Your Fav. Vegetable Oil for Making Lubes

Of all the different oils, Crisco, Corn, Canola, Olive, EV Olive, Peanut etc. etc., Im wondering, what is your favorite to use in making mixed lubes and why? What are the properties of the different oils that you are aware of?

Wesson 100% soybean oil. Because that’s what my wife has in the cabinet. Shhhhhh,,,,,

I have several of those listed on hand but I use extra virgin olive oil in my patch lube mix. I don't think it's any better than regular olive oil, but I prefer EVOO for cooking, generally, so it's always on hand. I have been thinking about trying peanut oil because of it's higher smoke point temp. I'm thinking it might leave a little less ash in the rifle's bore.

Coconut oil and bee's wax

100% stable.

What ever you choose read the label and make sure there is no sodium ingredients.

Lately I've been lubing patches with a mix of cooking oil and alcohol. Still in the experimenting stage gradually increasing the oil in the mix. Approaching the 50-50 ratio. Adding more oil doesn’t seem to effect accuracy but it starts easier at the muzzle. Ninety one % rubbing alcohol works as good as denatured for less $$. Only difference is the rubbing alcohol needs to be shook before application as it doesn't stay 100% in solution. Squirt it on the patching and load immediately OR wait for the alcohol to evaporate and then use.

I don't think there's any difference in the kitchen cooking oils for our purposes. Olive oil is fine too but it's pricey and at my house we actually use it in the kitchen.

Just straight old Olive oil.

I used olive oil in my one batch of Windini Lube. I started with lamb tallow & beeswax, then added oil, and more oil, and still more! until it was soft enough to use without crumbling.

I'd be willing to try other oils, but the above mentioned process made so much I may never need to!

Olive.

Tasbay said:

Just straight old Olive oil.

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Olive Oil has never done anybody wrong.

Canola oil, no particular reason. Have used olive oil too, see no real difference between the two.

Have used peanut, olive, coconut and aerosol sprays. Noticed no difference.

Got a jar of all the oils my wife said to "get rid of". I know there is Canola, Olive and Crisco (solid + oil) and I really couldnt say what else.Don't smell especially great but it works. Oh that jar of oily mixture stays in a sealed jar inside an air conditioned house. Otherwise I'm sure it would be rancid by now.

Olive oil tops the list, I use it for many other things (no corn or vague "vegetable" or seed, oils allowed), and it has historical precedent for use in/on muzzleloading guns.
Coconut oil is a close second runner up, again I use it for a lot of other stuff, and sometimes I like that it gets firm at and below about 70 degrees. Also, used on its own on a clean gun, it doesn't seem to turn rust colored over time like other oils.

All that said, I've come prefer mink oil or sometimes Neatsfoot oil over vegetable oils.

Brokennock said:

All that said, I've come prefer mink oil or sometimes Neatsfoot oil over vegetable oils.

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Agree, I always have a jar of homemade handy, but pretty much only use mink oil now.

Avocado oil has a rather high smoke point temperature. I've used it in place of the oil in Stumpey's Moose Juice recipe. I didn't feel it had anything special going for it over other oils.

There is a difference in the "smoke/heat temperatures" of some of the oils.

Wife bought a giant bottle of Mazola corn oil by mistake and I have used some of it. Seems ok.

RanchRoper said:

Wife bought a giant bottle of Mazola corn oil by mistake and I have used some of it. Seems ok.

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That's corn oil isn't it?

Yup. Might be why I crave popcorn at the range,