olive oil

[Jim Fitzgibbon]

I see where a lot of you guys like using olive
oil on your patches.Why olive oil over other
vegetable oils?
Fly :idunno:

 

[Semisane]

Cause it sounds sexier and smells better. :wink:

Also, it's "traditional". Olive oil is what the old boys called sweet oil.

Actually, any vegetable oil would probably work as well. Never tried any though, but have been thinking about giving peanut oil a go because it has the highest smoke point of all the veg oils.

 

[Rogue River]

Lower in cholesterol? :idunno:

 

[Zonie]

Because it costs 5X more than regular vegetable oil plus it allows us to say educated things like,

"I'm so glad you brought the Balsamic Vinegar! It will go so nicely with the Olive Oil I brought and give a wonderful bouquet to our skunk cabbage salad. Now, pass me another roundball and a clean patch." . :grin:

 

[rawhide]

tried some corn oil once worked ok.

 

[ebiggs1]

I still prefer Bore Butter as all around best. When you consider everything associated with it's use and availability. But it isn't the best in colder weather. Olive oil is good in colder shooting conditions and when mixed with Bore Butter is my favorite. Olive oil by itself is OK.

 

[ericb]

One thing worth noting is that Olive Oil has a significantly higher flash point than many of the cheaper, more common Vegetable oils, and therefore shoots a little cleaner, in theory anyway. The Light Olive Oils have a higer flash point than the Extra Virgin, which works to our advantage, cuz it is much cheaper. While Olive Oil is more expensive, considering how little is actually used from shot to shot the difference in price is negligible. You can Google up "Cooking Oil Flash Points" for some interesting reading, and decide for yourself. I use it, simply cuz we do a lot of cooking and usually have it on hand, but I wouldn't hesitiate to use something else if that's what I had. When I was a Kid I don't know how many pounds of plain old Lard we used...

Eric

P.S. - Of the more common, cheaper Oils I believe Canola has a pretty high Flash Point...

 

[vern faulkner]

Olive Oyl, good enough for Pop Eye, good enough for me!!

Vern

 

[larry wv]

Saw olive oil on sale for 3.50 per liter a few days ago. I like it. Larry

 

[David W.]

I thought that was Popeye's goyle friend. :idunno:

 

[ohio ramrod]

Olive oil was refered to as sweet oil in the old days because it doesn't get rancid over time. How many of us keep our patch lubes in the ice box? I ran a short informal test a few years back using lard, olive oil, corn oil, peanut oil, soy bean oil, sperm whale oil ( The real stuff ) , synthetic sperm whale oil ( The jabbola bean stuff dixie sells ), and sun flower oil. They all performed basiclly the same, as a patch lube! :hmm: :idunno: :hmm:

 

[Tom Compton]

and those limber legs drove Brutus bonkers

 

[Pete Gaimari]

Olive Oil...............Salad

Mink Oil................Patches

 

[Tom Compton]

Xquewewwwes me - Bluto

 

[DanC]

Olive Oil...............Salad

...

And what about that little bit xtra in the bottom of the bowl after th' salad is ett'n up? That cud lube enuf patches to git t'morrows dinner!

Waste not, want not.

Dan

 

[Semisane]

Olive Oyl, good enough for Pop Eye, good enough for me!!

 

[vern faulkner]

:rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
I guess that I deserve that. Thanks

Vern

 

[Va.Manuf.06]

Olive Oil...............Salad

Mink Oil................Patches

Actually, so-called mink oil is highly over rated. Olive oil has been used for shooting, sporting and military, for hundreds of years and was used in Europe until just recently. Italy was the last nation that routinely issued olive oil to it's troops for cleaning and lubrication. It works very well.

 

[Pete Gaimari]

Olive Oil...............Salad

Mink Oil................Patches

Actually, so-called mink oil is highly over rated. Olive oil has been used for shooting, sporting and military, for hundreds of years and was used in Europe until just recently. Italy was the last nation that routinely issued olive oil to it's troops for cleaning and lubrication. It works very well.

Really. Did they just invent minks?

 

[David W.]

Olive Oil...............Salad

Mink Oil................Patches

Actually, so-called mink oil is highly over rated. Olive oil has been used for shooting, sporting and military, for hundreds of years and was used in Europe until just recently. Italy was the last nation that routinely issued olive oil to it's troops for cleaning and lubrication. It works very well.

Is mink oil over rated? I don't think so! :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: