Simplest Lube Ever

[BCS]

Water soluble oil [1 part] to 3 parts Dawn] dish soap.
Mix it together and it makes a waxy grease, apply with finger.
I used Rustlick WS-11 oil from NAPA.
Dawn it the Platinum Ultra.
I have used it or a version on 60 or more shots with my home made slugs with no leading.
Need a fast easy lube, give it a try.

 

[BCS]

Picture of the 1-3 lube.

It is quite thick.

 

[box_blaster]

Does look simple enough indeed. May have to try it out on some crusty old buffalo bullets.

 

[BCS]

Remember to use an over sized felt wad under them. 54 dia. in your 50 and so on.

 

[BCS]

Forgot to mention that this makes a good patch lube. Just rub it in.

 

[BCS]

I found this and it says Anti Corrosive.

https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/SL_SL2512
If you look at the MSDS it has mineral oil.

No salt or sodium like some others.

 

[BCS]

I found this and it says Anti Corrosive.

https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/SL_SL2512
If you look at the MSDS it has mineral oil.

No salt or sodium like some others.

I tried to mix Dawn and mineral oil, it did not work.
The above oil may not work.
The Rustlick WS-11 does, other than I cannot find less than a gallon quantity.

 

[scratcherky]

The NAPA oil referenced above is not available in my area.

 

[BCS]

From the MSDS


hydrotreated oil is veggy oil, the rest is secret.
We need to find a vegetable based water soluble oil. That you can buy a quart of.
WS-11 is available on line

 

[anonymouscowherd]

plain criso or melted criso and beeswax mixed. a little lanolin will make it stickier

 

[BCS]

Dawn mixes with:

YEA:

1 part Water Soluble Oil [ Rustlick WS-11 ] to, 2 and 3 parts Dawn.[3 seems better]

Watco Satin Liquid wax mixes well

Carnauba Paste Car Wax needs to be heated, need to try liquid Carnauba



Nay:

Peanut oil

Castor oil

Synthetic two stroke, Husky Brand

Stihl synthetic

Blue Grease

Mineral oil

Lanolin

 

[BCS]

When I say mix, I mean react and harden into a wax like paste.

 

[scratcherky]

plain criso or melted criso and beeswax mixed. a little lanolin will make it stickier

Can you give amount of each?

 

[GoexBlackhorn]

Water soluble oil [1 part] to 3 parts Dawn] dish soap.
Mix it together and it makes a waxy grease, apply with finger.
I used Rustlick WS-11 oil from NAPA.
Dawn it the Platinum Ultra.
I have used it or a version on 60 or more shots with my home made slugs with no leading.
Need a fast easy lube, give it a try.

Recipe given here is intended for those that clean their barrels in a submerged water bucket or sink filled with water.

If you don't and use barrel cleaners on a 2-1/2 - 3" patch to run up & down your barrel, the thickened Dawn soap remnants will eventually accumulate in your land & grooves.

I recommend all patch & ball shooters use a wired brush, instead of a jag to clean. Don't turn that barrel into a smoothbore.

I've purchased roundball guns from shooters who claimed the gun lost all of it's accuracy over the years. I cleaned those barrels properly and the guns became fine shooters again.

 

[GoexBlackhorn]

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[anonymouscowherd]

Can you give amount of each?

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You need to experiment, your local temperature range will be your guide for the most part.... 50/50 wax and Crisco w/o lanolin holds up well in VERY hot Florida summer but is too hard I think for most of hunting season (though October can be quite warm here it won't be mid to high 90s) .... I need to try either with something that will be liquid at room temp to cut the beeswax (veg oil) or just reducing the wax content to 25% and seeing how it does in cooler/cold weather. Have not yet acquired lanolin to test, but when I do I'll wait until I have a good oil/wax ratio figured out and then make a batch and separate into small containers (1 cup each?) and try a few different amounts. Easy enough to alter by adding more lube or lanolin. It doesn't take a lot - for a cup I'd probably try a table spoon to start and then maybe in 1/2 or whole table spoon steps