NawSo on short trips oil really isn't needed.
Mink oil for "party lube"?I’ve got a tin oil can from Hot Dipped Tin, excellent product, but I don’t trust it in my bag. I carry old cap box tins full of mink oil, party lube and metal protector.
I have a haversack sized bag that is full of range box stuff. Cleaning kit, some tools for emergency type jobs extra pieces it it stays in camp and not on a hunt or it’s in the car if I’m at the range
I love spell check sometimesMink oil for "party lube"?
May I suggest KY jelly instead...?
I've been using one of these for just under 50 years for my bore cleaner, No. 13 & 'Ol Thunder, never had a leak!I picked one of these up off of ebay for something like $7 a while back. It's WWII era so not quite period correct, but is certainly closer to that and much more aesthetic than a plastic bottle. Hasn't leaked either.
In all honesty I haven't actually had reason to use it as I typically hunt my 60 acre farm and am never more than a 15 minute walk from the house. But when I start heading out into the rockies on months-long trapping expeditions (cough, cough), I'll be ready!
PS -- if it were to ever leak -- it's loaded with neat's foot oil -- not a terrible thing to have on my leather shooting bag.
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I have a brass "oiler" in each bag. it is the long pencil shaped item next to the pan primer. It has an o ring etc and a dip stick. I t hold more than enough oil for any thing necessary in the field etc. It does not leak and I have had them for years. Might be ted cash but I can't honestly remember.
Theyre much the same as the brass oil bottles issued with the Lee Enfield .303 Service Rifles, the later FN SLR 7.62 Rifles in my era often had the brass oil bottles in the cleaning kit roll. Some things just can't be improved on, I managed to keep a couple of them and carry one in my shooting pouch.This is what i use. I have one in each bag. The "dip" stick allows me to place small amounts of oil just where I need it. If I really think I need something more grease like I just use a greased patch!
When I find a decent holder , what would be your first choice in oils? Neatsfoot, Mineral, avoid the Petroleum?
Motor oils go by weight like 30 W or 40W. If you had to guess what "Weight"would a gun oil be?There's no reason to avoid petroleum as nothing you would be oiling would be subject to the temperature and pressure of burning powder. Any good gun lube (your choice) would be OK.
Everyone I know who surely are much more experienced than I, advised that the weight corresponds with the ratio of .0812 of a Quart to every 560 pounds that the last Fat lady you danced with weighed........Motor oils go by weight like 30 W or 40W. If you had to guess what "Weight"would a gun oil be?
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