Rust protection.

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Our military stores rifles indefinitely in comoline.

The Chinese military stores rifles indefinitely in fish oil.

Both harden over time so they stay right where you put them. Both keep out all oxygen and water vapor.

Oil that doesn't harden flows and it keeps flowing always. Long term protection requires something that hardens and won't flow off the metal.

Rocket science it is not.

 

[waksupi]

Vasaline is a brand of petroleum jelly, which is paraffin grease.

None of the paraffin products react adversely with BP soot.

I actually use it on the outside of the gun. For some reason, one of the rendezvous held about a hundred miles south of me, is terrible for rusting guns. Even Fluid Film didn't stop it.

For those dealing with cosmoline, you might ask your local cleaners. One of the local ones here even used to have a sign outside, cosmoline on guns steam cleaned, $10.

 

[gustrolland]

I've been using 1000plus/bore butter since the day it hit the market and nothing else since the day it came on the market inside and out and not a spot of rust inside or out. It's my only patch lube and after the barrel is clean and still hot I use a lubed patch to wipe it down you can see the lube melting

I to use bore butter, but not as a patch lube(yes it works fine) as the patches tend to smolder and may start a fire in the woods. I prefer a wet patch to prevent a chance of a fire. I also have not observed a patch smoldering when I use bear fat
in my patch lube.

 

[Historian]

Britsmoothy converted me along time ago.
In the Field all Patches, Wool Felt wads and Leather Over Powder wads all use an Olive Oil and Beeswax mix. Real simple.
I do use Pure Ballistol and a Barbers brush to lightly coat the outside and a jagged patch for the bore. Keyword here is Lightly Coat!
I also shoot 3Fg in all my 20’s!
Thanks Brit!

 

[morehops52]

Bore Butter - good for lubing patches and conicals, not good for bore protection.
Renaissance Wax - great stuff. Used it on my $$$ knife collection for decades and still have a half jar left. You could use it on the external parts but I would pass on it for a bore lube but i can't tell you why.
Quality gun oil - It's what you want because that's what it's made for. I would pass on Rem Oil for long term storage.
Gun Grease - made for long term storage and I swear by it for storing steel that is not going to be used for quite a while

 

[Trigger]

Getting ready for next week..

I have some oil from the kitchen.

I'd have to buy bees wax.

I have wax though, does this wax work?

 

[Trigger]

I Got vegetable shortening?

 

[Trigger]

I think I got it..

Mixed the olive oil with coconut and warm vegetable shortening..

Soaked a stack of patches. Then sqeezed it out.. good enough.

 

[Trigger]

I shot it each day so far.

I used 4 or 6 patches using both sides after each hunt. On the bores.

The cloth I made with the same stuff is OK.. I rung the patches out in a microfiber cloth to use to wipe the gun down..

I was going to clean out today.. but I just don't know. It's going good.

 

[Historian]

PM me if you would like real pure bees wax. I have a bee keeper right down the road from me. You pay for it and shipping and I do not mind sending you some. Again, Bees wax and standard olive oil mix is what I lube with wads, patches and protect bores with in the field. At home and storage is straight ballistic very lightly coating bore and out side. I live in the Deep South and deal with high humidity and have zero problems with rust.
Rob

 

[Trigger]

The vegetables shortening is OK..

I might want to try the next batch with that bee'swax. Just because I think it won't be sticky or oily on the outside of the barrel.. probably more like a wax feeling.

The shortening on the outside barrel is a little sticky grease feeling.. it's ok. I kinda like that. It's not oily.

I did sent the mix also with a glob of bore butter.

 

[Britsmoothy]

The vegetables shortening is OK..

I might want to try the next batch with that bee'swax. Just because I think it won't be sticky or oily on the outside of the barrel.. probably more like a wax feeling.

The shortening on the outside barrel is a little sticky grease feeling.. it's ok. I kinda like that. It's not oily.

I did sent the mix also with a glob of bore butter.

If you want a sent just choose an essential oil online of your choosing.

 

[Clark Badgett]

I do not prefer using wax in any bore unless I can have a way to frequently remove any that remains to coat the bore and trap contaminates. Breachloaders sure, muzzleloaders nope.

 

[Britsmoothy]

I do not prefer using wax in any bore unless I can have a way to frequently remove any that remains to coat the bore and trap contaminates. Breachloaders sure, muzzleloaders nope.

If the fats, wax or oil are animal or plant based the " contaminates" are held in suspension permanently.
And if you do want the bore squeaky clean just use very hot water.
Everything comes out then.
Including lead!

 

[Clark Badgett]

If the fats, wax or oil are animal or plant based the " contaminates" are held in suspension permanently.
And if you do want the bore squeaky clean just use very hot water.
Everything comes out then.
Including lead!

Hot water does not go into my barrels either. And I don’t get leading.

 

[wiscoaster]

The beeswax-based lubes are my first cleaning step; soapy hot water the second; Ballistol the third.

 

[Clark Badgett]

The beeswax-based lubes are my first cleaning step; soapy hot water the second; Ballistol the third.

Water is all you need to clean. Oil to protect afterwards.

 

[Moleman]

After cleaning I use WD 40 for water displacement then 3 in 1 oil within a few days.

 

[Banjoman]

Britsmoothy converted me along time ago.
In the Field all Patches, Wool Felt wads and Leather Over Powder wads all use an Olive Oil and Beeswax mix. Real simple.
I do use Pure Ballistol and a Barbers brush to lightly coat the outside and a jagged patch for the bore. Keyword here is Lightly Coat!
I also shoot 3Fg in all my 20’s!
Thanks Brit!

He helped me understand this too. I checked one of my rifles today that several weeks ago had been fired, cleaned with hot water, dried with cotton patches and lubed with the bees wax/vegetable oil mix. No rust.

 

[smoothshooter]

Searching products again.

Bore butter..

Cooking grill products.

Make my own.

Renaissance wax..

to prevent rust.

I don't use anything in the bore during use because I been using gun oil to prevent rust. Been cleaning daily during the season.

Wondering if it's good for a week or two with a coat of the Renaissance wax.. that seems to be popular..

The search went from cooking to knifes to then armor. Then modern unmentionable back to armor back to muzzloaders. Used across the board. Renaissance wax.

I have used Break Free CLP for almost 50 years with perfect satisfaction. US military likes it too.
Slightly diluted Ballistol is very good also. I have been using it also for 15 years and like it a lot.