Keith,
How do you use the Thompson Center Natural Lube 1000 in a modern gun? As a coating after a thorough cleaning, right after shooting or when?
Thanks,
Jeff
Jeff, I shoot black powder rifle and use Natural Lube 1000 to not only lubricate my bullets but to coat the barrel after a thorough cleaning. It has a consistency like butter and a low melting point. My suggestion is just gently melt some and smear it on a patch, then run it through after cleaning. That's what is do with my T.C. rifle and the barrel is just as clean and bright as the day I got it.
Jeff, what J.R.B. said. Just wipe a very thin coat on clean dry metal. I also use it on the exterior of guns and find it does a very good job of preventing rust. I have no idea how it would stack up in one of those long term corrosion protection tests, but it has worked well for me. It is a non-petroleum based lubricant, and the literature that came with it when it first came on the market claimed that the severe corrosion problems associated with black powder really weren't that bad until petroleum based lubes became commonplace after Edwin Drake struck oil in the first drilled well. I can't confirm that, but it sure fixed the after-rust problems I had with black powder guns. In a rifle's bore, it works on the same principle as the seasoning on a cast iron skillet which is why you no longer should clean the bore with solvents or detergents. I would bet one ingredient is anise oil because you can smell it. I was apprehensive the the scent might spook deer, but it doesn't seem to be a problem. On the other hand, I haven't killed any record book bucks yet either.
