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  • JBP55

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    An update on lubrication: an authoritative reason to use food-grade lubricants on your guns.
    Posted by: Grant Cunningham
    Last week I got a great email from a fellow who works for one of the major oil companies as a lubricant specialist. He complimented me on my article on lubrication, and said it was *the best and clearest explanation I have ever read.* That’s nice to hear from someone who does that sort of stuff for a living!
    He related the tale of searching for lubricants for his shotguns, and found that none of the many oils or greases his company makes (a huge oil company whose name you would instantly recognize) were suitable for the job. He spent *several months* talking to his company’s scientists and came to the conclusion that he, too, needed to go to a speciality lubricant company that makes food-service oils and greases.
    What was most interesting to me, however, was through that speciality company I managed to get a copy of the certification letters for their food-grade lubricants. I did not know this, but one of the criteria for getting certification is that the product must be able to do its job (lubrication, wear and corrosion protection) after being wiped clean from the surface being lubricated. I’ve mentioned before that the *miracle* lubes which claim to work even after being wiped off aren’t doing anything that a food grade lube couldn’t do, and now I have solid proof of my assertion!
    This only reinforces my recommendation: if you want the best lubrication for your guns, use oils and greases made for food processing machinery. Their needs are the closest to ours, and they have the additional advantage of being non-toxic and non-staining. They’re also a screaming bargain compared to the products sold to an often credulous shooting public.
     

    leadslinger972

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    Ok, what are the names of some of these lubes & where can they be purchased.

    Thanks

    FireClean a.k.a. Vegetable Oil

    Crisco-Fireclean.jpg
     

    JBP55

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    Several great choices for Firearm Lubrication.
    Royal Purple, Castrol or Mobil 1 VTWIN Motor Oil.
    Dextron Transmission Fluid.
    A combination of VTWIN, Dextron.
    A combination of VTWIN, Dextron, STP.
    They all work quite well.
     
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    machinedrummer

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    You can put Glocks’s in the dishwasher. Actually they never ever need lubrication or cleaning. That’s why I only own Glock. The money I have saved over the years in maintenance cost has allowed me to buy more of them.
     

    noob

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    So I can use crisco to clean and lubricate my gun??

    I don't know, but I use fireclean to clean my suppressor pistons. Makes getting the carbon off a breeze. Better than mpro7, CLP, brake clean, and gun scrub. As for after cleaning, I actually use some other oil. Slip 2000, EWL, rem oil, etc for must guns. EEZOX for ones that will sit in the safe for a while.
     

    DaSouthernYankee

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    I Just use synthetic motor oil or CLP. Whatever I have handy. If your going to be shooting a lot and cleaning a lot I dont think it matters, anything will work. If talking about storing long term I would use I light coating of the heaviest synthetic oil you can find as it won't run or evaporate over time. Beyond that, your thinking about it too much and not shooting enough, imho.

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    dantheman

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    For long term storage you can use Vaseline as a protectant . A guy I worked with showed me some Browning rifles and shotguns that he had stored in a closet for years . Looked like new and it wipes off easily .
     

    340six

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    Several great choices for Firearm Lubrication.
    Royal Purple, Castrol or Mobil 1 VTWIN Motor Oil.
    Dextron Transmission Fluid.
    A combination of VTWIN, Dextron.
    A combination of VTWIN, Dextron, STP.
    They all work quite well.
    I just filled my oil pen today with the large bottle of Royal Purple and Dexton mix In have made up. Man it looks great on Blued guns and stays wet
     

    Feral45

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    Retired from aviation, so I use what I know. Oil, Castrol Transmax Z. An ATF, synthetic, made for gear boxes, not engines. Grease, AeroShell 33MS with Moly. This stuff I use on everything. You will never exceed their limitations.
    Get a quart and a tube and you will pass down at least half to your sons.
     
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