Mobil One As a Lube But What Weight?

[TomMcC]

Sure, just save it and strain it through coffee filters after you change oil. Maybe take apart the oil filter and cut the media into rifle patches. Simplify, simplify.

Like most people I think he was just going use what was left over from a fresh bottle. But then maybe you were just joking with him.

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Harley oil...

Sounds eerily similar to "Honda Genuine Oil" that I mysteriously feel compelled to use in my Honda mowers and generators. On the flip side, I've been using Wilson Combat lubricants for the longest time yet never purchased a WC firearm.

Somewhere in the above there's just got to be a hidden answer to the meaning of life...

[26 Inf]

Like most people I think he was just going use what was left over from a fresh bottle. But then maybe you were just joking with him.

I was trying to be sarcastic by extending the money saving thing into the realm of ridiculousness.

Although IMO, if you are going to use a synthetic motor oil for a weapon lube it would make sense to me to use an oil that was designed to work with a splash lube system rather than a pressure lube system.

[MistWolf]

You only quoted the bottom of that section.

That's because I quoted this section

NFPA Hazard ID: Health: 0 Flammability: 1 Reactivity: 0
HMIS Hazard ID: Health: 0 Flammability: 1 Reactivity: 0

Even so, the important part to me is in bold below

HEALTH HAZARDS
High-pressure injection under skin may cause serious damage. [b]Excessive exposure may result in eye, skin,
or respiratory irritation[b/]

because exposure causes irritation to my eyes, skin and respiration.

I included the link so people can read the SDS and decide for themselves if Mobil 1 poses any threats to their health or comfort they should be concerned with. My choice is to avoid using motor oil and/or ATF on my firearms because they cause me irritation.

[26 Inf]

My choice is to avoid using motor oil and/or ATF on my firearms because they cause me irritation.

Yeah, but where would Camel and Marlboro be if folks quit after their first puff because of throat irritation?

[SteveL]

I tried out synthetic motor oil for a short while. It did Ok as a lube. I think it stinks though. IMO there are better and worse options out there. I tried Frog Lube for a while and it worked fine for me. Lately I've been using Fire Clean and it works fine also. When I run out of that I may try Lucas Oil, or maybe Slip2000, or whatever else is on sale that day.

[AndyLate]

I use Mobile 1. It works for me and it smells quite a bit. When I finish off this bottle, I will move to something else.

Andy

[flenna]

How much lube do you use a year?
A 4oz bottle of slip a year is a lot of lube- i doubt people are using that much for personal use.
Thats $15/year. Are the financials of this a real factor?

My thoughts exactly. I don't see a reason not to use a firearm specific lubricant, but that is just me.

[wetidlerjr]

How much lube do you use a year?

At $82 a quart, I bathe in it.

On a more serious note, I use a bio-oil that is plant based and the amount used a year depends on how much I shoot (as it does with everyone). I have used Mobil 1 in the past with no ill effects to either myself or my firearms. YMMV

[Dr. Bullseye]

Maybe I should have mentioned I am only considering Mobil One for the rails. I have Machine Gunner's Lube for the bolt, CLP for tiny little parts and have been using Breakfree LP or grease for the rails. I am running out of Breakfree LP, hence the need for a possible replacement.