Whats the best gun oil for a semi automatic?
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Oh NO a lube thread>>>>>
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PIG @#$%..........it was designed as a fishing additive and its the best one I have ever used
That being said I have used a bunch of stuff. I have seen stuff atract dust and dirt I have seen stuff evaporate I have seen one lube remove the blueing right off a gun. Brian enos has a lube I think todd Jerrit had one too. Triflo break free pb blaster mineral oil mobile 1 wheele bearing grease. All this stuff and so far the best and cheapest still works and rings true. I get it from the grocery store in a black red and white can called household lubricant. $.99 for a 3 oz can last me 6 months stays flowing in freezing weather does not get too runny in hot weather repells water does the job. Is there better sure but for the price per oz its the best value.
first off.....
PIG @#$%..........it was designed as a fishing additive and its the best one I have ever used
That being said I have used a bunch of stuff. I have seen stuff atract dust and dirt I have seen stuff evaporate I have seen one lube remove the blueing right off a gun. Brian enos has a lube I think todd Jerrit had one too. Triflo break free pb blaster mineral oil mobile 1 wheele bearing grease. All this stuff and so far the best and cheapest still works and rings true. I get it from the grocery store in a black red and white can called household lubricant. $.99 for a 3 oz can last me 6 months stays flowing in freezing weather does not get too runny in hot weather repells water does the job. Is there better sure but for the price per oz its the best value.
Black Majik
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I've been using Breakfree CLP, since it's worked fine from the start. Don't really have any other reason to switch. I don't buy into the next wonderlube.
I did get the opportunity to try out Weaponshield, and liked it quite a bit. Maybe when my next bottle of CLP runs out I'll buy it next.
I did get the opportunity to try out Weaponshield, and liked it quite a bit. Maybe when my next bottle of CLP runs out I'll buy it next.
ochmude
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Use the most expensive thing you can possibly find. Just kidding, of course. But seriously, is there really, truly any difference between any of the various lubes/greases. Of course the actual chemical composition is different, but do they vary DRAMATICALLY in performance. I'm of the school of thought that it really doesn't matter. I'm am very open to arguments to the contrary, however. One might run a little, another might attract dirt (but doesn't everything do that?), another might get sticky in the cold. But honestly, will any of them to any of those things in such an extreme way as to make them worse than something else? The way I see it, any lube is as good as any other. If it attracts dust....clean it. If it runs, don't use so much. If you're using it for competition and shooting tons of rounds, I doubt you're concerned about it running or attracting dust, so use lots of it. If you're carrying, and 2 or 3 drops isn't enough to allow your firearm to fire enough rounds to stop an attacker, your firearm sucks. Now, like I said that's just my viewpoint on the matter, and I could very well be totally wrong. Anyone have any other thoughts?
Am I the only one at this NG that uses Gunzilla?
You bet it's different than the others.
Check this thread at thefiringline.com
floydster
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Dexron 11 ATF the best, can't be beat for lub.
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Bear fat
ZeSpectre
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Well I'm here and I use Gunzilla... but then again that's my thread over on the firing line
However I mostly use Gunzilla for cleaning and use Weaponshield for lube.
thebaldguy
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I use the LP version of CLP. It works pretty good.
stew38
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gun oil
Tri-Flow works very good.
Tri-Flow works very good.
bluetopper
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Castrol 20/50
phantomak47
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I would read Grant Cunninghams Blog on Rem oil before I used it. Lots of good info there.
http://www.grantcunningham.com/lubricants101.html
latively thin oil with the correct properties, and use it very sparingly - most "oil failures" I've seen have been from too much, rather than too little, oil.
Frankly, in terms of mechanical performance most oils "work"; some are better than others, but everything will make parts move for a while. What really gets most oils is lack of corrosion resistance - in a gun, corrosion is a bad thing! There have been lots of claims, but those people who have actually taken the time to run experiments to test corrosion on steel have found that the products with the greatest hype are often the worst at corrosion resistance. Not surprisingly, plain mineral oils, such as Rem Oil, score at the very bottom of the list.
http://www.grantcunningham.com/lubricants101.html
latively thin oil with the correct properties, and use it very sparingly - most "oil failures" I've seen have been from too much, rather than too little, oil.
