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So would the Norvey's or Aeroshell 500 turbine oil work as a lubricant on the hinge pin and lugs?

Truth is most anything would "work".

Right on HomelessJoe. As a real lubrication engineer once told me, "oil is pretty much oil".

OB

Hey jOe:

How about Crisco, tortilla frying lard or olive oil....?.......

I used Peanut Oil once, on a firearm that got dunked in the Lake, it worked for quite a few days till I could clean it properly.

I have heard that STP is a vegetable based lube, and I have used a jojoba oil engine additive. Thompson Center Natural Lube 1000 is a vegetable based patch lube that does a better job of preventing after rust in my flintlocks than anything else I've tried. I used it on the exterior of my gun with excellent results, but wondered if the anise smell might spook game. Probably no more than the odor of Hoppes No. 9 or anything else would. Prior to Drake's oil strike in 1855, animal and vegetable based lubes were used in guns and everything else because petroleum oils were not readily available. Sperm Whale oil was once the lube of choice for guns and fine mechanisms. I recently saw a pint of Brownells Sperm Oil sell on E-bay for over $100.00.

If you ever tried extracting sperm oil from a whale you'd understand the high price.

I would use Clenzoil. I never use aeresol on a gun. When it/almost anything is under pressure, that means it is going to have a certain amount of moisture to it. (Ever see water come out of a tire valve?) But I don't think you are going to beat Clenzoil. Good luck.

Very interesting reading!
Chuck certanly can use aircrafts oil only!
I have to say I have pretty old mini lathe and after Ballistol spraying it works like new, thou I tried a lot of oils including sinthetics like M1 or Shell for turbo engines.
Old nice Ballistol. Its good not only for gun parts and wood, but for your hands and skin as well.

Joe, sperm whale oil extracted from cachalot's head, "sperm whale" = Cachalot

IMHO, I'd say it is more important for the lube to not hurt the wood over many years of use than it is for the lube to be able to stick to a bearing assembly spinning at 50,000 RPM. Accordingly, I use Ballistol.

--shinbone