gun oils

[tomm]

Hello to all. I'm new. Thanks in advance for any responses.
Many people use Mobil 1 to oil and coat the exterior metal of their guns. There are some homemade mixes of Mobil 1 and auto transmission fluid and Marvel mystery oil.
How about a PetroMoly 10w-30 mix?

 

[Pete591]

http://www.mpro7.com/


It's the cleaners and lubes the gov't uses along with CLP.

Hoppes cleaner for the barrel.

Grease for the rails...

http://www.Wilsoncombat.com


My .02 on home lubes...

some smoke..stink and are not reliable

 

[MolaKule]

There is a complete section devoted to gun lubricants:

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=38&page=1

 

[sweezy722]

Welcome Tomm,

Last winter I wanted to know the same thing and ran a test. I posted the results on http://www.shotgunworld.com and am sure the results and pictures are still there somewhere. My interest was rust protection in freezing rain and exposed to the elements 24 hours a day. WD-40 protected against rust the best of the oils but I would not use it on my gun. Outters gun oil did really well. CLP did OK. Rem-oil did fair at best. Motor oil did great as long as there was a thick slimy layer on it. When rubbed or wiped it was not a top performer. For cleaning I find Ed's Red (a homemade brew from the internet )works great.