Gun Oil Question

[Indifferent]

I use a silicon oil from Radio Shack, it takes extreme heat, it doesn't run, its cheap, it slippery, its sticky, its the right thickness, it has a needle applicator to pin point the lubing.

 

[strat81]

NAPA Lithium Grease and Breakfree CLP are what I'm using currently in everything from a Glock, to a M1 Garand, to an AR-15, to a 1911.

I've considered a bit of motor oil or tranny fluid but why change if everything works?

 

[Nate C.]

Rem Oil or Hoppe's. I like the smell of both. I have been accused of using it as a cologne. This I deny.

 

[CZcanuck]

Lithium Grease is what a few people i know use, from glocks to AR-15's to a CZ 858 never had an issue. But reading all the mobil 1 talk, i might give it a try on some of the "not, so" expensive weapons.

 

[razz]

I also use Mobile 1 synthetic and they never dry up.

 

[USMC 1975]

" I was a little hesitant to try mobile-1 but now I am never going back to anything else. It is the best stuff I have ever used on my firearms, from my 1911 to my AR and everything in between. The stuff never dries out, never gums up, coats everything perfectly, and makes every moving part work more smoothly.

I never had any problems with any of the gun specific oils, and I've used a bunch of different one's over the years, but once I tried Mobile-1, I become hooked. "

I agree 100 %.

Mobil 1 is one of the best oils ever created by man.

Chris

 

[sachmo]

At one time or another Ive tried about all of them. I now use Mobile One. Firearm lubrication is really pretty basic and we tend to make a bigger deal out of it then it really is. Compared to many mechanical devices they are really pretty simple to lubricate.

 

[OLD DOMENION]

Gun Oil

I use ED'S RED as a lubricant/oil
In case you don't know it is equal parts of:
VARSOL/Oil Based Paint Thinner
K-1 Kerosene
Dextron 2 or 3
It lasts about 12 months.

 

[XD-40 Shooter]

I use Breakfree CLP, its worked great for me. About every 300 rounds I'll field strip my guns, run hoppe's #9 through them, and then a light coat of CLP, I've had no issues.

If CLP is good enough for the Marines in the field, and that is what they use, then its good enough for me. The military has some pretty stringent requirements for gun lubes.

 

[2nd 41]

I have been using Hoppe's Solvent and Hoppe's Gun Oil for years and have never had a problem.

Why look past this. Stop here.
And some Breakfree or Tri-Flow if I need to get into a certain area

 

[Kentak]

IMO, it's silly to worry about the few cents worth of gun-specific lubricants that are used after each shooting session when that very same shooting session will cost as much as gallons of the stuff when you factor in ammo, gas costs to get to the range, range fees, etc.

I'll use the gun-specific lubes and not give it a second thought. A little bottle will last me for months. If you want a cheap hobby, guns and shooting isn't it.

In an emergency, sure, use any medium or light oil made to lubricate mechanisms of just about any kind. The less than perfect oil is almost certainly better than no oil at all.

K

 

[WayneConrad]

I use ED'S RED as a lubricant/oil

You can use Ed's Red for oil, I suppose, but I was taught by the recipe on this page to use just two of the components of Ed's Red for light gun oil: The ATF III (automatic transmission fluid) and the heating kerosene. Leave out the acetone and the odorless mineral spirits.

 

[sfhogman]

From Grant Cunningham, revolversmith:
http://www.grantcunningham.com/lubricants101.html

 

[Ala Dan]

WD-40 = BAD NEWS~! could and probably would penetrate
primer pockets~!

 

[blkbrd666]

I usually use Rem-Oil in an aerosol can to clean guns after shooting and keep a small squeeze bottle of Rem-Oil with a 2" yellow tube in a Ziploc bag in the range bag. For the absolute slickest and quietest action, I use Finish Line Synthetic Century Lubricant on the high speed moving parts of a gun, slide rails, etc. It's an ultra-refined petroleum oil reacted with hydrogen gasses to produce a "pure" oil where every molecule is identical. It's about the viscosity of Hoppes gun oil but it doesn't sling or creep...even if you wipe it, the surface stays slicker than...well, hooter-poo. It's specifically designed to stay on a racing bicycle chain and not on the back of your leg. It's expensive, but so are my guns. In some of my guns it actually changes the sound of the slide racking as if it is floating.

 

[John828]

WD-40 = BAD NEWS~! could and probably would penetrate primer pockets~!

Yep, any penetrating oil is bad news.

I use Hoppes to clean and syn. motor oil to lube.

 

[Mousegun]

Molybdenum paste. It is as thick as most greases and never goes away like oils do.

 

[Gun Geezer]

Ditto the WD40 = BAD

WD-40 = BAD NEWS~! could and probably would penetrate
primer pockets~!
__________________

WD40 has it's use and purpose, but it is NOT to be used on guns.

Close friend finally decided to get a shotgun. Brand new 1100. Shot it a few times that fall and asked me what to lube it up with for the winter. I told him but he decided to use WD40 instead. He "oiled" the action and all metal parts with the stuff.

The next spring (3 to 4 months later), his took the shotgun out of it's soft case for a day at the range. It was covered in rust and the action would barely function! I could not resist an "I told you so".

I use CLP. Great stuff. A gun smith I live near ran a test with 15 to 20 different comercially available lubes. He cleaned and degreased some iron nails and then coated each thouroughly with the various lubes. Then he put them in mason jars and filled 1/2 way with water. Nails are long enough to stick 1/2 way out of the water. Big nails. He puts the lids on and sets the jars on a shelf.

2-months later, the CLP nail and one other were still rust free. Wish I could remember then other lube that worked so well.

 

[bamacisa]

I use Breakfree and LSA...if it is good enough for Uncle Sam, it is good enough for me. Generally speaking nearly all gun oils and gun lubricants work okey. That is not to say that they are all equal and that they are all the same. Navy Seals have been known to use FP10. A dentist once told me that the most important thing about cleaning teeth was brushing, not what brand of tooth paste that you use. The same thing applies to firearms, the most important thing is to clean oil and lubrlcate with a product made for that purpose. (as opposed to doing nothing) The Army says in an emergency that you can use SAE 10 motor oil. ( I don't recommend that)

 

[Rampant_Colt]

Mobil 1

I've been using motor oil on my firearms for over 20 years. WD-40 for over 30 years. WD-40 is not recommended for long-term storage though


Here's the link to Ed's Red Bore Cleaner, Hoppe's is very similar, and uses automotive lubricants as well.

Top engine cleaner works well as a bore cleaner

ETA - i see duped Wayne Conrad