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June 16th, 2013 at 5:58 pm
Why is everyone covering his post like it’s ground breaking. For years, there were those of us in the first world, who called BS on the whole gun oil/snake oil business. We were ignored and told that we were going to run guns by using motor oil. Tens of thousands of rounds later, through my competition gun, and it’s still running just fine.
Who are the fools now? Those of us who have been using motor oil for years, or those of you that just discovered that the gun oil business is a snake oil scam?
June 16th, 2013 at 8:48 pm
Grant Cunningham expresses a similar opinion along with an explanation of why. Although what he recommends as “best” will run you a little more than $10.
June 17th, 2013 at 1:42 pm
Thanks bob r, I had read Caleb’s article a few days ago but was still a little skeptical of motor oil from a corrosion prevention perspective and the article by Grant Cunningham supported that:
“Motor oils: Generally good boundary lubrication … but very poor corrosion resistance and poor resistance to open-air oxidation. In addition, their pour-point additives often contain benzene compounds, which aren’t a good thing to have next to your skin on a regular basis! If you must use something from the auto parts store, ATF performs better for firearms use on every count, even if it is a tad more expensive…”
I’m going to check out the oil and grease he suggested from Lubriplate, still way cheaper than gun oils marketed today.