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tpcollins · April 15, 2009, 03:38 PM

I use to use Bore Butter (maybe it was Natural-lube) in my T/C Hawkin and really loved it. Then I bought a Knight MK85 when they first came out, used Bore Butter with a .45 cal bullet/sabot and the accuracy was bad. Called Knight and they said to use gun oil with my sabots and not bore butter - this seemed to solve the accuracy problems.

Eventually I moved to a lightweight 180 grain .40 cal/sabot with a boat tail and it shoots great. I still swab with gun oil during storage, but I swab with an alcohol-vinegar-ammonia recipe between shots when I'm shooting. I don't subscribe to the "fouling first" technique and I'm happy with my groups. I'd really liketo go back to some type of bore butter to help reduce fouling between shots even further.

I'm just wondering if it was the bore butter or those stubby flat nosed hp .45 caliber handgun bullets I was using back then. Any help would be appreciated on what you guys are using? Thanks.

April 15, 2009, 03:38 PM	#1
tpcollins Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2009 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 558	Bore Butter or gun oil for sabots? I use to use Bore Butter (maybe it was Natural-lube) in my T/C Hawkin and really loved it. Then I bought a Knight MK85 when they first came out, used Bore Butter with a .45 cal bullet/sabot and the accuracy was bad. Called Knight and they said to use gun oil with my sabots and not bore butter - this seemed to solve the accuracy problems. Eventually I moved to a lightweight 180 grain .40 cal/sabot with a boat tail and it shoots great. I still swab with gun oil during storage, but I swab with an alcohol-vinegar-ammonia recipe between shots when I'm shooting. I don't subscribe to the "fouling first" technique and I'm happy with my groups. I'd really liketo go back to some type of bore butter to help reduce fouling between shots even further. I'm just wondering if it was the bore butter or those stubby flat nosed hp .45 caliber handgun bullets I was using back then. Any help would be appreciated on what you guys are using? Thanks. __________________ What direction did that last shot at Kennedy come from?