William A Harland
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What is Moosemilk?
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What is Moosemilk
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hunter thompson
45 Cal.
thompson center 1000 plus..you can make your own also water soluble oil and distilled water.add some murphys oil..hydro peroxide
Hatchet-Jack
54 Cal.
Water and Ballistol
There are many variation on a Moose Milk formula. Any or all can be an effective patch lubricant. The common features are a water soluble oil and water. The most readily available water soluble oil is Ballistol. Machine shops and automotive shops use a mix of water soluble oil and water to cool the cutting edges of tools and drill bits. We use a ratio generally of 1 part water soluble oil to 4 to 7 parts of water. The result when mixed is a milky colored solution. More water gives a slicker lubricant. Perhaps better for rifles with deep grooves.
Take a look at these threads mentioned above. Many more Moose Milk formulas than the simple one I described.
Take a look at these threads mentioned above. Many more Moose Milk formulas than the simple one I described.
hunter thompson
45 Cal.
i never use it as a patch lube..just to whip out after a few shots and after i clean with soapy water before i add t/c,s bore butter.I stay with t/c white bottle no 13
Use M.A.P.
Equal parts,
Murphy's oil soap,
Alcohol (denatured)
Peroxide (3%USP from the grocery store).
Here is one (of many) recipes and is the one I use -
Napa water soluble cutting oil (if your local napa store doesn't have it in stock the part number is 765-1526 for 1 pint)
Murphy's oil soap
1 liter water bottle
water
rubbing alcohol (optional)
Fill water bottle half full with WARM water. Add 2 oz. each of the water soluble oil and the murphy's oil soap. Shake well and watch it turn white. This means it is mixed. Once mixed it won't unmix. Fill bottle up with water.
This quantity will seemingly last forever !!!
Napa water soluble cutting oil (if your local napa store doesn't have it in stock the part number is 765-1526 for 1 pint)
Murphy's oil soap
1 liter water bottle
water
rubbing alcohol (optional)
Fill water bottle half full with WARM water. Add 2 oz. each of the water soluble oil and the murphy's oil soap. Shake well and watch it turn white. This means it is mixed. Once mixed it won't unmix. Fill bottle up with water.
This quantity will seemingly last forever !!!
Old Hawkeye
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14 oz water, 2 oz Ballistol, 1 oz Murphy's Oil Soap. Some put slightly different amounts of Ballistol or Murphy's in the 16 oz batch. No harsh chemicals, safe to handle, destroys BP fouling!
hanshi
Cannon
Here you go! The real stuff!
firestick
40 Cal
Ballistol and water. Ballistol emulsifies in the water. Water cuts the carbon fouling and Ballistol helps neutralize corrosive properties of the fouling. If enough Ballistol is mixed with water as the water evaporates it leaves a film protecting the metal from rust .Seems to make cleaning easier the next time around as well. I use it as my patch lube. Wet patches(not dripping wet) and I can shoot forever, it seems without a good scrubbing. I use it as a cutting oil as well when drilling steel and iron. So far using it as a cologne to attract young chickies has been its only failure
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Johnny Tremain
Silversmith in training
From an old e-mail:
Stumpy's Moose Juice
A general purpose black powder solvent and liquid patch lube. Shake well before using
Castor Oil 3 oz.
Murphy's Oil Soap 1 oz.
Witch Hazel 4 oz.
Isopropyl Alcohol (91%) 8 oz.
Water (non-chlorinated) 16 oz.
I dip my patching in this twice and let it dry laid flat on wax paper in between. Makes a semi-dry patch material that's easy to carry & use. If you don't mind carrying a little bottle it's a GREAT liquid lube as is.
Stumpy's Moose Juice
A general purpose black powder solvent and liquid patch lube. Shake well before using
Castor Oil 3 oz.
Murphy's Oil Soap 1 oz.
Witch Hazel 4 oz.
Isopropyl Alcohol (91%) 8 oz.
Water (non-chlorinated) 16 oz.
I dip my patching in this twice and let it dry laid flat on wax paper in between. Makes a semi-dry patch material that's easy to carry & use. If you don't mind carrying a little bottle it's a GREAT liquid lube as is.
Griz44Mag
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Don't need that dang 3 legged stool for that one eh???Here you go! The real stuff!
Bob McBride
54 Cal.
Here you go! The real stuff!
You beat me to it. I was going to make some crack about it being hard to get right now as Meese don't like to stand still during the rut....
ADK Bigfoot
54 Cal.
I am with OTTER, above. I use it to clean between shots, followed by a dry patch. I don't add the alcohol (that's for after shooting.) I do not use it for a patch lube.
ADK Bigfoot
ADK Bigfoot
The stumpy mix, moose milk, moose juice, formulas are in the how to stiickies.
Ballistic oil and H20.
1/3 Ballistol
1/3 Murphys Oil soap
1/3 Isopropyl alcohol
i use it for patch lube and cleaning. works great for both.
1/3 Murphys Oil soap
1/3 Isopropyl alcohol
i use it for patch lube and cleaning. works great for both.
A couple posts I saved. May have come from this board, may not. I did not make a notation. Somewhere on one of my backup drives I have about 50 cleaning recipes and probably the same on patch lubes, all lifted one at a time from various sources. If I can find it, I will post it.
Ballistic oil? Guess that’s what the ballistic missile manufacturers use. Got to love auto correct.
