No, and the old-timers used bear' s oil or sperm oil as a rust-preventative. Both work well, but are hard toget these days. Have to shoot a bear to get bear' s oil, and real sperm oil is illegal. However, DGW has a synthetic sperm oil. Haven' t tried it, though.



" It seems very difficult to impress most reloaders with the fact that every rifle is an individual, and what proves to be a maximum load in one may be quite mild in another, and vice versa." Bob Hagel, GAME LOADS AND PRACTICAL BALLISTICS FOR THE AMERICAN HUNTER, 1977