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General discussion => Black Powder Shooting => Topic started by: Tilefish on April 14, 2019, 11:49:31 PM

Title: frontiers anti-rust and patch lube
Post by: Tilefish on April 14, 2019, 11:49:31 PM

Was just wondering if anyone had tried this lube currently using mink oil but down here in florida seems to turn to liquid in the summer.Was hoping someone has tried this.

Title: Re: frontiers anti-rust and patch lube
Post by: OldMtnMan on April 14, 2019, 11:53:53 PM

I use it to prevent rust and it works great for that. I need to compare it to mink oil for patch lube.

Too hot is not a problem here, so I can't help you with that. You could try adding some beeswax to the mink oil.

Title: Re: frontiers anti-rust and patch lube
Post by: Tilefish on April 15, 2019, 01:53:45 AM

Thanks will give the beeswax a try really like the mink oil but gets pretty messy when the temperature is in the 90s 

Title: Re: frontiers anti-rust and patch lube
Post by: OldMtnMan on April 15, 2019, 04:28:35 PM

Do you have any of Jon's Frontier Lube? It's pretty firm at normal temps. I believe he tested it in extreme cold and heat and it held up well. I know it has no beeswax in it. He doesn't like it.

One thing is for sure. Frontier Lube is a great anti-rust lube. Something that can't be said for mink oil.

Title: Re: frontiers anti-rust and patch lube
Post by: Hungry Horse on April 16, 2019, 02:46:26 AM

I’m in the no bees wax crowd if there is anyway to avoid using it. It can gunk up your barrel under certain conditions. By the way, 90 degrees is a cooling trend in my neck of the woods, so the ambient air temperature, and beeswax patch lubes don’t play well together. I started prelubing my patches so I don’t have to deal with leaky lube containers.

  Hungry Horse

Title: Re: frontiers anti-rust and patch lube
Post by: MuskratMike on April 16, 2019, 03:11:48 AM

If you need to add beeswax just remember that 10% is the most you can have 5% would be better and it will help solidify your lube.

Title: Re: frontiers anti-rust and patch lube
Post by: Tilefish on April 16, 2019, 05:59:19 AM

Thanks for all the feed back .Just ordered some frontiers to try hopefully it will work well if not going to just stick with the mink oil and just deal with it. Accuracy is very good with it .

Title: Re: frontiers anti-rust and patch lube
Post by: Frank on April 16, 2019, 01:35:54 PM

Quote from: tilefish on April 14, 2019, 11:49:31 PM

Was just wondering if anyone had tried this lube currently using mink oil but down here in florida seems to turn to liquid in the summer.Was hoping someone has tried this.

Why don't you contact Frontier direct and ask them? Let us know what you find out.

https://www.frontiermuzzleloading.com/f13-frontier-s-patch-lubes-gun-supplies

Title: Re: frontiers anti-rust and patch lube
Post by: hanshi on April 16, 2019, 09:29:27 PM

It sounds like it might be good stuff.

Title: Re: frontiers anti-rust and patch lube
Post by: Daryl on April 16, 2019, 09:37:38 PM

Interesting. Those bullseye 'felt' wads look similar or the same as the OxYoke wads, purchased either non-lubed, or lubed with something with camfor in it.