Vly
05-31-2008, 08:01 PM
Any of you who have worked for a large corporation know the stuff just thrown in the garbage borders on the criminal. I will not bore you with some of my finds, but be assured my eagle eye misses little, and what I discover is carefully considered for "secondary uses". Such was the case when I discovered 2 little 2 fluid ounce bottles.
The label said, " Synthetic Oil " contains 1 - Decene Homopolymer Hydrogenated with a Chemical Abstract Service number of 68037-01-4. Armed with a CAS number it is off to Google I go. Google leads me to a world of information on Decene Homopolymer Hydrogenated. It belongs to a chemical group known as polyalphaolefins. It is used in many industries as a base stock for gear oils, compressor oils, bearing lubricants and grease. It functions well in high pressure/ high temperature applications. The part that caught my attention was a comment that it " mixes well with mineral oil". Jackpot!!!!
So I simply substitued DHH for the castor oil in the Felix Lube recipe. Everything else was per the recipe. I have been using the Decene lube now for 2 seasons ( winter and spring ) I run 4 lubersizers because I hate changing sizing dies, so one lubersizer has been dedicated to Decene lube and .309 to .313 dies as needs dictate. Performance has been very good, at least as good as regular Felix lube. It shot well in the cold temps of winter as well as the warmer present temps. First shot is always in the group. I get a good lube star, but cleanup is very quick and easy.
I run my 30 cals in the 1400 - 1900 fps range depending on rifle and cartridge, so I have not "pushed the envelope" velocity wise. But accuracy has been very good, and it has been fun experimenting with an unknown. One of the more useful things I have picked out of the trash!
The label said, " Synthetic Oil " contains 1 - Decene Homopolymer Hydrogenated with a Chemical Abstract Service number of 68037-01-4. Armed with a CAS number it is off to Google I go. Google leads me to a world of information on Decene Homopolymer Hydrogenated. It belongs to a chemical group known as polyalphaolefins. It is used in many industries as a base stock for gear oils, compressor oils, bearing lubricants and grease. It functions well in high pressure/ high temperature applications. The part that caught my attention was a comment that it " mixes well with mineral oil". Jackpot!!!!
So I simply substitued DHH for the castor oil in the Felix Lube recipe. Everything else was per the recipe. I have been using the Decene lube now for 2 seasons ( winter and spring ) I run 4 lubersizers because I hate changing sizing dies, so one lubersizer has been dedicated to Decene lube and .309 to .313 dies as needs dictate. Performance has been very good, at least as good as regular Felix lube. It shot well in the cold temps of winter as well as the warmer present temps. First shot is always in the group. I get a good lube star, but cleanup is very quick and easy.
I run my 30 cals in the 1400 - 1900 fps range depending on rifle and cartridge, so I have not "pushed the envelope" velocity wise. But accuracy has been very good, and it has been fun experimenting with an unknown. One of the more useful things I have picked out of the trash!