Actually being caught having real sperm whale oil is no Illegal from what Ive heard. A lot substitute the "steam oils" like canola for it. I suspect JoJoba would work well in ts place also.
Actually being caught having real sperm whale oil is no Illegal from what Ive heard. A lot substitute the "steam oils" like canola for it. I suspect JoJoba would work well in ts place also.
I was offered some porpoise oil for free one time. I took a picture, but didn't accept it. I wish I would have taken it home.
Fat Man ... This recipe is Harry Pope's, vintage 1890's to early 2000's:
Mutton Tallow 6 oz (Chop, warm and strain through a tea strainer)
Bee's Wax 2 oz
Bay (Berry) Wax 4 oz
Steam Cylinder Oil 2 oz
Acheson Electric Graphite #2301, 2 heaping tablespoons full (about 170 grains)
Regards
John
I buy this regular for wiping the bores of my Shiloh's and other B/P guns, local gun store has it on the shelf.
Also Bear oil cannot be legally purchased, you must harvest yourself or be gifted some.
https://www.octobercountry.com/bumbl...r-grease-4-oz/
It is blended with beeswax and some other 'natural ingredients' I have thought of adding some to my B/P lube and seeing if there's any attributes as a lube on a greaser bullet. I use it mainly after the bore is clean and never a speck of rust.
Last edited by Randy Bohannon; 10-30-2018 at 09:02 PM.
my 1902 Sears and Roebuck Catalogue has a recipe http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...Roebuck-recipe
AlexAkai
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