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Hello,

Im a new blackpowder shooter. Im from Spain and have been shooting a bit the past week, with my first revolver, a Remington 1858 from Euroarms. Btw, im waiting for a new mainspring... because the one in the gun broke. :eek:

Btw, I would like to ask you guys what kind of oil/grease you use to lube the internal of your revolvers! I have been using currently Militec-1 and Militec Grease and it doesnt not seem to leave too much crap inside the barrel.

Antonio
 
pistol lube

I use Olive Oil for just about everything on a Black Powder weapon. I use lube pills and do not generally encounter problems with the pistol getting stiff during use. I used to use gun oil and had to stop and clean the gun after a couple cylinders. Lube pills eliminate that. I shoot as many as 60 rounds without having to stop and clean the cylinder (Remington 1858). I have read of other people who use synthetic lubes and such; but I have not tried them because of my success with Olive Oil.

Others may not agree but that is my experience. TM.
 
Antonio,

In Spain, Pomace should be about as cheap as our soybean oil. Here I can buy it for 10 USD per gallon this week. I use that to cook or fry, EVOO (Extra Virgin) for eating on salads or pastas or dipping.

Oh, yes, to lube the guns, too. Better than 4 to 6 bucks for 50 to 100 ml bottle or spray of "gun lube".

Cheers,

George
 
the OP question is a bit vague, you mention "lube internals" but then mention the barrel doesn't get fouled as quickly- that is 2 different lubes there. One is used to seal the tops of the loaded chambers from chainfire- the other lube would be what you put inside the gun on the hand/bolt/spring/hammer internal workings.

whatever you lube the internals with, will have no effect on the barrel fouling- that is 2 separate areas

I remove the trigger guard, and pack the revolver frame with black synthetic axle grease, the kind used on auto wheel bearings. What that does it keep the parts moving freely, but also seals out any fouling.

having said that, for years all I did was give a fired gun a bath in the sink of hot water/dish detergent, scrub the barrel and all external parts with a bore brush and toothbrush, then shoot WD40 inside the frame orifices. The insides of the gun were always just fine with that.

One problem with heavily greasing/oiling the internals, when you then give the gun a soap/water bath after shooting it, that grease it going to come out and really make a mess.

so it's a catch 22
 
CC^

I believe that 'black axel grease' is 'molybdenum disolfide' or MD, can get it from auto shops.

When I clean mine after shooting, I take out the cylinder, and poke the gun (muzzle down) in a bucket of hot soapy water (to just above the forcing cone) for a few hours, makes cleaning a breeze, and keeps water out of the internals.

Might try the MD grease and the olive oil sounds good :D

How many virgins? or just plane old (tramp) olive oil? :D
 
Doesn't matter what you use in the action itself as very little fouling is going to get in there. I use Remoil in mine. Just keep any petro based lubes out of the bore and chambers.
 
I use Costco's EVOO. Makes the guns easy to clean, but I think that's because I only put a few shots downrange before I get hungry and head home. :)
 
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