For 57 years I have used "Crisco" in the base cavity and on the rings. With that, I have boxes of medals I have won with just plain Crisco, even with the change in ingredients some 30 or so years ago. BUT....I don't shoot in the Deep South in the Summer, either, where it would probably melt out of the base & rings before I could get a shot off! I also use Crisco as a lube on the patches of my round ball rifles, and it works just fine there, too. Nothing is universal, it all depends on the rifle itself, the climate, and the mind-set of the shooter.
I will now look foreword to a visit from the long dormant "Lefty", whose wisdom on using Olive Oil and Monkey Sweat is nothing short of Legendary!
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