Project Farm Tests CLP
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I'd have liked to have seen him use a premium motor oil as a comparison. I use motor oil for my firearms cleaning and lubrication without any problems, and it's generally about 1/50th of the cost of these products.
ive tried motor oil as well but i did notice they gunk up a bit sooner especially in my 12g. But still very cheap to use. did use a quart of 5w-20.
Motor oil is a terrible cleaner and somewhat marginal as a gun lubricant. I mean it will work fine for most moving parts. And if I used it for guns that might be stored or not used frequently, I would make sure it was an oil with corrosion prevention additives.
4WD
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Always used on outboard motor jack plates in salt water - nothing else even stays put …
Really?
Motor oil has detergents. In fact, I used nothing more than motor oil to clean the sticky gunk off an old brass can recently. The gunk came off remarkably well and easily and the brass can cleaned up very nicely, with just a little oil on a rag and some light rubbing. (No a genie did not come out, unfortunately).
Never been a fan of an 'all in one' CLP product. I know the military uses it, but that doesn't make it 'great'. They need the least amount of mass to carry around that will do an ok job in the field. So what if the rifle wears out early, they have tons of them.
I've always used a dedicated cleaner and motor oil for lube and none of my most shot firearms show any abnormal wear. Granted, I don't shoot anything that is particularly picky with its lube. My most used pistol I stopped counting at 20,000 rounds and I bought it in 97, wouldn't hesitate to pull it out of the safe right now if I needed it in a SHTF situation.
I've always used a dedicated cleaner and motor oil for lube and none of my most shot firearms show any abnormal wear. Granted, I don't shoot anything that is particularly picky with its lube. My most used pistol I stopped counting at 20,000 rounds and I bought it in 97, wouldn't hesitate to pull it out of the safe right now if I needed it in a SHTF situation.
Yea....good choice....you always wanna keep that dirt in suspension.
I suspect the sticky gunk on the brass can is a bit different than modern ammunition residue. Most likely WD-40 would have cleaned it well. Take the hard carbon on an AR bolt or BCG. Motor oil just won't touch it. Soak, heat, scrub......there are better cleaners. Maybe "terrible" was a poor word choice but the limited detergents in motor oil are designed for prevention of build up in a running ICE, not cleaning static residue.
Back to the video.................what is with him repeating "allow the lube to soak into the metal"? Ugh....hertz mah ears.......
One armed bandit for gun lube............I love PF guy, I watch and subscribe...........
Well anyway I DO agree. Ballistol is trash. FrogLube is yuck.
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Clean with a cleaner
Lube with a lubricant.
Period.
My methods are simple:
1) Clean with appropriate cleaner for the gun and powder.
2) Rinse with the appropriate solvent (could even be boiling water, or WD-40, silicone spray or very light lubricant - hahhahaha)
3) Wipe and dry very well
4) Lubricate with the correct lube for the gun, weather, storage, transport, etc
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It seems as though once a YouTuber finds this device it somehow becomes the primary weapon in their "testing" arsenal. If only he could find a way to use it in testing pocket knives.
And the soaking into the metal thing is just another data point on his credibility.
Yes and the methods and procedures being used to determine which is best, along with a discussion about the statements made in his conclusion.
4WD
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I did think his adhesive test was reasonable - glue the same material with various products and stack weights …
That was within his skills & knowledge base. However, he was exposed to lots of glue
Using off shelf cleaners but motor oil for oiling, no CLPs here.
I too tested a few CLPs in my life but get much better cleaning with proper cleaners.
I too tested a few CLPs in my life but get much better cleaning with proper cleaners.
wemay
Site Donor 2023
Good video, thanks for sharing
It's an older article, but I found this gentleman's approach to corrosion protection interesting.
"Results of gun care product evaluation" - https://bit.ly/2UPUhha and "Gun Cleaning Clinic: Knowing the Limits of Rust Preventatives" - https://bit.ly/2W8vFC1
Ed
"Results of gun care product evaluation" - https://bit.ly/2UPUhha and "Gun Cleaning Clinic: Knowing the Limits of Rust Preventatives" - https://bit.ly/2W8vFC1
Ed
