Chainsaw Chain And Sprocket Lube

[9 fingers]

I totally agree with WC125. But I like the one about the dog not lubricant.

"Considering the vast array of gun specific lubricants on the market, never mind good ol' milspec gun oil and grease, why on earth would you even consider using something like chainsaw oil? It's not like lubricating any handgun or long gun requires so much lubricant that volume cost is an issue, never mind whether or not these "alternative lubricants" have the correct viscosity and lubricating properties".

9 fingers

 

[Drail]

The only "evidence" I have for it is all the many revolvers I have owned and worked on that had lots of forcing cone erosion. Those grooves were cut by hot gases propelling powder (burned and unburned). It's just another case of how bad the problem can get after enough cycles and time. Some powders are much worse than others. The worst case I ever saw was Blue Dot in magnum loads. I pretty much destroyed the forcing cone on a Ruger GP 100 with blue Dot with published loads from manuals.

 

[Duvel]

I'm in crazy town, I use gun oil on my guns. I use bar and chain oil on my chainsaw, transmission fluid in my transmission, and motor oil in my car engines.

I know it sounds crazy but it works.

Seriously outside-of-the-box, nutso crazy thinking!

 

[shooter1]

I'm told burning gunpowder produces carbons. Carbon is a super hard compound. Certainly harder than steel. I can see where it could be abrasive under the right conditions.
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