rifle for polar bear

[thunder173]

If it were my choice for hunting polar bear,...a 105 howitzer from "waaaayyyyy over there"...............

 

[natman]

It might be OK but I prefer to just completely dis-assemble my bolt, clean off everything with a solvent, let it dry and then re-assemble it. It's not like I'm shooting it a lot in the field in -40 weather. Some geologists I know use a light dusting of graphite powder. I don't bother.

The Germans in WWII found out how well their Mauser K98s worked with conventionally lubed bolts. It didn't work out too well for them.

Believe it or not, there have been some advances in lubrication technology in the last 65 years.

Dry may have been an acceptable alternative when the only other choice was axle grease, but lubed is far better than dry, and there are lubes now that are good to -60F.

If it gets colder than that, I'm going inside.

 

[MikePGS]

I hate to break it to you, but Caribou knows his stuff.

+1 In fact I was going to comment "Hopefully Caribou will post in this thread" until I saw that he already had

 

[geologist]

natman, can you recommend a good low temperature grease?

 

[natman]

natman, can you recommend a good low temperature grease?

Triflow oil is good down to -60, Superlube is "only" good down to -40, it's also sold at Radio Shack under the Archer label.

 

[caribou]

Arctic grease= a bit of graphite powder on a very clean steel.

It isnt the grease that is the problem in the deep cold as it is the crap that sticks to it. Graphite dosent 'Glue' with other things, like dust and plant matter in the dry cold.

 

[geologist]

caribou do you use any lube in the winter?

 

[AStone]

I hate to break it to you, but Caribou knows his stuff.

He sure as hell does.

He's on the ground, first hand experience.

The rest of you would do well to pay attention;
your kids would benefit also if they know what's going on up there,
and can extrapolate that into their future on the planet.

But the topic is lube in winter.

 

[TexasPatriot.308]

use a Ruger no. one,just carry a good solid revolver like a .454 Casull for backup.