Best Synthetic Motor Oil Weight For Guns

[grter]

OK I say a gun oil optimized for use in firearms is most likely to generally work better for (what a big surprise) use in firearms. So it probably does matter: to what extent I honestly don't know.

Motor oil is not just oil.

I don't think for one minute that petrol products for automobiles are free of cancer causing agents and am even more concerned when it comes to synthetic motor oils so please handle this stuff with due respect use gloves and it wouldn't hurt to do some research on the nature of the stuff you are playing with.

However this is interesting and I am not discouraging the use of motor oil in firearms but be aware of it's advantages as well as it's disadvantages (or dangers) rather going out of the way to ensure nothing but praises are written.

 

[chicharrones]

From what I understand, used motor oil is much more likely than new motor oil to cause skin problems including skin cancer.

I have a feeling that most people here that use motor oil in their firearms are not putting used motor oil into a freshly cleaned gun.

That being said, I've been changing my own motor oil in cars and motorcycles for the last 38 years. I also change out hydraulic oil on machinery. While I'm no Jiffy Lube employee, I figure I currently change out 50 or more gallons of oil in a year. Since I'm 52, I've never adapted to wearing gloves while getting my hands greasy. So far, no cancer. But, I'll keep y'all updated if that changes.

 

[grter]

Well I sure hope the updated news is good since these things can be gradual but I would advise you to avoid getting your hands "greasy" with this stuff as a simple precaution to keep from getting yourself into a bad fix later on.

 

[reddog81]

Gun oil is optimized for guns??? More like optimized for marketing to sell whatever product the manufacturer is pushing. What gun oil is optimized for black powder revolvers, AR-15's, polymer wonder nines, 1911's, bolt action rifles, etc? Any decent oil will work.

I just looked up the first 5 gun oils I could think of off the top of my head and all of them contain petroleum products and usually the percentage is 50% to 80% and those are just the ingredients I recognized. If your afraid of car oil you're going to be pretty limited when it comes to gun oils.

 

[Skylerbone]

If any of you ever tire of Mobile 1 and feel like trying something different, Pro Shot Pro-Gold grease is some great stuff. At $5.00/oz. it seems prohibitively expensive but a tiny amount goes a long way. I've had the same jar for several years and use it anywhere I don't want lubricant to migrate as well as slide rails. Just dabbing a fingertip in will lube an entire pistol plus I no longer get FP-10 slinging out on my hands, clothes, and shooting glasses.

Pretty tempted to just buy a tube of Mobile 1 though it would probably outlast me and isn't as convenient to take to the range without transplanting it to a babyfood jar...hmm...

 

[chicharrones]

Well I sure hope the updated news is good since these things can be gradual but I would advise you to avoid getting your hands "greasy" with this stuff as a simple precaution to keep from getting yourself into a bad fix later on.

It sure is hard to change. I'm a traveling field service tech and I haven't been able to adapt to gloves well. I use gloves for really bad chemicals, but not for oils or greases.

I'm thinking that people that oil their firearms with clean, new lubricants have less to worry about than the chemicals used to clean firearms. Let alone the burned powder and lead residue. And that doesn't include what we breathe in at indoor shooting ranges as the immediate smoke from each fired shot has a chance to go into our lungs before the filter system gets it.

It's a lot to worry about if we want to.

 

[caribou]

I use my snow machines and my E-tec outboard gasoline to scrub my rifles and synthetic 2 stroke oil to lubricate. When its hunting in the ocean, a fine sheen is left atop the metal to protect the metals from salt spray and fog. In deep cold its best to clean, lubricate and then wipe clean, for best proformance.

Here in the Arctic, we just look for the 2 stroke oil's additive ''TCW-3'', and we know its gonna flow at 40 below.

4 stroke would be a synthetic 5W30 and turning a crank is not a problem.

 

[Steel Horse Rider]

Wow! Someone on a gun forum is concerned about the possible hazards of motor oil in contact with bare skin.I have Chicharrones beat as I am 63 and have been working on oily and greasy things my entire life, with bare hands. I am very healthy, very active, and do not have any skin or organ problems. I think the firearm itself is more of a hazard than contact with ordinary random lubricants. Be fearful if you like, but I have enjoyed my life and intend to continue until the Lord decides my time is up, without fear of everything round me, including the Yellowstone volcano....

 

[hso]

I'll agree that "if it ain't broke don't fix it", but looking for something better, even if we're chasing unicorns, is always interesting.

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/results-of-gun-care-product-evaluation.751408/

 

[Skylerbone]

^^^^^ I remember following that thread and the myriad of follow-up tests I would have liked to have seen. As is, it's the most comprehensive I've come across on any forum and a real eye opener.