Cooking fat? Bullet lube?

[IROCZ]

Does anyone remember Grandma saving the bacon fat in the fridge? I do. She lived during WW2 and told me they used to save it to make ammunition with it. I always wondered about that. What did they use it for? I was thinking bullet lube but all the rounds in WW2 were jacketed. Was lube used on these rounds? Dumb question but I always wondered....

[OLPDon]

Does anyone remember Grandma saving the bacon fat in the fridge? I do. She lived during WW2 and told me they used to save it to make ammunition with it. I always wondered about that. What did they use it for? I was thinking bullet lube but all the rounds in WW2 were jacketed. Was lube used on these rounds? Dumb question but I always wondered....

A link: http://republicofbacon.com/2011/08/3...d-us-win-wwii/
Don

[runfiverun]

cool,,,

[IROCZ]

Very cool! Bacon rocks! I always wondered about that. Thanks.

[cs86]

I thought I read about something like this in either ABC's to Reloading or they Lyman book. They said after awhile they can start to become rancid and stink. I think I asked a question about it in another site, as a newbie, and everyone seemed to think I was crazy.

Bring a snack when you shoot. I'm sure the smell will make you hungry for BLTs

[Chilmonty]

Pigs can eat grain and turn it into Bacon, its MAGIC!!!

[GaryN]

Dang!! Now I have to go buy some bacon.

[bkbville]

I was reading in the Swiss Rifle forum about the lube they use over there - apparently animal fat based. They run a patch with some at the range after shooting while the barrel is hot, then when they get home, clean it, and finish again with a light coat of the lube...

Maybe I'll give it a try...

[BAGTIC]

During WW2 fat was saved for the making of explosives (nitroglycerin).

[shadowcaster]

Pigs can eat grain and turn it into Bacon, its MAGIC!!!

Yeah.. pigs will eat anything, including there own feces! Don't believe me? Here is some dinner time reading!

http://www.livestrong.com/article/47...ems-with-pork/

Shad