lube

[jim m]

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

[Roger Fisher]

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!

[mdtnhunter]

Sheep tallow/beeswax works well.

[J.D.]

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.

[Harnic]

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.

[LynnC]

MOS lubes load slick and shoot great - BUT - cleanup of the brown gunk was a Royal Pain in the A$$..................................Never again!!!...........................Lynn

[LynnC]

BTW - I'll give you a hint on the MOS cleanup - Carburator cleaner and LOTS of scrubbing..........................Lynn

[Daryl]

On the toher hnd, I never had a problem with murphy's. It just didn't shoot as accurately as spit or LHV.

[William Worth]

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.

[Harnic]

I don't remember the ratio in the mixes I tried William, but it was probably near 30% MOS.

[William Worth]

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.