Lubricants - What do you recommend?

[Master Shooter]

I'm a big fan of using a strong spray solvent followed up by application of oil. Please don't recommend CLP.

I use Hoppe's Precision Lubricating Oil.
It's only a small bottle. But the needle applicator makes applying oil really easy (And a full bottle lasts me a very long time), and costs less than $10 on amazon.

Anyone have recommendations for bulk oil? If I could find packs of these, or a big bottle of oil to fill up my applicator bottle, I'd be pretty happy.

 

[bpm990d]

What are you lubricating?

B

 

[Blitz1]

The ban stick is coming down hard lately. FYI.

 

[Master Shooter]

Moving parts on firearms.

 

[Master Shooter]

The ban stick is coming down hard lately. FYI.

Between the only two posts in this thread I feel like I made an unwitting mistake.

I'm just looking for a recommendation for oil. I didn't realize this is something banworthy.

 

[Blitz1]

Between the only two posts in this thread I feel like I made an unwitting mistake.

I'm just looking for a recommendation for oil. I didn't realize this is something banworthy.

That wasn't against anything you said. More like what I wanted to say. Which was ban worthy.

Anyway, CLP works pretty good.

http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-....,cf.osb&fp=69a20c51bd8fa254&biw=1024&bih=601

 

[bpm990d]

Moving parts on firearms.

Well that is about as helpful as the stimulus package.

Try something slippery.

B

 

[Another_David]

Mobile 1

 

[Blitz1]

Mobile 1

I've heard when mixed with transmission fluid it works well. It's been posted here.

 

[Jamie]

Mobile 1

I've heard when mixed with transmission fluid it works well. It's been posted here.

This is what I use.

 

[jasons]

I use transmission fluid in my transmission and Mil-Comm light grease and light oil in my guns.

 

[Master Shooter]

I use transmission fluid in my transmission and Mil-Comm light grease and light oil in my guns.

AHA, I searched Mil-comm and found a 16oz bottle of it for sale. Sweet.

Otherwise, this thread has been highly successful.

 

[josh2600]

ATF, and a 60/40 mix Stp oil treatment/ATF on slides.

 

[jasons]

For the amateur chemists out there: http://www.frfrogspad.com/homemade.htm

 

[Blitz1]

This is what I use.

All jokes aside.

 

[Gammon]

I used "Break Free" for many years with great results but began to look for a cheaper lube when the price for a 4 oz bottle went to $6.00 at the local gun shop. I settled on 20 wt synthetic motor oil for my centerfire guns. This stuff is working great for short $; a quart is less than $10.

 

[M1911]

I use whichever bottle of synthetic motor oil I have kicking around, typically Mobil 1.

It doesn't seem to me that firearms are a particularly challenging environment that needs some super-special lubricant -- pressures and temperatures just aren't that high.

 

[rogzballz]

Crisco .... Lol j/k

I too am trying to find something cheaper than M-pro

 

[jasons]

t doesn't seem to me that firearms are a particularly challenging environment that needs some super-special lubricant -- pressures and temperatures just aren't that high.

They're not and I'm sure ATF or motor oil works just fine. I like the Mil-Comm stuff because it works great and it's basically just mineral oil with some teflon in it. Completely non-toxic and you could drink the stuff if you really wanted to. Who knows what's going into synthetic motor oil and ATF but whatever it is I don't want it all over my skin, in my eyes, etc.

(We'll leave that for Blitz. )

 

[Slowdive]

For moving parts I just use bicycle grease or tenacious oil (both Phil Wood products). For the bore CLP.

I find bicycle products work well on any part that the bullet doesn't touch and I always have that stuff around.

BTW..that tenacious oil is awesome stuff, it really sticks to moving parts w/o being to gummy in the cold like grease.

 

[EddieCoyle]

I use a 50/50 mix of synthetic motor oil and synthetic ATF. I mixed together a quart of each about 5 years ago and haven't even put a dent in it. I probably have enough gun lube for a lifetime.

 

[M1911]

I use a 50/50 mix of synthetic motor oil and synthetic ATF. I mixed together a quart of each about 5 years ago and haven't even put a dent in it. I probably have enough gun lube for a lifetime.

Why mix them? What is the purpose of the ATF?

 

[josh2600]

http://www.grantcunningham.com/lubricants101.html


made sense and it's cheap.

 

[chinalfr]

edited --derek

 

[jasons]

It's all cheap. If a bottle of super spec awesome operator lube (patent pending) costs ten bucks and you get 1,000 applications out if it it comes out to a penny per application. I got a big bottle of the mil-comm on sale and I suspect my kids will be using it after I'm gone.

 

[FrankSpencer]

edited -derek

 

[Blitz1]

I use a 50/50 mix of synthetic motor oil and synthetic ATF. I mixed together a quart of each about 5 years ago and haven't even put a dent in it. I probably have enough gun lube for a lifetime.

Any specific grade for the oil?

 

[josh2600]

It's all cheap. If a bottle of super spec awesome operator lube (patent pending) costs ten bucks and you get 1,000 applications out if it it comes out to a penny per application. I got a big bottle of the mil-comm on sale and I suspect my kids will be using it after I'm gone.

atf is superior to gun oils and is far cheaper.

 

[FrankSpencer]

10-4 just trying some humor. sorry

 

[PaulD]

BTW..that tenacious oil is awesome stuff, it really sticks to moving parts w/o being to gummy in the cold like grease.

I have some of that lying around. I'll have to give it a try.

Generally though, I agree with M1911. Any motor oil will be fine. As he said, guns are a mild environment compared to an engine. I always use synthetic in my cars so I pour the left over from oil changes in a 1qt container that has a bad Sharpie drawing of an AK47 on it.

I do use grease on the rails of some pistols.