Lube war documentary

**triggerjerk** · 07-15-22, 06:57

Fwiw. I just found it an interesting attempt. Probably best not to discuss?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fibRewlndLg

**gaijin** · 07-15-22, 07:30

Yeah. The "Grip Screw" EPIC was enough for me.

**thebolt** · 07-15-22, 07:32

This was an interesting and well done test and comparison of common firearm lubricants. Tests for lubricity, corrosion, and cold weather performance. Some of the well known brands failed miserably.

Thanks for posting triggerjerk!

**markm** · 07-15-22, 10:32

Originally Posted by gaijin

Yeah. The "Grip Screw" EPIC was enough for me.

Lube threads predate the grip screw tardfest here though. I think that was the big topic when I first joined this site many years back.

**triggerjerk** · 07-15-22, 11:13

I figgered discretion wudda been the better part of valor, but I have a new spring gun. 99.999% of my yutubing is listening to tunes, and after the vids demonstrating how far out airgunners are (be sure to wash and relube your pellets before shooting), this was actually kind of relaxing..... Mods, feel free to take it down!

**okie** · 07-15-22, 11:16

Wish he hadn't cooked them before doing the corrosion test, and maybe did the freezing test closer to zero instead of minus freaking forty degrees. Probably the hottest moving part of any gun is an AR bolt, and they don't even get hot enough to burn your hand, so we're talking like 200 degrees tops. 400 degrees for an hour is beyond unrealistic.

**markm** · 07-15-22, 11:19

Originally Posted by triggerjerk

Mods, feel free to take it down!

No way. It's like The Godfather. Every few years we have to go to war.

**themonk** · 07-15-22, 11:25

I think it's something you care about when you first get into firearms. After a while I could care less and will use whatever is laying around. They key is just to keep them lubed. Still a fan of the Filthy 14 experiment.

Yes Pat!

**kirkland** · 07-15-22, 11:27

Originally Posted by okie

Wish he hadn't cooked them before doing the corrosion test, and maybe did the freezing test closer to zero instead of minus freaking forty degrees. Probably the hottest moving part of any gun is an AR bolt, and they don't even get hot enough to burn your hand, so we're talking like 200 degrees tops. 400 degrees for an hour is beyond unrealistic.

I believe the lower row of plates in the corrosion test were uncooked. I would have liked to have seen synthetic motor oil in the lubricity test. I was impressed with the clenzoil in that test.