It seems not many folks know this but it is also not necessary to clean your guns as often as this forum would have you believe.
Very true and very true. I would guess that I spend more time posting about gun cleaning than actually doing it. And yet, none of my guns seem to be the worse for it.
Understand, just disagree re how much concern 2 to 4 drops of motor oil inside of gun poses to health.
I really think we don't disagree on that.
As I said in Cent #2, I don't even really worry about that, but even though it's a very minor issue, it's such a simple issue to address that I can't come up with a reason NOT to address it.
I also would say that's its my belief some of the Vunderbar gun products may be more toxic than actually commonly believed.
Well, I certainly hope that no one takes anything I've said as a claim that gun cleaning/maintenance products are, in general, less toxic than motor oil. If anything, I would guess that across the board, they are MORE toxic. But there are gun cleaning/maintenance products that are non-toxic and, as far as I know, there are no motor oils that could lay claim to such a feature. Of course, (just as a reminder to anyone who's not reading carefully) we both agree that toxicity is really a minor issue even though we both keep going on about it.
Re the cost or inconvenience of obtaining a needle dropper bottle or filling one up, I personally don't see it that way.
I'm just saying that I can buy oil that already comes in a bottle with a good applicator--I have several products on my workbench that came from the factory in bottles with needle applicators. It's not a huge issue or something that I consider to be a true difference maker, I'm just saying that it is nice (convenient? simpler?) not to have to transfer lubes or purchase an additional item to use it the way I want to.
Also this: I'd bet each of our firearms is in top running condition.
And adequately protected from corrosion as well. Yeah, generally speaking, firearms lubrication isn't really a complicated problem to solve, so just about any oil will work. And unless a person is neglectful or using a firearm in a harsh environment, just about any oil will provide sufficient corrosion protection too.
I just think the Mobil 1 is the better actual lubricant.
So, this makes sense. I think it would be tremendously difficult to make such a sweeping assessment accurately since there are tons of firearms lubricants on the market, and I would be somewhat skeptical about it since at least a few firearms lubes use the same base lubricant as Mobil 1. Anyway, that aside, if you believe you're getting a better lube and think that the improvement in performance is significant and outweighs any negatives, it would make sense to go with the choice you believe to be superior.
