TomJ
Contributing Member
I average a range trip every other weekend. I clean my guns after every trip. If I shot several times a week as other members do I'm sure I'd wait until after a few trips to clean them.
What?!?! No!! The "WD" stands for "water dispersant" --- that's the purpose for which it was invented!! (And that's about all it's good for).WD40?....but does it not also attract and hold water/moisture?
WD40? Just straight up WD or Specialist. I never cared for it and thought that while it's good for dissolving corrosive and carbon, dont quote me on carbon but does it not also attract and hold water/moisture?
Ya, OK, I'll give you that. It has its uses. You just want to get rid of it when it's done doing what you're using it for.It will displace carbon.
What?!?! No!! The "WD"
I was in sporting goods store one day in the gun cleaning product aisle and two guys were standing there. One guy tells his friend all this gun lube nonsense is all a scam and it's all the same as WD40 at 5x the price. I keep my nose out of things typically but I wanted to tell him for the sake of his guns. His buddy said "really?" and WD40 guy was like "yop, only thing that ever touched my guns for cleaning and lube is WD40 and it's the best, it's all in one lube/cleaner, yadda yadda yada". BlechIt will displace carbon. On smoothbores, it makes a pretty effective bore cleaner. I've used it with barrels off the gun. You can also throw choke tubes in it overnight, and they clean up pretty easily the next morning.
That's about all I'll use it for on guns.
Many gunsmiths say in tighter areas WD-40 residue will harden to a lacquer-like buildup, and its best avoided. I concur.
In a moment, there will be a guy along to say, "I've used it for XX years, and it's great."
Guaranteed.
Ya, OK, I'll give you that. It has its uses. You just want to get rid of it when it's done doing what you're using it for.
I was in sporting goods store one day in the gun cleaning product aisle and two guys were standing there. One guy tells his friend all this gun lube nonsense is all a scam and it's all the same as WD40 at 5x the price. I keep my nose out of things typically but I wanted to tell him for the sake of his guns. His buddy said "really?" and WD40 guy was like "yop, only thing that ever touched my guns for cleaning and lube is WD40 and it's the best, it's all in one lube/cleaner, yadda yadda yada". Blech
Good deal. Good hack.Yep. My can of WD40 doesn't even live on my bench. It stays in the utility closet.
There's this, though: If you run out of toilet bowl cleaner, it will clean the bowl. I kid you not.