http://grantcunningham.com/lubricants101.html
This is really a great read that cuts through the crap that you hear at gunshops, and really helps you to understand the lubrication of a gun.
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http://grantcunningham.com/lubricants101.html
This is really a great read that cuts through the crap that you hear at gunshops, and really helps you to understand the lubrication of a gun.
I use Rem-Oil. Never had any problems. Ive been meaning to pick up some CLP though. Ive heard good things about it.
CLP is good for cleaning, but it's a pain in the ass, to be hoenst.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anonymous D
If you use too much it seeps out everywhere, but if you don't use too much it doesn't get cleaned very well.
I always just used Hoppes 9 gun oil in the orange bottle, bout 2/3rds the price of the rem oil and it seems to work just fine for me. granted i'm not pumping thousands of rounds thru it but I use it on shotgun and ak-47 with no problems. I suppose I need some type of grease for the guns too but I just always oiled everything.
I stay away from grease. It attracts too much dirt. For stuff that will be stored for a while, I use Mobile 1 Synthetic.
Hoppes doesn't provide any corrosion resistance, I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by jojo
But yeah, I like that stuff, too.
I like the militec 1 grease.
It smells bad, but works.
The artical pretty much confirms what Ed Harris wrote years ago when he came up with Ed's Red. Which I have been using exclusively since I first found the recipe on FIDO net back in the late 80s.
Ed's Red
I'm just scared to mix all that stuff, hahahah.
I still have it saved from a couple years back when you first told me about it
I have about a gallon and a half of CLP still, also have some LSA which is a great lubricant for military weapons. Somewhere I think there are a few bottles of LAW also, for extreme cold operating conditions.