MountainDevil54

i have 6 donated barrels coming in for lube testing that i want to do.

What do you think the best way is the test lubes in bores against rust?

Clean them, lube them, set them in the shop?

sabotloader

MD

Here is how Brownells did it..

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/lid=1..._Preventatives

Here is another one...

http://www.slip2000.com/media/general/Saltwater.pdf

Here is another clip rating different products to a controlled test...

Conclusions:

The order of performance from best to worse is as follows:

Product % Rust

Mil Comm TW-25B 10.10%

Slip 2000 Gun Wipe 15.64%
Eezox 21.02%
Slip 2000 CLP 29.20%
Barricade 35.80%
Sheath 38.75%
Breakfree CLP 49.57%
Inhibitor V-80 64.23%
Prolix 71.28%
Tuff Cloth 74.92%
Jet Lube 769 79.61%

Control 97.84%

Might give you idea....

SJAdventures

I still like Rig for rust prevention.

flounder33

I have heard lots of good things about the eezox. I would think you would want to test them under high moisture situations.

MountainDevil54

maybe i could make a sweat room in the shop

7.62NATO

Yeah, that Rig looks like good stuff. I use XF7 for lubricant, but I have heard it is an awesome rust preventative as well. I have not torture tested anything with it, but I've never had a speck of rust on anything I use it on.

Curious, MD...with you being such a huge proponent of Bore Coat, why bother with this?

MountainDevil54

for others that prefer to use lubes. I plan on doing some side by side testing with bore coat as well. even a salt bath.

Colorado Cajun

I think you should introduce mositure in your test.

hometheaterman

Didn't someone on this forum do this a couple of years ago? I was thinking I remembered someone doing a similar test.

MountainDevil54

yeah on steel plates though. I want to use actual barrel material for the best results.

Introduce moisture with a humid box kind of? i know when i brown barrels i turn on the heat in the bath room. turn the shower on and let the heat and humidity speed up the rusting the laurel mountain forge browning solution.