Made my own gun grease, haven't tested yet but definitely will only work for non-heat/chamber

[daniel craig]

So, this is not intended for high heat applications like the the chamber on a semi-auto.

This IS intended for applications like pistol slides, shotgun firearms, bolt gun bolts, etc.

I HAVE NOT tested it yet on guns. It works very well for reloading applications and other things around my apartment.

Ingredients:

1 cup Ballistol
2 ounces beeswax, cleaned and filtered (no sediment).
- Adjust based on desired batch size.

 

[daniel craig]

Mineral oil is a good substitute for Ballistol.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

So, this is not intended for high heat applications like the the chamber on a semi-auto.

This IS intended for applications like pistol slides, shotgun firearms, bolt gun bolts, etc.

I HAVE NOT tested it yet on guns. It works very well for reloading applications and other things around my apartment.

Ingredients:

1 cup Ballistol
2 ounces beeswax, cleaned and filtered (no sediment).
- Adjust based on desired batch size.

Why? With all of the affordable, high quality lubricants available (even during "shortages"), why would you make your own? Especially considering you had to buy Ballistol, which is, in and of itself, a stand alone lubricant. I mean, 80% of your own recipe is made from professionally refined lubricant. What benefit have you realized by diluting it with beeswax?

 

[LoonWulf]

Why? With all of the affordable, high quality lubricants available (even during "shortages"), why would you make your own? Especially considering you had to buy Ballistol, which is, in and of itself, a stand alone lubricant. I mean, 80% of your own recipe is made from professionally refined lubricant. What benefit have you realized by diluting it with beeswax?

Cause now its in grease form!

 

[JeeperCreeper]

Hey mind your bees wax!

 

[theotherwaldo]

This looks pretty close to what I use in my black powder guns.
My mix is Crisco and beeswax, proportions depending on expected temperature.

 

[Jim Watson]

I HAVE NOT tested it yet on guns.

Pet peeve trigger.
I don't want to hear about a new gun, grease, screwdriver, whatthehellelse until it has been used.

Mineral oil is a good substitute for Ballistol.

Could that be because mineral oil is the main ingredient of Ballistol?
From MSDS:
"Ballistol is based on medicinal grade white mineral oil, (CAS # 8042-47-5)"

 

[1KPerDay]

Looks like a good blackpowder lube IMO. let us know how it works

 

[daniel craig]

Why? With all of the affordable, high quality lubricants available (even during "shortages"), why would you make your own? Especially considering you had to buy Ballistol, which is, in and of itself, a stand alone lubricant. I mean, 80% of your own recipe is made from professionally refined lubricant. What benefit have you realized by diluting it with beeswax?

Because it's what I had on hand so I didn't have to go to the store or spend any more money. I added the wax to make the oil a little bit thicker so that it stays on the things I needed on. Also because I wanted to. I did this with mineral oil for treating some of the wood projects I do so I figured why not try it with Ballistol as well since it's essentially the same thing.

 

[daniel craig]

Pet peeve trigger.
I don't want to hear about a new gun, grease, screwdriver, whatthehellelse until it has been used.



Could that be because mineral oil is the main ingredient of Ballistol?
From MSDS:
"Ballistol is based on medicinal grade white mineral oil, (CAS # 8042-47-5)"

Yes it's not just mineral oil though according to the bottle it also has "proprietary petroleum distillates"

 

[Robert]

While I applaud your ingenuity, I've never used grease on or in any of my firearms.

 

[Englishmn]

Worst case will be better than a chicken grease gun.

 

[Elkins45]

Would probably be a decent bullet lube if the proportions were reversed. I will also add that this technically isn’t a grease, since a grease is oil suspended in a soap. What you have made is essentially a wax in oil suspension.

 

[drband]

Bet it SMELLS!

 

[1KPerDay]

Bet it SMELLS!

Probably not bad on a sammitch either

 

[daniel craig]

Probably not bad on a sammitch either

They do claim it's non-toxic but you'll definitely get case of the runs.

 

[Outlaw75]

They do claim it's non-toxic but you'll definitely get case of the runs.

(I'll probably regret asking this, but here goes...) And you learned this from hard experience?

 

[BobABQ]

The OP seems to be happy with his grease and good for them. With all of the different products on the market I just don’t see the advantage of making my own grease.

 

[wayneinFL]

They do claim it's non-toxic but you'll definitely get case of the runs.

Legend has it Hitler took Ballistol for constipation. Never tried it to see if it works, or if it would turn me into a dictator.

 

[Slamfire]

Why? With all of the affordable, high quality lubricants available (even during "shortages"), why would you make your own? Especially considering you had to buy Ballistol, which is, in and of itself, a stand alone lubricant. I mean, 80% of your own recipe is made from professionally refined lubricant. What benefit have you realized by diluting it with beeswax?

I know, I know. In many human hearts is this desire for discovery, for self independence. Might make a good bullet lube, but there are better industrial greases out there.

Worth reading

EM 1110-2-1424 Lubricants and Hydraulic Fluids

 

[Riomouse911]

I’m happy with this. It isn’t grease, but it sure seems to work for me.



Stay safe.

 

[MI2600]

My take is that the OP was just passing on his "find". If he likes it who are we to criticize?

 

[wayneinFL]

On the few applications in which I use grease on firearms, I've been using Superlube. Not as sticky as the grease I used to use, which was whatever happened to be in my grease gun.

 

[daniel craig]

(I'll probably regret asking this, but here goes...) And you learned this from hard experience?

No just that it contains mineral oil and mineral oil is a laxative. That one I do know from hard experience.

 

[JDeere]

If one has never used grease then you have never owned Garands and M14 type weapons. They need grease so that would be a good use for it. I just use Rig and the jar I bought will last forever.