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Post by lugnutz on Oct 16, 2006 21:58:27 GMT -5
How and when do you guys use this stuff? I bought this stuff last year when i was putting my gun up for the season. I smeared a patch with the crap and saturated my barrel with it. I'm sure their are other uses for it, just not sure yet.  Thanks, Lug |
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Post by hornharvester on Oct 16, 2006 22:29:44 GMT -5
Bore Butter is not the best for storing your gun. Its water soluble and will rust metal. Bore butter is mainly used as a bullet lube or patch lube. h.h.
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Post by Old Ironsights on Oct 17, 2006 8:59:44 GMT -5
Well, as a mater of fact, ALL black powder lubes/solvents should be "water soluable", especially if you mean hot water. Petroleum products and BP/Subs = bad crud.
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Post by chicobrownbear on Oct 17, 2006 9:35:45 GMT -5
At the end of season I unload my encore and clean it thoroughly. Then I use a light coat of a product called Break Free CLP on the inside of the bore, and metal parts. The P at the end stands for Preserve. Then when I hit the range to check sight in prior to the next season, I clean the gun again. No rust as of yet, so i must be doing something right. I also use the impregnated gun socks for storage.
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Post by Old Ironsights on Oct 17, 2006 10:05:52 GMT -5
I'll have to find it, but there was a serious metal-test done with a variety of products. IIRC the clear "winner" was a product called Ballistol, which is petroleum free.
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Post by chicobrownbear on Oct 17, 2006 10:23:12 GMT -5
I'll have to find it, but there was a serious metal-test done with a variety of products. IIRC the clear "winner" was a product called Ballistol, which is petroleum free. I think I read the same thing. Ballistol was the winner of the test I read, Break Free was the second or third runner up, and I found it locally. |
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Post by Old Ironsights on Oct 17, 2006 10:24:13 GMT -5
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Post by greenhunter5364 on Oct 17, 2006 23:42:44 GMT -5
I put a light coat of Bore Butter on all my muzzleloaders and they do not rust, and they don't gunk up with fouling. I never use any petroleum based lubes on my smoke poles.
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Post by triplese7en on Oct 21, 2006 7:34:27 GMT -5
Bore Butter is not the best for storing your gun. Its water soluble and will rust metal. Bore butter is mainly used as a bullet lube or patch lube. h.h. Bore Butter has "zero" water-soluble properties. |
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Post by buddylee on Oct 21, 2006 7:49:29 GMT -5
It does have bee's wax in it.
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Post by oneshot on Oct 22, 2006 8:05:11 GMT -5
And it smells purty too.
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Post by 30pointbuck on Oct 22, 2006 16:56:23 GMT -5
and taste good, yum yum.
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Post by old3arrows on Oct 23, 2006 18:19:16 GMT -5
The only thing I use Bore Butter for is patch lube when firing round balls and bullet lube for cast maxi or minnie's. I like Rem Oil for my Knight and T/C, but the boys at TVM told me to use a light coat of transmission fluid on the lock, stock, and barrel of my traditional flint lock. Now before you guys start a hollerin' about it ruining the wood, it won't! I've used it for close to ten years without it causing any harm. What do you suppose the old boys out on the frontier used to clean and grease their guns? Granted, they didn't have tranny oil!
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Post by greenhunter111 on Oct 24, 2006 0:35:30 GMT -5
use whatever trips your trigger, tranny fluid, lighter fluid, gear lube, etc....
I will continue to faithfully use my bore butter and nothin else to shoot or store my fine muzzleloaders with. IT WORKS!
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