Best lube for AR?

[vandal5]

That is actually an excellent point, and why we beg people to stay the hell away from WD-40.

Is this bad for the ammo?

My concern with WD-40 is that it is pretty flammable isn't it?

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[ABNAK]

That is what I have been doing wrong.

I was using the tears from all the people I banned in GD threads. It was cheap and plentiful, but I guess I'll have to switch now.

It was the sodium content that screwed you. Might as well use ocean water.

[ABNAK]

My only worry about over lubing is if it gets on one’s defensive ammo in a HD/Duty gun.

In any of my handguns that I keep loaded (like round-in-the-chamber) once I am done cleaning I use clean, dry pieces of an old T-shirt to pull through the barrel and remove any oil. Lube on the rails/slide interface is minimal, usually just a tad of gun grease, that's it. Basically not much lube overall to seep into a primer.

[ABNAK]

Is this bad for the ammo?

My concern with WD-40 is that it is pretty flammable isn't it?

Ammunition can be "deactivated" by oils seeping into the primers and screwing with ignition. Granted, it probably takes a good deal to do so but I stay on the safe side and want a dry chamber for loaded firearms.

[vandal5]

Ammunition can be "deactivated" by oils seeping into the primers and screwing with ignition. Granted, it probably takes a good deal to do so but I stay on the safe side and want a dry chamber for loaded firearms.

That makes sense, thanks. Especially something for HD that may sit idle for weeks or months with a round chambered.



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[SeriousStudent]

Who the hell recommends WD40?

In a conversation at a public gun range. I couldn't help listening, since Cletus was bellowing it at Lurlene. Sometimes electronic ear pro is not a blessing.

"Spray this thing chock fulla WD-40. It'll never rust, and run as smooth as glass."

I also thought: and think of the money you'll save on suppressors, since it'll never make a sound...

Sigh. I pay to shoot at a private range now, and it helps. Somewhat.

[Glock9mm1990]

In a conversation at a public gun range. I couldn't help listening, since Cletus was bellowing it at Lurlene. Sometimes electronic ear pro is not a blessing.

"Spray this thing chock fulla WD-40. It'll never rust, and run as smooth as glass."

I also thought: and think of the money you'll save on suppressors, since it'll never make a sound...

Sigh. I pay to shoot at a private range now, and it helps. Somewhat.

Reminds me of a gun shop I visited once. The owner was a trip.

[kirkland]

School of The American Rifle

Boy, I sure hope that Sriracha bottle doesn't somehow find it's way into the kitchen, haha.

[1168]

Boy, I sure hope that Sriracha bottle doesn't somehow find it's way into the kitchen, haha.

Y’know, when I saw that screencap, first thought was “genius!”. But now that you mention it, my knuckledragging ass would mess that up somehow.

[AndyLate]

Those of you that feel expensive automotive oil is the way, the truth, and the light, and everything else is a waste of money: did you know that Lubriplate is essentially the same price per gallon?

Which Lubriplate oil do you use? Is it available in smaller quantities than a gallon?

I know there is at least one company repackaging Lubriplate FMO 350 AW into smaller bottles, which understandably increases the price.

Lubriplate is also not a "gun oil", so I think you would find more pushback from the "gun oil" camp than the "motor oil" camp.

Andy