Mineral Oil...question about

[mattk]

I use mineral oil in my mountain bike brakes. Never thought of using it for anything gun related.

 

[damienph]

I never realized that mineral oil had any medicinal uses; it is commonly used as a dielectric cooling oil in electric distribution transformers.

 

[Schwing]

WAAAY back in my career, we toyed with using it as a coolant in submerged computer components since it does not conduct electricity. It was a sound idea... except it doesn't displace much heat very well either so we just ended up with a lot of hot, oily components.

 

[JohnKSa]

Lubrikit sells an oil by Lubriplate that is essentially odorless. It is supposed to offer very good corrosion protection.

 

[jaguarxk120]

What ever you use or want to use, put some in the freezer first and see what happens.

If the stuff turns solid then it is useless in cold weather.

I use refrigeration compressor oil, recommended by Phil Sharpe in his book on Rifles. Stays liquid in very cold temperatures and has no acids in it.