Liquid lubes are usually not useble for hunting, but are specifically used for target work, include spit, water, or some concoctions of
soap and water.
We, in the North, use Winter Windshield Washer Fluid, with a bit of Neetsfoot Oil included in the mix, maybe an ounce to 10 or 12oz.
The oil is to give some lubrication if the solution evaporates from the patches on a particularly hot day in the summer time. The reason
for the oil in the winter time is because mixing up a gallon at a time and it lasts through the winter and summer. The need for Winter
Juice (with alcohol) is if it doesn't have alcohol in it, it freezes when we shoot in the winter time. So - it's winter/summer lube that works
all year - for target work only. For the amount we shoot, it's cheaper than using Neetsfoot oil or Mink Oil. As to accuracy - about the same
but, you have to work up a load, starting low and going up in charge as well as trying different patches until you achieve what accuracy
you are happy with.
When switching to a hunting lube, of which I think track's Mink Oil is best, Neetsfoot oil second best, you need to target your rifle to see
where it shoots with THAT lube. It may need more powder to shoot to the sights & give the same accuracy. This is normal and beneficial
as more powder means higher velocity. Higher velocity means flatter trajectory & longer point blank range.
The really slippery lubes, like Pete posted, will also require their own working up of the load. They will not shoot the same as a less slippery
oil or grease or something water based, which has the lowest lubricity of all, but cleans the best. Trying is the only way - targets, targets, targets.
