jpb...used Eezox on a Canadian deer hunt in Manitoba..applied as directed....action on bolt action became extremely "sticky" temps were minus 20sfar...removed/cleaned Eeezox from action ..action functioned better in cold
Ah, Manitoba was one of the places I used to live! It surely does get REALLY cold there! I remember one day it was -47C (-53F) when the vinyl seat on my truck cracked into little fragments when I hopped in.
I used the minimum amount of lube (for Eezox and everything else), so perhaps that might account for some of the difference in our experiences.
Also, now that I think about it, in both my Rem 700 and Ruger M77, I had replaced the firing pin springs with stronger Wolf brand springs I ordered from Brownells. That might have helped too!
Hope that you didn't lose a shot at an animal!
Cheers,
John
