commygun
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Motor oil thinned with a little ATF. Never a problem. Use it to clean after shooting corrosive ammo. Not a speck of rust.
It's good when used properly. Like you said. Not the best. But definitely has a purpose.I use it to clean and lube my rifles, shotguns and handguns (I’ve also used ballistol a lot). I carried a can during field training in the military and while on deployment. It got quite a few weapons, both individual and crew served, back online quickly.
Is it THE BEST? Probably not. Is it good enough? Absolutely.
Too much of a product that will gum/varnish is definitely going to bring the issue to light much sooner, but there are products out there that just won't gum/varnish even if they're applied in excess. Dillon Precision used to sell a lubricant that they called Snake Oil. I have a grandfather clock that quit working maybe 15 years ago. I liberally dripped Snake Oil into the movement and that did the trick. I haven't done anything to it else for the past decade and a half and it's still going strong. I have to believe that if it was going to gum or varnish, that clock would be toast by now.I actually think thats a common problem, and the reason you often hear of things like gumming and varnish, ect, with things you shouldnt be hearing it from. People just put way too much on.
I love their Teflon spray too.I haven't seen any for years. It's one of the best lubes I have ever used to lube the bolt on a bolt action rifle. Smooth as butter.
I use it when I’m doing indoor cleaning because it’s non toxic and I very much love my pet.That's one good thing about ballistol, which I've also used. It burns off very quickly too but is completely skin safe although smells like cat urine. I use it sometimes when I just want to hose down my BCG or something and can't take special care to avoid contact with skin, etc...
Cancer concerns are where ballistol comes in."I" (note that horrid pronoun that's frequently associated with validating a certain product one may or may not use) 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.
For you folks using mobile 1 (or other motor oil)... what weight do you use? Or do you just grab whatever you have left over from your last oil change?
I like the synthetic oil I use, but I sometimes think it's a bit thin, and am thinking of trying something heavier.
Thanks.
I’ve got some two stroke bar and chain oil for the chain saw. I wonder if that would workI've used 20W-50 motorcycle Mobil1 for slides on semi-auto pistols, it seems to stay there a little better. I would imagine any weight would work well though.
I use 5W30 Extended Performance, because that’s what I was using in my vehicle when I filled my gun oil bottles. Seems to be a good fit.For you folks using mobile 1 (or other motor oil)... what weight do you use? Or do you just grab whatever you have left over from your last oil change?
0w20 in the winter and a heavier for the summer.For you folks using mobile 1 (or other motor oil)... what weight do you use? Or do you just grab whatever you have left over from your last oil change?
I like the synthetic oil I use, but I sometimes think it's a bit thin, and am thinking of trying something heavier.
Thanks.
I’ve got some two stroke bar and chain oil for the chain saw. I wonder if that would work