Homemade Red Gun Lube

[BufordTJustice]

What??? You dont shoot with your gas mask on? noobie

I f*cking hate that damn thing.

[Campbell]

We used to make this stuff too, ATF, motor oil, cut with Kroil and acetone....I guess it makes sense if you are servicing range/FA/ belt fed mg, simply because it is cheap.
Today I buy Ballistol by the quart at my farmers co-op, green and clean😀

[BufordTJustice]

We used to make this stuff too, ATF, motor oil, cut with Kroil and acetone....I guess it makes sense if you are servicing range/FA/ belt fed mg, simply because it is cheap.
Today I buy Ballistol by the quart at my farmers co-op, green and clean😀

For guns that don't vaporize their lubricant, one can just virtually anything that gets the job done and doesn't cause cancer from skin contact.

But for the AR, and especially a suppressed AR, we must be mindful of things like Benzine that can be created from vaporized motor oil. Highly toxic.

[Campbell]

For guns that don't vaporize their lubricant, one can just virtually anything that gets the job done and doesn't cause cancer from skin contact.

But for the AR, and especially a suppressed AR, we must be mindful of things like Benzine that can be created from vaporized motor oil. Highly toxic.

I agree, I spray paint/coatings for a living, and have always tried to be smart... Never gave firearms a second thought till my first suppressor.

[samuse]

There's no point in using a nasty, toxic, stinking, staining mess like that on any gun.

ANYTHING will lube it just fine. Pick something that doesn't stink, stain, or try to kill you.

And don't put any of that Lucas garbage in an engine. It has been tested to be utter junk. Marvel Mystery Oil is basically mineral oil, peppermint oil, and kerosene (or something like that).

To lower the surface tension for better creep/penetration, use regular Acetone.

[MistWolf]

No ATF or any other hydraulic fluid or acetone on my firearms. That stuff make me ill. I've found a good, non-toxic Gucci lube that's been working well for me over the last coupla years. It's expensive, but I'd rather pay for Gucci lube than cancer treatments

[JoshNC]

No ATF or any other hydraulic fluid or acetone on my firearms. That stuff make me ill. I've found a good, non-toxic Gucci lube that's been working well for me over the last coupla years. It's expensive, but I'd rather pay for Gucci lube than cancer treatments

What lube is that?

[JasonB1]

Today I buy Ballistol by the quart at my farmers co-op, green and clean😀

See if they can get the gallon size even cheaper 😎

[MistWolf]

What lube is that?

The one, it seems, everyone loves to hate- Frog Lube

Now you know what my opinion on lube is worth

[kwg020]

I use 50% 80-90 Wt. gear oil and 50% Remoil. If it's cold I add more Remoil and thin the mix. If it's hot I add more 80-90 Wt. Been doing it for years. When I want to clean a gun I use spray carburetor cleaner and a bore snake. It's not brain surgery, it's a gun.
kwg