Will Trapper's Mink Oil leave crud in my barrel?

[HardBall]

Will Trapper's Mink Oil, from Track of the Wolf leave any crude in my barrel the way some paste type bore-butter lubes do?

I prefer liquid patch lubes- spit, moose milk etc.  I even have some Lehigh Valley Lube leftover but I'd like something that's non-liquid for hunting season.

[Vomitus]

 Hardball,
  From what I've read on here, mink oil is great stuff for a hunting lube. Another oil that's great is neatsfoot oil. The pure stuff. Apparently it comes in a compound which is not so good.Get the pure kind if using neatsfoot oil. Probably cheaper then mink oil. Give both a try. Good luck.

[BrownBear]

Will Trapper's Mink Oil, from Track of the Wolf leave any crude in my barrel the way some paste type bore-butter lubes do?

Not in my experience, but as you know, lots of variables contribute.  Humidity, tightness of patch, and phase of the moon to name a few.    I'm in a high humidity area and my particular patch/ball combos clear the fouling nicely with each loading. Yeah, there's some fouling after the shot, but it's soft and doesn't result in extra loading effort or build up over multiple shots.

[Gene Carrell]

I have relied  heavily on Trappers  Mink Oil  for much of my shooting and find  no fault. The rifles clean easily after a full day  of shooting.

[HardBall]

Thanks for the thumbs up on mink oil.

I've got some Kiwi brand neatsfoot oil but I'm not sure if it's "pure" or a synthetic mix- probably synthetic.

[Vomitus]

I think the Kiwi stuff is a compound. Most good hardware or tack shops will have the real McCoy.

[HardBall]

My bottle of Kiwi CampDry Neatsfoot oil only says it contains "petroleum hydrocarbons" so I'm guessing it's not pure neatsfoot.  I wonder if it has any real neatsfoot oil in it at all?

[volatpluvia]

A Red Wing shoe salesman told me that neatsfoot oil is for harneses, etc.  He said it is too harsh for shoes.  He said it has kerosine in it and that will cause high quality shoe leather like they use to crack.  that was the problem I was having.
I don't think kerosine is good for flowling in your bore.
volatpluvia

[Vomitus]

Yep,look for the pure stuff.

[FRJ]

To answer your  question I have found no crud in my barrels using the  TOW mink oil for my hunting loads. I dont use it for everyday shooting as WSW fluid is much cheaper and works quite well. The shoestore mink oil is a blend and does not work well as a patch lube. FRJ

[Vomitus]

  My friend Taylor tried pure Neetsfoot oil straight on his patches for target shooting one winter past and his rifle saw no change of impact when using spit or water based www fluid. Cleanup was a breeze in cold water.

[Chris Treichel]

Anyone try pure lard for shooting (the unsalted kind).  I have used it a few times with no issues other than it will turn liquid in your hunting pouch on a hot day.

[BrownBear]

... other than it will turn liquid in your hunting pouch on a hot day.

That's sometimes a beef for me, but the other is that somehow it's worse than any other lube for getting away from you.  Both times I use it I came home with the stuff smeared on everything.  Doesn't seem reasonable that it would be worse than anything else, but there you have it.

[HardBall]

but the other is that somehow it's worse than any other lube for getting away from you.  Both times I use it I came home with the stuff smeared on everything. 

I'm sure I would have the same problem.  I tried to grease the splines on a driveshaft with a black moly grease once,   ...I got that stuff all over the place.

[FRJ]

I tried Crisco once!!! I have never had such bad fouling!!!! By my third shot with it I thought I was going to have t o use  a hammer to get the ball down. Cheapest and maybe the best is plain old spit. Second is WSW fluid, very cheap and seems to work for a lot of guys. For hunting loads where the load may stay in the rifle for weeks I use the TOW mink oil. You don't use much for hunting so its not very expensive. Be sure to check your point of impact with any lube change as it can be drastic. FRJ

[Hungry Horse]

I used Crisco on the patches for my first California deer hunt. Crisco patches and 100 degree weather are not compatible. field dressing a buck, and fighting fire at the same time, are no fun. Venison tallow, and bear oil, heated until the venison tallow just melts is great for filling grease hole. or going in tallow boxes. The tallow gives the grease a really high flash point. I get the tallow from par-boiling venison ribs.

                       Hungry Horse