Oil for the gun

[Maverick_52]

Recently a buddy of mine told me not to use any of the oils that had teflon in them for lubricating the gun. I can't remember the problem with the teflon based oils but he said there was an issue. He mentioned that he only uses 3 in 1 oil. Does anyone know anything about this? Thanks.

 

[john323]

I have used teflon oils for quite some time and have not seen any "issue" with the use.As for 3 in 1, I think it is to light of an oil for use in weapons.Just my 2cents.

 

[Maverick_52]

Thanks John. I appreciate the response.

 

[Sky]

Any lube is better than nothing for sure. If I remember at test correctly 3&1 is pretty much the bottom of the heap for a lube and protectorate. There are a couple of threads with test here at THR.

Her is one test:


http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=545607


Used to be and probably still is an issue with Teflon application if you are going to be painting a surface that has had PTFE applied in the past. New Paint will not stick.

 

[dirtyjim]

i worked with teflon for about 5 or 6 years and there is so little teflon in any of the lubricants that its just a marketing ploy to get you to buy them.

there is still a good reason not to use anything with teflon on your guns or in your engine. teflon needs to be cooked out before its useable or its very abrasive.
if a batch of the powder didn't cook out right it would be the same a mixing grinding dust into your oil.

 

[armsmaster270]

Break free has teflon and it was an army standard for years, I still use it on all my guns.

 

[Shadow 7D]

Old (and by this, probably when I was in diapers more than 20+ years ago)
Teflon gun lubes had a rep for the teflon coming out of the suspension and balling or pilling up.

Never heard of it happening, seen it happen etc. and I have used a number of teflon based lubes over the years.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I have used Rem Oil for 20 years with no problems. One of the reasons I use is because it is stocked at Walmart and comes in a larger size can for the same $ as some of the other choices.

 

[rcmodel]

IMO: Rem-Oil is one of the very best gun oils you can lay hands on.

3 in 1 oil is one of the very worst!

rc

 

[rsrocket1]

In desperation one day, I bought a 2.25 oz bottle of Hoppes gun oil. That $3 bottle equals about $43/quart. The stuff sure seemed a lot like the motor oil I use in my car which cost less than $2/quart. When it runs out, I think I'll refill it with $.14 worth of motor oil.

 

[Maverick_52]

Thanks guys I appreciate the information. Sounds like I need to pick up some of that Rem Oil.

Randy

 

[Sky]

Think the PTFE used on guns tends to fill the pores of the metal and not gum up. I am certainly no metallurgists and do not know all the ends and outs of lubing. I just know the rental guns at the range never get cleaned and the only lube they ever see is Breakfree CLP.

CLP is all I use and seems to work for me without rust or other issues. ARs, 1911s etc etc all seem to like it. Better products available maybe....but....Clp has been a long trusted friend for me.

 

[dirtyjim]

Teflon gun lubes had a rep for the teflon coming out of the suspension and balling or pilling up

there is not enough teflon in a 55 gallon drum of oil for that to happen.
if any of you had ever handled raw teflon you would would see my point.
to even put it into oil it would have to be cooked out then microscopically ground and by the time you were done you might have a match heads worth of teflon per 25 gallons of oil.

 

[dprice3844444]

don't use wd-40,penetrates primeers

 

[Fleet]

"Think the PTFE used on guns tends to fill the pores of the metal and not gum up."

There aren't any "pores" to fill. There are, however, "asperities". And the part about the teflon coming out of suspension is true, that's one of the reasons you're supposed to shake CLP up prior to use.

Teflon in a motor oil is one of the biggest marketing gimmicks ever seen. Teflon is a particulate. What do oil filters remove?

 

[jcwit]

In desperation one day, I bought a 2.25 oz bottle of Hoppes gun oil. That $3 bottle equals about $43/quart. The stuff sure seemed a lot like the motor oil I use in my car which cost less than $2/quart. When it runs out, I think I'll refill it with $.14 worth of motor oil.

One must remember the expensive gun oils are all compounded by Elves in the deeper reaches of the Black Forest in labs camouflaged as trees. Most of the secret ingredients are mined from the far reaches in the universe from solar systems that have yet to be discovered by our astronomers.

I hope this explains the overly high cost of many gun oils.

As a side note its also my understanding there's a bakery a few trees over from the oil lab that has a backlog of cookies and crackers!