Bore Butter?

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Rooster_Feather

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I was reading on another Hunting Forum about Bore Butter. The people that posted on the thread hated the stuff. They said that when they put it in their gun to store for the next season, it hardened and dryed out. The just used a light gun oil on their barrels like Rem Oil for storage and protection.

Anyone else have thoughts or comments about this?

One more thing, they also said that in between shots instead of using Bore Butter, they shot sabots dry . They commented on how much better they performed. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif

Roooooooster
 
Bore butter should "NEVER" be used as a lubricant in muzzle loading in-line rifles. A saboted bullet in an in-line rifle should be shot with a dry barrel with no lubricant in the barrel..period. It just won't group.. generally!
Even after shooting a the range just a spit patch is enough to remove the previous shots fouling and load again.

You can use cleaning solvents such as T/C's saturated #13 patches say after a 3 shot group just make sure you dry the barrel with 2 or 3 patches before loading again.

While I have not used bore butter to coat the barrel in the off season there are those who do. It just may depend on your climate in my opinion as to drying out the bore butter.
 
I've been using BoreButter or Wonder Lube 1000 since it first came out about 15yrs ago, the pine scent is my favorite, have never had a problem with em. My opinion on the bad press it's gotten is that shooters don't use it properly and don't get their barrels clean to begin with before applying it. I clean with hot water, so the barrel is warm after cleaning, the BoreButter is easy to apply and works well even for long term storage IF the barrel is cleaned properly. Using too much BB might create the problem you mention, once I've put a couple patches full down the bore, I wipe it once with a dry patch to remove excess.

I have a TC Hawken with a GM flint ball barrel on it, haven't shot it in a long time, maybe 1995, it gets wiped down and swabbed once a year, the only thing in the bore is BB, the rifle is stored in my basement, so not an ideal location due to the humidity, but the bore is pristene.

Tim
 
I use it in my Knight for anti-sieze on the breech plug and the nipple. Also run a "Butter Patch in andout after cleaning the bore to keep corrosion to a minimum between shooting sessions.
I do clean the bore back to dry before shooting it.

I use 777 loose powder and Hornady SST's and clean between shots with a spit patch, usually ran in and ten turned over for the second round.

Seems to work well for me.

Clayman
 
I'm with Wrongtarget, I've used bore butter for about 10 years or so on my T/C renegade 50 cal caplock. Just pulled it out of "storage of a few years" to go hunting with it this season. I wiped down with bore butter and it's clean as a whistle.

I also shot a pretty good group with my PRB too.

I really don't see what all the "fuss" is about.

Works good for me.
 
well I've used it as a lube for sabots, it does not effect accuracy if you use it every shot, muzzleloaders generaly are not that picky but you have to be consistant.
The instructions tell you to season the bore, like when you buy a cast iron skillet, and there's alot to that. I used it for years lubeing sabots that loaded too tight and still shot "one ragged hole" groups
RR
 
I use it to lube my T/C Maxi Hunters with good results but I didn't get the good results with it as a protectant in the bore. Good quality oil works better for me. When it first came out I bought a tube. They claimed you could shoot all winter with BP and not have to clean. NOT TRUE. But it does work well in keeping the fouling soft for multiple shots. Smear a mess of it onto the exterior of the drum/nipple area for easier clean up, too.
 
I use Bore Butter in just the same fashion as Ridge Runner to season the barrel. Also use it like Clayman to lube the threads of the breech plug. Accuracy is great and keeps cleaning sessions to a minimum by keeping the powder fouling from sticking to bare metal.
 
This is off topic, but I've tried several things to help make breech plug removal easy, the only thing that works well is teflon tape on the plug, even with 120gr loads of loose T7, it comes right out easy, not so with gorilla grease, BB, Superlube and Permatex anti-sieze compound. I've been using TC's tape, but others say gas pipe tape works equally well. The tape seals the threads between the plug and the barrel so no fouling can get into the threads which is what causes the plug to be hard to remove. This it more evident with hotter loads, probably not as much a problem with lighter loads/projectiles.


Tim

http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/smf/index.php/topic,89632.msg545549.html#msg545549

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I use it the same as Ridge runner, I also use it to keep the breech plug from siezing. If you use a ton of butter it "may" affect it a little but I use the pre seasoned patches and I have never had a problem with grouping. The gun I shoot is a T/C Encore 50 cal and it shoots like a champ. The butter makes the bore more seasoned as it is used and will not affect accuracy if done correctly. I always, always, always, do a very thorough cleaning job on my muzzleloader after the season is over and then butter the bore and store in a good sock until next season.
This is just my opinion, but I can tell you I have no rust on my gun by using this process.

Rus
 
I dab a bit on the threads of my nipple and at the end of the threads on my breach at the end of the year after a final cleaning. I run a tiny bit down the bore also for storage only, had great luck too.
 


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