WOW. THANKS for the roasting DOUBLE NAUGHT SPY. i will try to remember to return the favor!
i do not know what was on my pistol when i bought it. or if it came from the factory, or if the store people put it on, or???. but it was more tacky than lubricant, and i sure would not shoot it that way. and i have purchased other guns including rifles that had a similar coating on them, from different places.
as far as oil does not attract dirt or carbon, you should look at the motor oil that comes from your car or trucks crankcase. attracting and keeping dirt and carbon in suspension is part of its job. that way the oil filter can remove the larger particles, and the smaller stuff comes out when you change the oil. certainly guns do not have these. but if you do not belive me, take a cleaning patch, and wipe a nice thin coating all over the internals of your favorite pistol, and go shoot 100 rounds thru it. you will be amazed at the filth that collects. do any of us put that much lube on our guns normally, no. but i am making a point here. oil DOES attract dirt and carbon. no, it is not like a magnet, it will not pull dirt from 30 feet away like a star trek tractor beam. do you remember the old oil bath air cleaners on cars from before 1960? did they work great, no, but they did work. the oil that was in them was not clean very long.
as far as cleaning your carry weapon every 2 weeks, shot or not. you should maybe put some glasses on and look at your weapon once in a while. remember, this is what you are BETTING YOUR AND OR YOUR FAMILIES LIFE ON if and when the time comes. mine routinely collects lint, and a small amount of dust and debris. and if i ever have to use it, i want it to work.
i do not know what was on my pistol when i bought it. or if it came from the factory, or if the store people put it on, or???. but it was more tacky than lubricant, and i sure would not shoot it that way. and i have purchased other guns including rifles that had a similar coating on them, from different places.
as far as oil does not attract dirt or carbon, you should look at the motor oil that comes from your car or trucks crankcase. attracting and keeping dirt and carbon in suspension is part of its job. that way the oil filter can remove the larger particles, and the smaller stuff comes out when you change the oil. certainly guns do not have these. but if you do not belive me, take a cleaning patch, and wipe a nice thin coating all over the internals of your favorite pistol, and go shoot 100 rounds thru it. you will be amazed at the filth that collects. do any of us put that much lube on our guns normally, no. but i am making a point here. oil DOES attract dirt and carbon. no, it is not like a magnet, it will not pull dirt from 30 feet away like a star trek tractor beam. do you remember the old oil bath air cleaners on cars from before 1960? did they work great, no, but they did work. the oil that was in them was not clean very long.
as far as cleaning your carry weapon every 2 weeks, shot or not. you should maybe put some glasses on and look at your weapon once in a while. remember, this is what you are BETTING YOUR AND OR YOUR FAMILIES LIFE ON if and when the time comes. mine routinely collects lint, and a small amount of dust and debris. and if i ever have to use it, i want it to work.
