Gun oil is a scam
I probably should have brought this up 10 years ago.
I run whatever oil is in my truck as a gun lubricant.
The demand an oil faces in a vehicle engine is far greater than the demand a firearm will ever see.
As most of ya’ll know I am an engineer and I have also been in a spot where I had to design motor oil- at great cost and with greatly controlled experiments.
In 2012 I concluded motor oil is sufficient for firearms and I have been running Mobil 1 anywhere I would lubricate a gun since.
I like CLP to clean a gun, Mobil 1 to keep it running.
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John Browning designed the A-5 to be lubed with 30W non detergent oil. 0 -
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Have used many , Many different Lubes !!! Its a matter of personal choice :::::
I like LUCAS and a select few others !!!!
Thanks !!!0 -
I use nothing but gun oil in my pickup truck. I got a speeding ticket last month. I was clocked at 1440 fps. 12 -
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I use Fram filters in my Remingtons. 0 -
Forge, you only need to plug in the hybrids for now, that’ll change when we get to all electric rail guns I expect. :)
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as a kid all I ever seen anyone use was 3in1 oil on every thing ( grandfather to wd40 I would guess ) especially guns not sure what was common before that come along but odds are it was something common around the house or garage
I was 18 or so before any real oil specific for guns was brought into our house .. I would guess otters or hoppies
I have been using break free for many years no problems , i have thought about mobil 1 and really see why not and whats the odds lucas gun oil is almost incidental to other lubes they make . but for now I have enought gun oil mostly break free to last the rest of my life easy0 -
I have used Royal Purple in ARs for a good while. Some of the high end gun oils are nothing but canola oil with some fragrance.
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I wish a lot of people would quit using oil on wood stocked guns. I hate it when I see an oil soaked stock on a classic firearm. There are some products like Clenzoil that have only been around for 70 or so years that won't harm wood on a gun. So those of you cleaning your classic guns at least step into the 20th century and quit using oil. Bob 0 -
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as a kid all I ever seen anyone use was 3in1 oil on every thing ( grandfather to wd40 I would guess ) especially guns not sure what was common before that come along but odds are it was something common around the house or garage
I was 18 or so before any real oil specific for guns was brought into our house .. I would guess otters or hoppies
I have been using break free for many years no problems , i have thought about mobil 1 and really see why not and whats the odds lucas gun oil is almost incidental to other lubes they make . but for now I have enought gun oil mostly break free to last the rest of my life easy
The original CLP
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Interesting Dave. Now that you point it out,sure. With your knowledge and experience, I trust it. Thanks for this. 3 -
Firearms don't need the additives found in 'engine oil'. 0 -
Growing up I used whatever motor oil or maybe 3 in 1 I could find on the farm . Worked good for many years
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Interesting observation!
Thanx for your expertise.3 -
Motor oils are blended to run at high temperatures, not cold. It may not be as much of a problem these days with the very thin, synthetic oils that modern cars use, but the more viscous oils used years ago would work in a gun in warm weather, but would quickly gum up the action in cold weather. 0 -
My grandfather cut his gun and tool oil with ATF fluid...
He also added a bit to diesel fueled vehicle or engine / motor tanks...
And a cupful to anything that oil added to the gas and used it for maintenance on his hit and miss engines...
Mike
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I use Hoppe's 9 oil because I acquired a chit load in an estate. But, for autos I agree with us55840 & use grease. Preferably with graphite. Officers who used oil would end up with dry rails after the pistol hung in a holster for 6 months as fluid flows down. 0 -
LPS1, CLP, and lubiplate. 0 -
My dad was the last of five brothers drafted for WWII. Before he left the house that last time he poured some motor oil in the actions of the pumps and wiped down the metal, bolts and bores. The boys all made it home, some with extra metal.
Anyway in the 80's I inherited a 29 Remington shotgun from uncle Charlie that he bought new in 29. Had the box, hanging tags and a lifetime warranty card. The gun was in near mint condition, uncle Charlie did hunt with it, but boy was that action stiff when I got it. I took that unit completely apart - had to make 9 special punches; 3 were standard. Soaked what parts I could in hot Stoddard solvent in the ultrasonic cleaner. PIA getting all that oil shellac out of every nook and cranny. Stoned the working surfaces and lubed it up with CLP. It was a very slick shotgun when I gave it to my nephew about 10 years ago.3 -
Wife and I run all our guns dry in the winter. ANY oil we put on them cause problems in the winter here.truthful said:Motor oils are blended to run at high temperatures, not cold. It may not be as much of a problem these days with the very thin, synthetic oils that modern cars use, but the more viscous oils used years ago would work in a gun in warm weather, but would quickly gum up the action in cold weather.
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BobJudy said:I wish a lot of people would quit using oil on wood stocked guns. I hate it when I see an oil soaked stock on a classic firearm. There are some products like Clenzoil that have only been around for 70 or so years that won't harm wood on a gun. So those of you cleaning your classic guns at least step into the 20th century and quit using oil. Bob
You just gave the reason I store my wood stocked guns in silicone impregnated socks muzzle down, it keeps oil out of the wood parts protecting them from damage. I have used Remoil for the past few years and like it for all gun applications.9 -
when i left the military 40 years ago i found a quart of LSA left with me, takes a long time to use a quart of LSA. i also mixed a couple quarts of Ed's Red about thirty years ago, still using that. 3 -
For exterior rust protection I like most any oil......for mechanical function I like Graphite, no sticky-gummy mess. 0 -
So I guess in a hardship situation, in the field, I could pull the dipstick, put a patch on it and swab the bore that way. That's way easier than taking the radio antenna off. 3 -
Shell Rotella diesel synthetic in/on most everything.
From a 1911 to a Suzuki Hayabusa. Both beaten like a red headed step child.
It flows in bitter cold. 7.3 tested at 5 deg.3 -
Bacon grease is all I use smells almost as good as Hoppes but much better when the gun gets hot. 3 -
I prefer to use purpose built products for their purpose. 6 -
My quart of Mobil 1, 0W-20 that I use on guns and fishing reels and other misc items around the house cost about $8 bucks and should last me until I'm in my late 90s. il 3 -
A quick google search didn't show any results, I'm wondering if anyone has ever run an analysis on gun oil. I might have to make that suggestion to Project Farm on youtube.
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