T/C Bore Butter?

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Jebadiah_Smith

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I dont know if any of you guys hunt with or shoot muzzleloaders, but Thompson Center has a prouduct called Bore Butter that is used as a patch/bullet lube. It also seasons the barrel like a skillet. Some muzzleloading experts rub it over the entire barrel.The stuff is wonderfull, its all natural and food grade. I use it as a condiment on hotdogs and hamburgers ;) . Anyways, I was wondering if anyone here knows if its seasoning properties would help a khukuri, maybe acting as a patina or helping to preserve a patina. At the least I think it would serve as a grease or rust inhibitor. Any ideas?
 
i used it with my charcoal burners when it first came out, a looong time ago. I thought I was having some corrosion problems with short term storage( brown patina, not rust exactly) and switched to other products. It could have been my less than meticulos cleaning efforts though.

Since I discovered FP-10, for my .44's and 45's, its the only thing I use for lubrication and rust prevention. If cutlery will be used for food prep, I use food grade mineral oil. It works okay on my pocket knives and works very well to keep bone handles from drying out and splitting or cracking.

I'd sure try the Bore Butter on something less valuable than an HI product first though.

Just my opinion of course! Let us know how it works if you try it.
 
Im almost certain that the formula has changed from the very begining, at least they make it in a new scent. The bottle says its "An all natural gun-care product that seasons the bore to reduce fouling and increase accuracy in black powder rifles .Works great as a patch and bullet lubricant. An all purpose firearm protectant that inhibits rust." I think that most rifle barrels have a low carbon content, so I was wondering, would it "season" high-carbon steel like 5160?
 
I use T/C Bore Butter on all of my carbon steel field knives. I don't know that it "seasons" them like a rifle bore, but it's a great rust protectant and is nontoxic.
 
fascinating - learn something new every day.
 
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