What do you put on your threads to keep from seizing ?

[Sudsy]

Nipples, touch hole sleeves - and particularly the chokes in the Pedersoli Mortimer shotgun I just picked up (never saw a muzzleloader with chokes)
Lithium ??

 

[2 shots]

regular choke tube grease is much less messy. never seize an the other parts

 

[Sudsy]

I'm worried about the black powder / petroleum combo issue
I've dealt with stuck tubes in the past - not an enjoyable task

 

[Grosvenor]

Anti seize

 

[Phil Coffins]

Nothing, works for the late 50 years.

 

[wiscoaster]

Ordinary grease probably works good enough, but I've got this stuff called "Gorrilla Grease" that I like to use. It's a Thompson/Center product. I think I found it in the black powder section of my local Fleet Farm. Or maybe it was Scheels. I don't remember. Oddly enough, I couldn't find it on Amazon. Maybe it's not sold any more. A little lasts a long, long time.

 

[stubshaft]

Sil-Glyde silicone brake grease.

 

[Moleman]

Anti seize

Yip, good old anti seize for me as well.

 

[Ed C.]

Silver grade anti seize by Loctite. I use it on just about everything I figure I may have to take apart again. Car, boat, plumbing fittings, and guns. My 30 year old 8 oz. can is just now starting to get low.

 

[Antonio Ferraioli]

I use copper coat. It is what I use on the drilling rigs rod threads. A little goes a long ways

 

[B P Maniac Shooter]

I use "Never Seize" in a tube. ....

 

[The Crisco Kid]

I don't put profanity on the threads I post, just what's on my mind at the time.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Luberaplate
Its been stopping machineguns from seaseing since WWII

 

[Sudsy]

Luberaplate
Its been stopping machineguns from seaseing since WWII

That's good, it's what I've been using for 20 years
And the black powder doesn't cause a problem ?

 

[Grenadier1758]

You won't experience problems with a never seizing lubricant and black powder.

In fact most of the problems attributed to black powder fouling and petroleum based lubricants don't exist any more than problems of fouling build up with natural lubricants. Pay attention to the condition of the barrel when shooting. When you feel a crust ring building up at the breech or the ball is getting hard to load, wipe the bore with a loose fitting damp patch to pull out the fouling and clear the crust ring at the breech.

Some of the best rust inhibiting products, Barricade, Boeshield, are petroleum based.

Using the all natural products such as bear grease, lamb tallow et al is a romantic notion that follows historic practices. Doesn't hurt and does protect the bore, but not much better than some modern products.

 

[Terrier]

I just use the breach plug grease in a tube that TC used to sell. Use it for unmentionable breach plug, of course, but for percussion rifle and pistol nipples, too. I’m sure other manufacturers have their versions of it. A tube lasts a looooonnnng time.

I use a schmear of marine grade (green) grease on my 1858 Remington arbor.

And to keep it simple, my round ball patches are lubed with good ol’, tasty lard. Works great.

 

[Flint1]

I use anti seize on the nipple on my musket and on the touch hole liner in my Pedersoli when I shot it. I retired it decades ago and don't remove the touch hole liners on my other flintlocks, nor do I put anything on the nipples on my revolvers.

 

[Eric Krewson]

 

[Erwan]

Graisse Belleville...

 

[Johnny Tremain]

That's good, it's what I've been using for 20 years
And the black powder doesn't cause a problem ?

Its bushed on the threads. I leave the last thread or two clean so none comes into the cylinder.
I take them out in the fall for the winter cleaning, so far no problems.
It has not washed out from the sonic cleaner.