oil and I think it works great as a patch lube. I also rub a patch with mink oil on it over all the metal parts on my rifle when i'm done shooting.

 

[majg1234]

I've been using mink oil from tractor supply(found near the boots) to grease the bore after cleaning and the stock,barrel of my rifle for a couple of years now with good result

 

[rabjr]

Don't know about theirs but I use my own bear grease mix.

 

[buzp]

I have been using Bumblin Bear Grease for a couple of months and so far I am pleased with it. I don't like to use oil in my barrel during deer season so I clean and dry the barrel and use my patch lube to coat the barrel. So far, I havn't found rust in the barrel when using the
BBG. It works well as a patch lube, it stays flexible in cold weather (at least in Texas cold weather) and does not harm stock finish. It also appears to be a good leather treatment. I'll know more about it later in the year when it gets hot and humid here, but I like it so far.

 

[scobrien]

Ike-I use TOW mink oil and my own bear grease as a bore lube and rust preventative, even on the internal workings of my locks. I cannot make any claims as to the merits of the natural/animal oils over modern rust preventatives, and in fact have the opinion that the modern ones work better at keeping rust at bay.

I prefer bear oil over mink oil for a lube because it does not get as stiff in really cold weather. Either one works to my standards though, because really cold weather lasts for just a short time around here.

I also never swab or clean in between shots and like the fact that my lubed patches can set for extremely long periods and still work just fine.

I no longer have the bright and shiny bores I once did, but do not know just how much of a factor the oils have had on their present condition. Most of the patina in the bores is most likely a result of the way that I use a gun rather than my choice of rust preventative.

Steve