Synthetic grease as a patch lube?

[Greenjoytj]

Has this type of synthetic grease been tried as a patch lube?
http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/gxc.aspx

Amsoil GXC X-Treme, is a white colored food grade synthetic grease.

Open the above link and check out its temperature properties.

It might be a good substitute for natural animal fat based lubes that can go rancid in time.
Maybe some one has already tested this or a similar product as a patch lube.
Being a synthetic (non petroleum) product it may not produce the objectionable tarry fouling.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Looks interesting and $9.90 for 14 oz isn't bad. Flash point between olive oil and castor oil.

Question may be how goopey is it at room temperature? Give it a try and let us know.

But you'll never sway those looking for authenticity or a reasonable approximation. :idunno:

 

[tg]

Yeah, I will not likley give up my bees wax/Bear oil mix or Bees wax and a numder of other natural animal or veggy oils, I guess I just am not into the march of progress that drives so many these days.

 

[CoyoteJoe]

It may work well, no reason not to give it a try. But as to animal fat going rancid, I have deer tallow I rendered several years ago sitting in an open container and it looks and smells the same as when I first rendered it. I have a partial bottle of marmot oil probably 8-10 years old, still usable. I have a couple of plastic tubs of mutton tallow from Dixie Gun Works at least 5 years old and still good. If properly rendered, I don't believe animal oil or tallow will go rancid, at least not in a dry atmosphere.

 

[hanshi]

I have a very old tube of a white patch grease put out by Traditions that goes back decades. Don't even know if it's still available. I wonder if it is similar to what you describe. It looks very much like the lithium grease I sometimes use on locks. The Trad white grease did fine in revolvers and prb.

 

[chainshot09]

I think that grease would make great rifle bolt grease for a M-1 Garand or an M-14.

 

[reddog]

It's been working pretty good for me as an "over ball" grease in my Dragoon.

I'm workin' on inventing a "squeezer" that don't look like it belongs in a kitchen or bathroom, think I've about got it worked out...