LUCAS GUN OIL

[4barrel]

What prompted you to use MOBIL ONE?

My lawn mower was smoking a blue smoke and after changing the
oil to Mobil 1 it quit smoking.

 

[tnmandpshooter]

Truth be told I use rand clp or alg go juice most of the time if I need oil for anything.

However, I like to use 3 in 1 teflon oil on my ar bolt. I just put two small drops in the little holes in the carrier and move the bolt around and it works phenomenal on that.

The go juice also works well on on the carrier for ar15.

For triggers, charging handles, and slides I typically use alg grease, moly wheel bearing grease, or super tech high temp grease from Walmart.

The moly wheel bearing grease stinks but works very well to slick things up.


I've also made my own concoction with the high temp grease from Walmart and mixing in molybdenum powder to it. It also works well.

If I need a thicker oil for say long term storage I'll use lps2, or lps3.

The high temp just by itself is typically what I use to lube my ak bolt and carrier and receiver rails because it doesn't burn off under heavy firing.

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[diyj98]

Someone once asked me what gun oil I recommended. I told him "whatever is cheapest at the time I need a new bottle". Since I don't tend to neglect my guns, I'll use whatever gun oil is handy at the time. I've never really worried about performance tests.

 

[SMSgt]

I like the Lucus products. A few years ago I switched from Break Free to Mobile One for wiping my guns down when putting back in the safe. Also run my AR's , mini -14 , AK's on Mobile One. I think it is a better rust preventative then the "CLP" products

My guns are stored in a safe with a "Golden Rod" heater. I used Breakfree CLP for a while but one day MY Rem 788 misfired repeatedly at the range. I broke it down and found CLP had migrated into the bolt and gummed up the works. I ditched CLP after that.

I recently picked up a small bottle of Lucas but haven't opened it yet, still trying to use up the last bit of my current oil.

 

[SMSgt]

I want some of whatever they lubricate the big GE-90 turbofans with.

100,000 brake horsepower, 25,000 RPM, pressures and temperatures we can only imagine, and they run for hours on end with no need for repair.

Maybe Boeing or somebody would sell me a gallon?

Many years ago in an Air Force shop far, far away, A crew chief opened a case of jet engine oil to find commercial Mobil 1 cans inside. Didn't use it, but it sure make people wonder "if."

 

[NavySCPO]

I want some of whatever they lubricate the big GE-90 turbofans with.

100,000 brake horsepower, 25,000 RPM, pressures and temperatures we can only imagine, and they run for hours on end with no need for repair.

Maybe Boeing or somebody would sell me a gallon?

Fyrquel is what we used on the GE 7FA Gas Turbines and primarily on the Steam Turbine at our power plant. A fire resistant oil of very high quality. I've been retired less than a year, so I'm guessing the price hasn't gone up too much. The last Fyrquel we ordered was just over $6,000.00 for each 55 gallon drum.

You're absolutely right about the dependability, GE knows a little something about gas turbines, the record for a GE-90 if I read correctly was 134,000 bhp, but I think you had one too many zeros on the RPM, 2,200 to 2,400 normally.

 

[STORM2]

Jet Engine Oil

I want some of whatever they lubricate the big GE-90 turbofans with.

100,000 brake horsepower, 25,000 RPM, pressures and temperatures we can only imagine, and they run for hours on end with no need for repair.

Maybe Boeing or somebody would sell me a gallon?

Formerly Exxon 2380, now BP 2380 also available under another brand from Aircraft Spruce @$20/qt. Considering what some vendors sell gun oil for, the 2380 might be a good buy. A qt will last forever! I'll stick to my 5 gal Lucas for $100.

 

[Ingramite]

I haven't tried Lucas yet.

I do love oil threads though.

I get to see and read all about stuff I've never heard of.
Always good to learn.

 

[prairieviper]

Last Christmas, I was gifted a bottle of Lucas Extreme Duty Gun Oil and have been using it ever since. My SIG 1911 Super Target that I use for competition sees the most of it. I like it fine but in all honesty, there are probably many different oils that would work as well. Whether or not I will purchase more when this bottle runs out remains to be decided. Heck, by then I may be gifted another bottle of oil.

 

[XJBluto]

I've used this exclusively on ALL of my Handguns , shotguns and rifles since I discovered it 5 years ago, or so.
"SHOOTER'S Choice" brand "All Weather High Tech" gun grease on all of my Semi Auto slides. Best system I have arrived at yet.

Lucas Gun Oil (red) is the shizznet.

 

[vmtcmt]

What prompted you to use MOBIL ONE?

A lot of guys at local USPSA matches suggested it years ago, and like Frank's hot sauce, I use that s**t on everything. Works as good as anything else, and a $7 quart will probably last the rest of my natural life. I've always looked at it like this: What's an internal combustion engine do? It's hot reciprocating metal containing little explosions. What's a firearm do? Hot reciprocating metal containing little explosions.

Froglube? Bought it, tried it. Smells great. Guess it works, but if you don't remove every trace of petroleum oil, it turns sticky. I've heard it will get sticky over time on it's own, but I quickly went back to engine oil.

One of the most popular oils in turbine engines (besides 2380) is Mobil Jet 2. While it is great in extreme heat (cooling air in a jet engine is over 300 degrees), I hope your gun will never be near that temp, and Jet 2 may not like wood, certain plastics and rubbers, and finishes. Probably not the best choice.

 

[DW6395]

I have one friend (gun owner) that loves the stuff but he never sticks with one oil for very long so all I can assume is that is works as well as any of the major brands that have been around for a long time.

I have at least 40 different oils, greases and dry lubes that I've tried and collected over the years and truthfully while some do work a little better than others, I can't think of any that won't get the job done. Some work better in the cold, some better in the heat and still some work better on EDC guns where you don't want oil or grease migrating onto your holsters and clothing - but at the end if the day I've never had one fail and create a rust situation or a problem with a gun malfunctioning because it was not lubricated properly.

On carry guns I use Rig #2 Oil or Remoil because the carrier evaporates leaving protection and lubrication behind and will not ruin holsters and clothing.

On Range only guns I like Breakfree CLP - just a great all round product!

On the rare occasion I use a light grease, I use Rig +P Grease.

To store guns long term I use Rig Universal Grease - never found anything better for anti rust properties.

IMHO Lucas Gun Oil probably falls into the category of the Breakfree CLP. Nothing wrong with trying it - but don't expect it to be a "miracle product"!

Ditto, the only lube that I have used that my guns did not like at all was Frog Lube and yes I followed all of the directions. My guess is that there are 7 to 10 different lubes in my tray. Break free is the one I grab most often. I did get some Lucas products as a prize at a 3 gun and it seems to work very well. Probably sounds crazy but .....