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Post by bearcat on Nov 29, 2015 2:18:02 GMT
Anyone watching Alaskan Bush People catch the most recent episodes? Two of the sons used chicken fat/grease from a hot pan off the stove to lube their guns with. They said that deer fat is too congealing and sticky. I would guess that using an organic substance like animal fat would cook off or rot very early on. Also maybe a bear attraction. Maybe it'd work for a short while, but I don't see it being very effective or have longevity. What are your thoughts?
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Post by omegaman on Nov 29, 2015 2:37:40 GMT
Initial thoughts are a gimmick for the show. But maybe those slack-jawed inbreds are hip to something?
Maybe it's cold enough that it won't go rancid? Dunno. Sounds stupid and disgusting to me, but possibly an option of last resort.
Lowkey, go visit your neighbors and give us a sit-rep on chicken fat clp!
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Post by dannusmaximus on Nov 29, 2015 3:53:29 GMT
Probably works for a short time at least. What did our forefathers use for their Kaintucky long rifles? Whale oil? No petroleum being refined yet that I know of, and I could have sworn I read a part in one of the Little House on The Prarie books when I was growing up (yeah, I read every single one of them...) where Laura describes in great detail how Pa has to take care of his rifle on a nearly daily basis to prevent it from rusting. If you were wiping down and relubing every night, I suppose animal fat would work as well as anything.
Found the chapter!
From Little House in The Big Woods, Chapter 'The Long Rifle'
After the bullets were made, Pa would take his gun down from the wall and clean it. Out in the snowy woods all day, it might have gathered a little dampness, and the inside of the barrel was sure to be dirty from powder smoke.
So Pa would take the ramrod from its place under the gun barrel, and fasten a piece of clean cloth on its end. He stood the butt of the gun in a pan on the hearth and poured boiling water from the tea kettle into the gun barrel. Then quickly he dropped the ramrod in and rubbed it up and down, up and down, while the hot water blackened with powder smoke spurted out through the little hole on which the cap was placed when the gun was loaded.
Pa kept pouring in more water and washing the gun barrel with the cloth on the ramrod until the water ran out clear. Then the gun was clean. The water must always be boiling, so that the heated steel would dry instantly.
Then Pa put a clean, greased rag on the ramrod, and while the gun barrel was still hot he greased it well on the inside. With another clean, greased cloth he rubbed it all over, outside, until every bit of it was oiled and sleek. After that he rubbed and polished the gunstock until the wood of it was bright and shining, too.
Now he was ready to load the gun again, and Laura and Mary must help him. Standing straight and tall, holding the long gun upright on its butt, while Laura and Mary stood on either side of him, Pa said:
"You watch me, now, and tell me if I make a mistake."
So they watched very carefully, but he never made a mistake.
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Post by Browning35 on Nov 29, 2015 4:09:31 GMT
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Post by LowKey on Dec 1, 2015 4:48:39 GMT
Lowkey, go visit your neighbors and give us a sit-rep on chicken fat clp! Rendered bear lard. Chicken grease is for shmucks with a bucket of KFC |
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Post by as556 on Dec 1, 2015 7:50:01 GMT
Probably works for a short time at least. What did our forefathers use for their Kaintucky long rifles? Whale oil? No petroleum being refined yet that I know of, and I could have sworn I read a part in one of the Little House on The Prarie books when I was growing up (yeah, I read every single one of them...) where Laura describes in great detail how Pa has to take care of his rifle on a nearly daily basis to prevent it from rusting. If you were wiping down and relubing every night, I suppose animal fat would work as well as anything. Found the chapter! From Little House in The Big Woods, Chapter 'The Long Rifle'
After the bullets were made, Pa would take his gun down from the wall and clean it. Out in the snowy woods all day, it might have gathered a little dampness, and the inside of the barrel was sure to be dirty from powder smoke.
So Pa would take the ramrod from its place under the gun barrel, and fasten a piece of clean cloth on its end. He stood the butt of the gun in a pan on the hearth and poured boiling water from the tea kettle into the gun barrel. Then quickly he dropped the ramrod in and rubbed it up and down, up and down, while the hot water blackened with powder smoke spurted out through the little hole on which the cap was placed when the gun was loaded.
Pa kept pouring in more water and washing the gun barrel with the cloth on the ramrod until the water ran out clear. Then the gun was clean. The water must always be boiling, so that the heated steel would dry instantly.
Then Pa put a clean, greased rag on the ramrod, and while the gun barrel was still hot he greased it well on the inside. With another clean, greased cloth he rubbed it all over, outside, until every bit of it was oiled and sleek. After that he rubbed and polished the gunstock until the wood of it was bright and shining, too.
Now he was ready to load the gun again, and Laura and Mary must help him. Standing straight and tall, holding the long gun upright on its butt, while Laura and Mary stood on either side of him, Pa said:
"You watch me, now, and tell me if I make a mistake."
So they watched very carefully, but he never made a mistake.Very interesting. Makes me grateful for my AR.. |
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Post by kutter0311 on Dec 12, 2015 5:32:02 GMT
From Little House in The Big Woods, Chapter 'The Long Rifle'
Now he was ready to load the gun again, and Laura and Mary must help him. Standing straight and tall, holding the long gun upright on its butt, while Laura and Mary stood on either side of him, Pa said:
"You watch me, now, and tell me if I make a mistake."
So they watched very carefully, but he never made a mistake. And LO! They did learn the use of arms, that if he fell, his rifle would rise again...
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