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Bore Butter. Used it for years, both as lube and protectant. No issues.
Folk talk about it building up with the same dread as a T7 crud ring.
I once got a .45 T/C Hawken that was heavily swabbed with b.b some years before. When I patched it out, it was BROWN. I thought it was toast and expected the bore to be a chimney.
Nope. Nice and shiny! The b.b. had oxidized. You MUST make sure the bore is clean and dry before using it as a preservative, or it will trap moisture and give the predictable result.
Buildup. That's puzzling to me. Some folk use beeswax in their lube. Seems to me if anything will build up its beeswax. Wipe some on a piece of steel and try to wipe it off. B.b comes off much easier. I know the beeswax isn't used straight. Usually mixed with tallow and/ or some other dark alchemy.
So. Why is bore butter bad, but beeswax based lubes ok?
Btw. I don't by the " 1000 shots without cleaning " either.
Folk talk about it building up with the same dread as a T7 crud ring.
I once got a .45 T/C Hawken that was heavily swabbed with b.b some years before. When I patched it out, it was BROWN. I thought it was toast and expected the bore to be a chimney.
Nope. Nice and shiny! The b.b. had oxidized. You MUST make sure the bore is clean and dry before using it as a preservative, or it will trap moisture and give the predictable result.
Buildup. That's puzzling to me. Some folk use beeswax in their lube. Seems to me if anything will build up its beeswax. Wipe some on a piece of steel and try to wipe it off. B.b comes off much easier. I know the beeswax isn't used straight. Usually mixed with tallow and/ or some other dark alchemy.
So. Why is bore butter bad, but beeswax based lubes ok?
Btw. I don't by the " 1000 shots without cleaning " either.