AlexanderA
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I agree that RemOil is good. But for preservation I use R.I.G. and/or paste wax.
If it does, youre using the wrong stuff.I dont see how folks can use motor oil on guns. It leaves a very thick and tacky residue. I don't want to have to cut the oil off my hands after handling one of my babies.
I ain't seen it for a year anywhere. The old cans I bought were at a pawn shop on their gun junk shelf. I was tickled pink to get it.Aerosol RemOil has been my all-purpose "go-to" but unfortunately I can't find it anywhere in stock any more. Is it still being made?
I quit using "gun oils" for a lube quite a while back. Switched to Mobil One and never looked back. Works just as well and a quart usually costs less than what a small bottle of gun oil costs. Lasts forever too. Im still on the first quart I bought years ago, and its still 3/4 full.
Most of the "do all" stuff usually doesn't do "all", all that well. Ive had a lot better luck with using things that are meant for their specific purpose. I use oil for lube (except for a couple of guns that specifically need grease), Eezox for rust preventative and on my wipe down rags, and Hoppes for cleaning.
I dont see how folks can use motor oil on guns. It leaves a very thick and tacky residue. I don't want to have to cut the oil off my hands after handling one of my babies.
Because you don't saturate the whole gun with it but put one or two drops here and there kind of like they tell you in the owner's manual.
I use the "rattle rule." If you shake it and it rattles, grease, if not, oil.Oh man…..pass the popcorn .
On a more serious note, I try to ascribe to the maxim, if it slides, grease it, if it pivots, oil it.
Over the years I’ve tried many oils, I have lately settled on Mobil 1, ballistol and something called “zero friction” that I picked up in a sample tube at a gun show. Seems good.
For grease, I’ve used Rig and something from Brownells called “action grease,” that I’ve been using for 20-plus years. A little goes a long way. YMMV
Pick what you are comfortable with and go forth and bust some caps.
It's possible I might have bought up the last case. When the pandemic started I had to make sure I had a lot, cause I use it for my locks, gates, door hinges, door locks, every outdoor keyhole... it lasts longer than wd40.Aerosol RemOil has been my all-purpose "go-to" but unfortunately I can't find it anywhere in stock any more. Is it still being made?
... but have you tried popcorn oil? I imagine you'd soon have a cluster of hungry shooters gathered around your shooting table. Anybody bring the salt???... have tried both Sesame Seed Oil (yum!) and Peanut Oil.
Of the two, Peanut Oil is superior due to cost - they have very similar thermal characteristics.
And you don't have to worry about Cancer.