Frankly, in terms of mechanical performance most oils "work"; some are better than others, but everything will make parts move for a while. What really gets most oils is lack of corrosion resistance - in a gun, corrosion is a bad thing! There have been lots of claims, but those people who have actually taken the time to run experiments to test corrosion on steel have found that the products with the greatest hype are often the worst at corrosion resistance. Not surprisingly, plain mineral oils, such as Rem Oil, score at the very bottom of the list.
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1SOW
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Routine Cleaning: Militec on all hot/high friction areas, rem-oil the rest SPARINGLY.
I clean with Hoppes #9 or Shooters Choice.
I clean with Hoppes #9 or Shooters Choice.
ltetmhs
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Rem Oil or Lucas
chrissmallwood
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Ive got a can of silicone oil that Ive used a few times. It seems to stick pretty good. If you rub it on your fingers it kinda feels like a thin corn syrup, kinda sticky but real slick at the same time.
71Commander
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CLP and Slide-Glide.
MTMilitiaman
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I've seen Breakfree CLP do enough amazing things to absolutely filthy, sandy, gritty M16s and SAWs that I am convinced there is few better choices on the market. It and lately a little specific application of Tetra Gun Grease, which I originally started using with my M1A but now use in limited quantities elsewhere (bolt lugs on semi-autos like the M1A and the AK, as well as bolt actions, and occasionally on frame or receiver rails of rifles, shotguns, and automatic handguns) is about all I use any more.
But when pulling back the bolt of your M16 feels and sounds like the bolt is wrapped in sandpaper, and the application of a couple drops of anything gets it running almost like new again, that something is pretty awesome and can take care of pretty much anything else you care to use it for. That makes CLP pretty awesome, and I almost what to try it on my nachos now.
RemOil never impressed me. It always seemed to evaporate, along with its protective properties, far too fast for my liking. And the only time I've ever used WD-40 on a firearm is on the extremely rare occasion that I have a firearm get wet without having access to even a makeshift cleaning kit in my pack. Usually such a kit is present when I hunting, for example, but not always in some special circumstances. Then, if I can find a can of Whiskey Delta Forty, such as crammed under the back seat of the pickup truck under half a dozen empty Monster cans and Snicker bar wrappers next to the tire iron or by the paper towels in the cubby of the boat buried by life jackets, I'll spray the gun down in WD-40 as a rust preventive measure as it is stored, relatively short term, until I can gain access to a proper gun cleaning kit. I've never used a firearm after applying WD-40 to it, and have only applied WD-40 to a firearm on a small handful of occasions.
But when pulling back the bolt of your M16 feels and sounds like the bolt is wrapped in sandpaper, and the application of a couple drops of anything gets it running almost like new again, that something is pretty awesome and can take care of pretty much anything else you care to use it for. That makes CLP pretty awesome, and I almost what to try it on my nachos now.
RemOil never impressed me. It always seemed to evaporate, along with its protective properties, far too fast for my liking. And the only time I've ever used WD-40 on a firearm is on the extremely rare occasion that I have a firearm get wet without having access to even a makeshift cleaning kit in my pack. Usually such a kit is present when I hunting, for example, but not always in some special circumstances. Then, if I can find a can of Whiskey Delta Forty, such as crammed under the back seat of the pickup truck under half a dozen empty Monster cans and Snicker bar wrappers next to the tire iron or by the paper towels in the cubby of the boat buried by life jackets, I'll spray the gun down in WD-40 as a rust preventive measure as it is stored, relatively short term, until I can gain access to a proper gun cleaning kit. I've never used a firearm after applying WD-40 to it, and have only applied WD-40 to a firearm on a small handful of occasions.
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