I have done a study of a sort about lubricants for handguns. Somebody a while back here posted an article written by a Grant Cunningham. He suggested Dextron III ATF for a lubricating oil for guns and aluminum base food grease for a weapons grease. Well, I think he knew what he was talking about.
ATF is far better than any gun oil I have ever tried. It probably could be used by itself if you put new lubricate on the gun every 50 rounds or so. It is much cheaper than any gun oil I know of and seems to prevent wear better than any gun oil. It even seems like the gun is easier to clean after shooting a lot of rounds than when using gun oil. ATF has antiwear and extreme presure additives that a lot of gun oils probably do not have. And no weird and potentially dangerous clorinated compounds. A quart will last forever unless you have a huge number of guns. I think I have found my gun oil.
I had thought the ATF would be unacceptable to me because of the smell. But actually it is not bad. I don't notice the small amount on a gun.
The easy flowing food grease is great also. I put a little on a few critical places. It stays put. If you lubricate your gun frequently (right before shooting and every 50 rounds) maybe you don't need the food grease. But I still put a little in a few places. The grease I guy actually recommended is not readily available unless you buy it in a large amount but the slightly thicker Lubriplate food grease is available in 14 ounce cartridges (which should also last a long time).
Hard to believe I searched all those years for a quality gun oil and the answer was as close as a store that sells ATF.
ATF is far better than any gun oil I have ever tried. It probably could be used by itself if you put new lubricate on the gun every 50 rounds or so. It is much cheaper than any gun oil I know of and seems to prevent wear better than any gun oil. It even seems like the gun is easier to clean after shooting a lot of rounds than when using gun oil. ATF has antiwear and extreme presure additives that a lot of gun oils probably do not have. And no weird and potentially dangerous clorinated compounds. A quart will last forever unless you have a huge number of guns. I think I have found my gun oil.
I had thought the ATF would be unacceptable to me because of the smell. But actually it is not bad. I don't notice the small amount on a gun.
The easy flowing food grease is great also. I put a little on a few critical places. It stays put. If you lubricate your gun frequently (right before shooting and every 50 rounds) maybe you don't need the food grease. But I still put a little in a few places. The grease I guy actually recommended is not readily available unless you buy it in a large amount but the slightly thicker Lubriplate food grease is available in 14 ounce cartridges (which should also last a long time).
Hard to believe I searched all those years for a quality gun oil and the answer was as close as a store that sells ATF.
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