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Using Mobil 1 for gun lubricant
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billinthewild
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Accepted....as mine should be as well....the forum is no place for animosity to live....


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Getting back to the original question(ish)

There's a company in Texas called Corrosion X and I've used their products of boats, aircraft and cars for probably 20+ years and it's simply brilliant stuff.

I note that they now make Corrosion X for guns. http://www.corrosionx.com/gun_use.html

I don't yet know if it's available here but will try to track it down.






 
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Bill,
please don't pretend to be ignorant of your uncouth and misogynistic comments. Your failed attempt at humor, and being called at it, should have helped you to decide to take a big ole glass of S.U.N. and not (lamely) attempt to "turn" your failure onto me for calling you out on it .. Of course i could be wrong on it being misogynistic, though i assume your "target" for sucha fouled condom would be a human female.

you don't know, don't pretend you know my humor or nature.

Oh, do grow up .. growing older is a delightful chance thing, being a civilized male of advanced age that knows how to act in public does appear to be a rarer thing everyday. I assume its better for you to have the illusion that such behavoir is advantgeous to yourself



Sheesh, no wonder I never see you in the ARPF.


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Originally posted by mete:
I've been using turbine oil which has all the properties needed to make an excellent gun oil .When that runs out I'll switch to Mobil 1 .That too has the properties of a fine gun oil.
The FBI did tests on non=typical lubes for guns and Mobil 1 was the best as I remember.
Try it you'll like it !


Be careful with turbine oil, it's designed to absorb moisture. I could forsee pitting problems if it is left on steel for some time, though it might not be a problem if you live in the desert, ie. low humidity. I had a bad experience with ISO 68 turbine oil, which was used in a large loader instead of ISO 68 Hydraulic fluid. It destroyed about 10 grand worth of hydraulic pumps due to cavitation from water absorbtion.


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I use a lot of G96.

G96 gun oil


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mete
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The turbine oil I use is Mobil DTE. Never had a corrosion problem and I doubt there will be a cavitation problem in a gun !! LOL! Roll Eyes
 
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Today I picked up a quart of Pennzoil 10W-30 full synthetic at O'Reilly/Kragen for four bucks on sale. I saw other oils claiming to be synthetics but these were blended with base oils, which I assume to be petroleum oils. Not what we want. Mobil 1 is $6.37 at Walmart and $7.49 at Kragen. Then I see the Pennzoil on sale. I poured 16 ounces of it into a pump-spray bottle and it spritzes pretty good. Not as fine a mist as water, but OK for hosing down a gun. I'm gonna try it tomorrow after I get my AR all dirty inside...
 
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SR4759
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The differences in motor oil are largely marketing.
 
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Getting back to oils.
I like to use EEZOX.
Prevents rust.
Dries - I dislike touching oil slimed firearms.
Doesn't gum up and each application dissolves the previous.

The down side, it is a bit stinky but then so is Hoppes #9. The smell does disappear over time.

www.eezox.com/index.htm


For bolt grease I use Lucas Red "N" Tacky #2 Grease

Here is the link for your researching pleasure:

http://www.lucasoil.ca/product...&cat=HighPerformance
 
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Originally posted by greenjoy:

I like to use EEZOX.

The down side, it is a bit stinky but then so is Hoppes #9. The smell does disappear over time.

I like Eezox, too. It's expensive at about eleven bucks a can. I like the smell. Never bothered me. Synthetic motor oil is a screamin' bargain compared to the stuff you buy in aerosol cans. For my four bucks, it works just as good. It takes just a small amount, and I wipe down the exterior to avoid that oily feeling.
 
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I have found the synthetic oil to work as a secondary bore cleaner after the regime of Hoppe's or Butch's, etc. After it appears clean enough then I run a dampened patch down the bore to coat it for storage. Before I got this job w/ the severe overtime demands, I shot more, a lot more and brewed up some Ed's Red (you can google it) and it worked very well.
 
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I always thought I sot a good bit. I come to the conclusion once or twice a week with several guns must not be because I have never needed so much oil that I needed to use motor oil to save money.

Cleaning aside I have never seen a need for more than a little FP10 or other such lube. Militec has worked well on autos like my AR, AK and others while their grease works great on the M1 Garand where a sticky grease is needed. I bought a tub of a grease from Switzerland called Automettenfett that they use on their autos and it may just last me my lifetime for all my light grease needs.

I have heard ATF cleans well and have thought of getting a little to try in place of kroil on the tough mil surp stuff.

Am I doing something wrong? Do you give your guns a bath in this stuff?


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With so many good gun specific products made now, that have undergond so many tests,. some of them to a very high standard, why would someone want to use a non gun tested product?

I would not put gun oil in my crankcase...

Why would I put crankcase oil on my gun???

Just curious... Confused


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The question is does it have the necessary properties ? I've used turbine oil for years. About the most highly refined petroleum oil.That means it has no paraffin waxs that precipitate in cold and gum up things. It has anti-oxidents to prevent turning into a varnish. That and other properties make it ideal for a gun oil.So it's not the name they stick on it but the properties it has !!
 
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