I like 'plain' gun oil....
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It was good enough for Grandmas Singer and Grandpas LC Smith. It has always worked for me. Larry
Now that is a statement that kinda brings back memories. After working on a lot of shotguns for most of the formative years, I learned about the oldtimers use of oils. Especially on the old doubles like the LC. Those old boys believed if a little was good, a lot was better. And with the older oils that surely wasn't so. The LC Smith was a nice shotgun but it's stock was somewhat fragile. An oil soaked stock was the bane of the Smith(LC). Browning A 5s would have a quart of Pennzoil dumped on 'em and set on the butt on the back porch for it to drain. Setting 'em on the bbl end woulda been better. Auto 5s always had loose stocks. Kinda the same with Rem 11s. I learned early on from one of the crotchetiest (and cussingest)gunsmiths that oils of the 20s,30s 40s and 50s were not used well on guns. Oil soaked wood and oil filled receivers kept the ol gunsmiths in work. And 3-in-one was one of the worst offenders. Not because it was a bad oil...but because it was one of the most used, abused and available oils.
When it came to cleaning guns as Pogo said... we have met the enemy and he is us!
I used to hang out in the NRA Museum while waiting for the traffic to die down, after shooting at the NRA headquarters range first thing in the morning.
One of the curators mentioned once that they had encountered some very old and expensive firearms donated in pristine condition that had been lubricated with sperm oil - some of them probably no more recently then the late 1800s or early 1900s. His impression was that it was superb stuff when it came to long term rust prevention.
I'm not an oil snob.
I've used:
Mil-spec CLP - inexpensive and works great but smells worse than the commercial stuff.
Comercial CLP
Rem Oil
Hopes Gun Oil
I don't have any complaints about how well any of them work.
I've used:
Mil-spec CLP - inexpensive and works great but smells worse than the commercial stuff.
Comercial CLP
Rem Oil
Hopes Gun Oil
I don't have any complaints about how well any of them work.
Freischütz
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Automatic transmission fluid is a excellent gun lubricant.
The post test:
Comprehensive Corrosion Test: 46 Products Compared : Day At The Range
Is one of the better or best on the net, done by a regular person.
Take a look at WD 40 Specialist. Cheap and stops rust. Yes,
it is a spray so just spray a bunch in a small drip bottle.
Any of the products will work if applied often enough. Most have TFE (Teflon) You can buy a spray can of straight Teflon lube. I use it on trigger groups
One that was not tested is Eezox which is one of the best. Midway used to sell it but no longer.
It has TCE (solvent) and synthetic oil.
Eezox® Gun Care - Eezox Premium Synthetic Lubricants
Just a FYI. Frog Lube is Coconut Oil!
If you want just plain oil then Mobile Synthetic in a light grade or as mention Tranny fluid but that smells.
Comprehensive Corrosion Test: 46 Products Compared : Day At The Range
Is one of the better or best on the net, done by a regular person.
Take a look at WD 40 Specialist. Cheap and stops rust. Yes,
it is a spray so just spray a bunch in a small drip bottle.
Any of the products will work if applied often enough. Most have TFE (Teflon) You can buy a spray can of straight Teflon lube. I use it on trigger groups
One that was not tested is Eezox which is one of the best. Midway used to sell it but no longer.
It has TCE (solvent) and synthetic oil.
Eezox® Gun Care - Eezox Premium Synthetic Lubricants
Just a FYI. Frog Lube is Coconut Oil!
If you want just plain oil then Mobile Synthetic in a light grade or as mention Tranny fluid but that smells.
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cmort666
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I don't like Outer's or Hoppe's liquids of any sort.
I use Shooter's Choice exclusively to clean my guns, and ClenzOil to lube and protect them. Never had any problems.
I use Shooter's Choice exclusively to clean my guns, and ClenzOil to lube and protect them. Never had any problems.
OP
OP
Any "Old Timers" remember "Fiend Oil" from the 1950s " came in an yellow and red can with a picture of Satan on it.
cmort666
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- They didn't do as good a job as cleaners, lubes, or preservatives as the products I noted.
- They almost invariably leaked all over everything, especially in the cheap kits in which they were included.
From the 50's into the 90's we cleaned with WD40 and lubed with 3 in 1 oil......Our old Winchesters/Brownings/Smiths & Colts that lived on it still work well today
.....BTW.....In the old-old Browning manuals they recommended a diesel fuel soak for cleaning their pistols......
.....BTW.....In the old-old Browning manuals they recommended a diesel fuel soak for cleaning their pistols......
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I've tried a lot of different general gun cleaning solutions over the years. I've found they do about the same-- over promise and under deliver. I use Hoppe's No. 9 cuz it's cheap.
Lubricants is another matter. For autoloaders getting a workout I use Wilson Combat lubricants. Stays where I put it and reduces friction to the point where I can feel the difference when racking the slide or charge handle.
Lubricants is another matter. For autoloaders getting a workout I use Wilson Combat lubricants. Stays where I put it and reduces friction to the point where I can feel the difference when racking the slide or charge handle.
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SweetMK
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I have a 9x16" capacity metal cutting saw,,, 2 horsepower.
I switched from new regular oil in the gearbox to synthetic.
The temp of the gearbox went from too hot to touch, to barely warm,,,
doing the same kind of cutting.
I am sold on the benefit of synthetic!!
I switched from new regular oil in the gearbox to synthetic.
The temp of the gearbox went from too hot to touch, to barely warm,,,
doing the same kind of cutting.
I am sold on the benefit of synthetic!!
Wayyy back when I had a Datsun pickup..4x4. Sucker got TERRIBLE mileage..I mean miserable mileage. Otherwise a very reliable truck. I got a case of the A** one day and changed the oil to Amsoil Synthetic. I had to slow idle speed almost 500 RPM. Gained 4 MPG..then I said wow..put synthetic transmission and rear oils. Gained an extra 3 mpg. I too am a believer in Synthetic oils. Many companies use them these days
Rpg
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I use Remoil, sewing machine oil or something my gunsmith gives me he calls 'Sliker Than Whale Shxt.
I've also used Sperm Whale Oil. Hard to replace.
Doesn't seem to make a difference.
So I use what's handy.
I've also used Sperm Whale Oil. Hard to replace.
Doesn't seem to make a difference.
So I use what's handy.
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