Why not use Bore Butter? I've been using the stuff with complete and total satisfaction since getting in to blackpowder percussion arms about the time that President Regan was inaugurated for his first term. I continue to use the stuff now on a .50 GPR, 12 bore Pedersoli double, and a Pietta 1860. I don't have issues with corrosion, inside the bore or outside of it. I don't have vexing ignition problems. I love the minty-fresh scent.
After shooting, clean-up is a breeze. Usually accomplished with nothing more high-tech than H2O, though sometimes, after long shooting sessions, I do add a little Ivory soap to the water. The metal then gets throughly dried and once dry, it gets a coating of Bore Butter.
Granted, when I lived in arid southern California, my local climate wasn't much of a test. But the same old regimine I've always used works pretty darn good out here in northeastern Oklahoma, where summer temps get into the triple digits, and the percentage of relative humidity comes darn close to doing likewise.
Before shooting, I simply make sure that the flash channels are clear, clean, and dry. Doing that doesn't take much time. In fact, it will probably take me longer to write this post than does to prep my rifle, shotgun, and revolver for shooting.
I've experimented with other non-petro stuff over the years, but honestly, I always come back to Bore Butter with zero regret. It just flat out works for me, though plain extra virgin olive oil works pretty good, too.
YMMV, and all of that. Apparently, it does.
-JP
After shooting, clean-up is a breeze. Usually accomplished with nothing more high-tech than H2O, though sometimes, after long shooting sessions, I do add a little Ivory soap to the water. The metal then gets throughly dried and once dry, it gets a coating of Bore Butter.
Granted, when I lived in arid southern California, my local climate wasn't much of a test. But the same old regimine I've always used works pretty darn good out here in northeastern Oklahoma, where summer temps get into the triple digits, and the percentage of relative humidity comes darn close to doing likewise.
Before shooting, I simply make sure that the flash channels are clear, clean, and dry. Doing that doesn't take much time. In fact, it will probably take me longer to write this post than does to prep my rifle, shotgun, and revolver for shooting.
I've experimented with other non-petro stuff over the years, but honestly, I always come back to Bore Butter with zero regret. It just flat out works for me, though plain extra virgin olive oil works pretty good, too.
YMMV, and all of that. Apparently, it does.
-JP
