Engine oil use on guns
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jimmyraythomason
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I've been running my own corrosion tests since 2004. I've tested just about any oil, wax, grease I can think of. I save the results after the weeklong saltwater spray tests. Motor oils of any kind offer very little by way of rust protection. Even the lowest grade gun oils will protect from rust much better than dino or synthetic motor oil I don't recommend motor oil for preservation.
For preserving one for your son, and for rust protection, I found a web page that tested many types of oils and the best they found for this purpose is Eezox. I bought a can and like it. I have also used Break Free Collector for preservation and rust protection. As I recall, the web page I referred to compaired it with Mobil 1 and found Mobil 1 to be lacking. Jim
Edit to add web page: 6mmbr.com/corrosiontest.html
Edit to add web page: 6mmbr.com/corrosiontest.html
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armsmaster270
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"My reserve unit fired 68,000 rds(5.56) in two days, I used clp two maybe three times and fired several thousand without a hitch. CLP is really cheap and doesn't build up like commercial moter oil. If you must grease parts like bolt lugs and rails LSA would work fine as well. When I say clp I mean the real stinky military stuff you can buy in 2.5 gallon white jugs not the crap I picked up once at wal-mart."
The white jug stuff that stinks is Generic CLP made by Royal Lubricants The real CLP is Breakfree and works better than the white bottles. I have Gallons of both.
A lot of competitive shooters mix their own with transmission fluid as well.
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"My reserve unit fired 68,000 rds(5.56) in two days, I used clp two maybe three times and fired several thousand without a hitch. CLP is really cheap and doesn't build up like commercial moter oil. If you must grease parts like bolt lugs and rails LSA would work fine as well. When I say clp I mean the real stinky military stuff you can buy in 2.5 gallon white jugs not the crap I picked up once at wal-mart."
The white jug stuff that stinks is Generic CLP made by Royal Lubricants The real CLP is Breakfree and works better than the white bottles. I have Gallons of both.
A lot of competitive shooters mix their own with transmission fluid as well.
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Bad Hammer
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I learned the rust preventive qualities of ATF a long time ago.
Anyone that hasn't tried it should do so.
And I also have become a believer in Ed's Red as well.
It's pretty much all I use now.
And it also has good rust inhibiting properties. Probably the ATF.
As for "engine oil use on guns", I'm OK with it. It works.
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