New patch lube?

[1Longbow]

My wife came home from the store yesterday and while there she got a free sample of "Doctor Burts RES-Q Ointment' It comes in a little tin ,kinda like percussion caps. Its for burns and scrapes etc.I thought it might make a new patch lube,as it contains Almond oil,olive oil,bees wax,lavender oil. What do you think?

 

[Stony]

Try it, worse thing that could happen is either it becomes as hard as a rock and you need to get your barrel replaced or it works better than anything you ever tried and you can't find it anywhere.

 

[necchi]

Bee's wax and Olive oil seems to be a popular mix where folks will adjust the blend to their suiting so that's a plus.
From that point I guess I'd look at cost,
(like how does it compare to just Olive oil an Bees wax) and long term availability.
I mean ya find something good yer gonna wanna stick with it for years

 

[Zonie]

Why do I have this picture in my mind of a guy carrying his longrifle thru a field with a swarm of bees buzzing around the muzzle?

That lavender oil might attract all sorts of critters. :rotf:

OK. OK.

It probably will work pretty good as a patch lube but before getting your hopes up, better find out how much the stuff costs.

 

[ncmtmike]

Thanks Zonie,now I get to clean Dr.Pepper of my computer screen :rotf:

 

[Sperit de bois]

Wondering how "Bag Balm" would work????? It's along the same lines,Petrolatum,lanolin base.

 

[ohio ramrod]

Bag Balm has a vasoline base. Vasoline does NOT make a god lube. How do I know ? I tried it in the sixties! :idunno:

 

[Billnpatti]

I would think it would work just fine. Folks have tried everything on the planet as a lube so why not something by Burt's Bees. Even though almost everything imaginable has been tried, don't try Preparation H because it tends to reduce the muzzle diameter by at least one caliber. ;>) :haha:

 

[Lock Nut]

:rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

 

[Matt85]

I would think it would work just fine. Folks have tried everything on the planet as a lube so why not something by Burt's Bees. Even though almost everything imaginable has been tried, don't try Preparation H because it tends to reduce the muzzle diameter by at least one caliber. ;>) :haha:

:rotf:

 

[Rifleman1776]

Oh goodie!
We need another patch lube.
I think we have gone through cussin's and discussions of the bazzilion-gazzilion other lubes that folks have tried. :wink: