Wait, you can use RP-342 for that too?Who TF is stupid enough to use WD-40 on their firearms?
That's what RP-342 is for!
i forget, what were we talking about again?
Well, to be fair, he was a crazy good shot and even won some local competitions. Also, he fully owned up after that and preached against WD40. I was in a couple of tussles with him and he's solid.
Actually, it works great at penetrating.It probably woks best if you don't soak your ammunition with it.
I've been using Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil for years. It's expensive as engine oil goes but I'm not pouring six quarts into my gun every few months. One quart lasts a really, really long time. It's got a lot of detergents in it and I don't know if it's real or just my imagination but I think guns lubed with it clean up easier.
There's no need to buy ANY Mobil 1 for gun use.
Just drain the dregs out of the jug next time you do an oil change in a vehicle.
Water displacement 40th formula
If it was a lubricant they would have named it L-40.
Years ago an old boss of mine named wd-40 "Washing Dirt" . In racing the only thing we used it for was rubbing dead bugs and tire marbles off of the cars.
I do that for the lawn mower. Twice a season.Way back in the 1960's when I was very young, the owner of the local gas station did that. After every customer oil change they would place all of the empty oil cans on a bench, then one at a time place them in a funnel that was stuck in the top of a 5 gallon can to drain completely. Straight 30W, 10W-30, didn't matter, it all went into the same can. That's the oil he used for the shop truck, a 1950's Chevy pick-up.
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When i started the program i asked Pete what he recommended. He slammed a can of ballistol on my bench and walked away. I've used that for cleaning/ lubricant every since.In my experience WD goes on slick but turns into maple syrup over time. It will grab and hold on to every bit of dust ,hair ,pollen, powder and carbon it can.
The worst sound in the world is a click when you are expecting a pew , especially if you are on the timer. I clean my guns within 2days of shooting them to avoid the above. I use good old #9 and have been for along time.
Break-Free is my lube as recommended by my gunsmith instructor. Purchased this gallon about 30 years ago . Down to my last quart now. I'd say I'm happy with it.
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+1 on Ballistol. I even use it on the sliding glass door when it gets gummed up. Good stuff for cleaning. For lube I use Clenzoil.What is in Ballistol ?
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Ballistol is distributed from right here in NC and they openly tell you what's in it.
Makes my 617 look like it just came out of the box.
Also use it on my leather baseball/softball gloves.
Changes the color a bit but, better than pretty much anything else.
in the 90's i bought a Grendel 380 (first version with integral magazine) you loaded with M1Carbine Stripper clips.I know a (now retired) chief of police in a small town that carried a 1911 .45 ACP and was known for liberally coating gun and magazine with WD40. By "coating" I'm talking it dripped from the gun when he showed it to me... 😮 Ironically he was a gun guy and car mechanic, but thought WD40 was a good good GUN oil. His .45 (that he hand built) was a nice .45-the slide worked as slick as a Les Baer! One day he got a call on a vicious dog and attempted to shoot it and the first round fired FAILED TO FIRE. He racked it out and the SECOND ROUND failed to fire. The third round fired and worked as needed. Needless to say I've never forgotten that (neither has he).
SLiP 2000 EWL for me across the board.
Way back in the 1960's when I was very young, the owner of the local gas station did that. After every customer oil change they would place all of the empty oil cans on a bench, then one at a time place them in a funnel that was stuck in the top of a 5 gallon can to drain completely. Straight 30W, 10W-30, didn't matter, it all went into the same can. That's the oil he used for the shop truck, a 1950's Chevy pick-up.
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Boobsi forget, what were we talking about again?
Used oil is good for a lot of things. I know old timers around here would coat the part of a barn pole that was going into the ground in burnt tractor oil to prevent bugs and rot.I keep a couple 5 gallon buckets of my used oil for dipping yard tools and the like. Once a year I drag them all out to get hot in the sun and dip them.
Don't forget cologneBallistol. It's a floor wax. It's a mouthwash. Ballistol.
Don't forget cologne
does it burn when you put it on your face?I bought some Weaponshield a while back and it is pretty awesome.
Eh?does it burn when you put it on your face?
I smell what yer cookin now.Forget it.
The ladies prefer I wear DEET anyways...
Had a gas station in Statesville that had a large metal tunnel with small loops around the rim of the inside that would hold the plastic quart oil cans to drain in a gallon jug. Called this oil "drippings" and sold it for $ 1 a quart.Way back in the 1960's when I was very young, the owner of the local gas station did that. After every customer oil change they would place all of the empty oil cans on a bench, then one at a time place them in a funnel that was stuck in the top of a 5 gallon can to drain completely. Straight 30W, 10W-30, didn't matter, it all went into the same can. That's the oil he used for the shop truck, a 1950's Chevy pick-up.
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