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    Quote Originally Posted by coburn View Post
    The poster is different from that, included the nubile young lady and a chap holding a Bobcat. Shame I can't host photos.
    Coburn kindly sent me this one too:

    Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.

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    Castor Oil As Leather Lubricant Your Message

    I couldn't stand the smell of the stuff even let alone the taste, but worth a try I suppose, I use hempseed oil & swear by it personally, good as a salad dressing oil too & very nutricious.

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    No expert but I'd be careful of using an 'edible' oil that might 'go off' or have mould/bacteria grow on it.
    not sure if that applies to caster oil.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shed tuner View Post
    Coburn kindly sent me this one too:

    Guessing it was cold in the studio, then?
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    OK, so it's going to be a blend of castor oil, a pinch of moly powder, and a skoosh of copper anti-seize grease melted together. The copper will kill any bacteria and the moly will make it extra slippy. The castor oil provides the aroma.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hsing-ee View Post
    OK, so it's going to be a blend of castor oil, a pinch of moly powder, and a skoosh of copper anti-seize grease melted together. The copper will kill any bacteria and the moly will make it extra slippy. The castor oil provides the aroma.
    Just be sure to keep it in a seperate jar to your usual Castor Oil lube
    Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TonyL View Post
    Guessing it was cold in the studio, then?
    Or pleased to see someone.

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    That young man in the background might have been in for his best day ever!
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    Quote Originally Posted by TonyL View Post
    That young man in the background might have been in for his best day ever!
    No, he was secretly hoping to get a G80 over the Bobcat
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mattblack View Post
    Iirc, Ballistol can be used on leather.
    And leather on Diana, Ive heard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TJCXF View Post
    Or pleased to see someone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by coburn View Post
    No, he was secretly hoping to get a G80 over the Bobcat
    Oh well, one out of two wasn't that bad!
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