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General discussion => Black Powder Shooting => Topic started by: jim m on July 29, 2008, 09:56:14 PM
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was told about a lube that a lot of target shooters at the arkansas state shoot use. 1 part murghys oil soap, 1 part alchohol, 3 parts water. I'm sure some of you have heard about it before but thought I would pass it along
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was told about a lube that a lot of target shooters at the arkansas state shoot use. 1 part murghys oil soap, 1 part alchohol, 3 parts water. I'm sure some of you have heard about it before but thought I would pass it along
Beware the Murphy's Oil Soap ::) Works fine for a short while then Oooops fliers from toooo slick a bore!
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Sheep tallow/beeswax works well.
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was told about a lube that a lot of target shooters at the arkansas state shoot use. 1 part murghys oil soap, 1 part alchohol, 3 parts water. I'm sure some of you have heard about it before but thought I would pass it along
Beware the Murphy's Oil Soap ::) Works fine for a short while then Oooops fliers from toooo slick a bore!
IMHO, Murphys causes a hard fouling that is hard to remove. I gave up on Murphys once someone, probably Daryl, mentioned the hard brown fouling that was so hard to remove. My guns come cleaner with less effort now that I changed lubes.
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I tried a Murphys based lube a couple winters ago & had trouble cleaning after shooting. I switched to Hoppes #9+ & am very unlikely to switch away from it. I'm getting fantastic performance with no need to wipe between shots even in our very dry environment in the heat of summer.
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MOS lubes load slick and shoot great - BUT - cleanup of the brown gunk was a Royal Pain in the A$$..................................Never again!!!...........................Lynn
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BTW - I'll give you a hint on the MOS cleanup - Carburator cleaner and LOTS of scrubbing..........................Lynn
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On the toher hnd, I never had a problem with murphy's. It just didn't shoot as accurately as spit or LHV.
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At what concentration were the people that had problems with MOS/brown gunk shooting? I would think that a weak solution would be much less prone to cause the deposit problems.
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I don't remember the ratio in the mixes I tried William, but it was probably near 30% MOS.
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I have used about three ounces of water and a few... drops of MOS with good results. Same with dish detergent. Probably any surfactant would do the same. No corrosion protection of course.