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  1. #141
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    Currently using Slip 2000 EWL.
    Got turned on to it from reading here. So far, I really like it. It's a HUGE step up from the cheapo crap that I was using previously, and it doesn't seem to burn off in two shots like the other stuff either. Haven't had a chance to do any hard shooting with it yet, so I guess we'll see.

    The car oil thing is interesting. I just can't bring myself to do that [yet...].
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    Quote Originally Posted by CLHC View Post

    Will see how it "performs" as it's intended.
    I'm interested to hear your thoughts on it's performance - on your gun of course, not a 'Ritz Cracker'!!
    Thanks...................
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    SLIP2000EWL - Great stuff..

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    1. CLP: For moving parts like springs, hammer, trigger, etc...
    2. Lithium Grease: For metal on metal parts like barrels, slides, bolts, carrier groups, etc... Very inexpensive and easy to use.
    3. Mobil-1 motor oil: I use this when I'm stripping or disassembling guns. I put the motor oil in a small pan. Then i take the disassembled parts and put them in the pan.

    I only totally disassemble a gun about once a year. The rest of the time, I simply spray Clp on the mechanism parts and lithium grease on the metal on metal parts. I refuse to buy and pay for hype in marketing products.
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    Except Motor Oil is designed for a sealed system that is actively re-lubricated with an oil pump. It relies primarily on hydrodynamic lubrication.

    A firearm is an open system with no active re-lubrication. It needs a lube that relies heavily on boundary film mechanisms to lubricate.
    When you first crank an engine, the oil pressure is zero, so motor oil has to do a very good job protecting wear under those circumstances, and are engineered for same. As a result, the film lubrication properties of a good synthetic motor oil (Mobil 1, Royal Purple) are superior to all but a very few "gun oils", if you look at the specs. Also, the anti-wear additive packs of motor oil are often a lot easier to figure out. I suspect a lot of gun oils don't even have ZDDP in the mix.

    Keep in mind that a lot of the toxicity of motor oils relates to used oil (that has absorbed carcinogenic gasoline-combustion byproducts for 3000+ miles of driving), not fresh-from-the-container oil.

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    Quote Originally Posted by benEzra View Post
    When you first crank an engine, the oil pressure is zero, so motor oil has to do a very good job protecting wear under those circumstances, and are engineered for same. As a result, the film lubrication properties of a good synthetic motor oil (Mobil 1, Royal Purple) are superior to all but a very few "gun oils", if you look at the specs...
    I agree. I have used synthetic motor oil for quite a few years with no adverse effects.

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    Slip2000 is great. I just wish it would stay put a little better so I'm not constantly wiping down my gun. If only Slip2000 30 was more readily available. I can't bring myself to pay the same amount for shipping as the product.

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    I asked the same question about chain lube in a mountain biking forum. So far there are about 15 different answers, but 2-3 seem to be more common. Many use Mobil 1 as well. The similarities are surprising. I even found a thread on benos in which some shooters were using a chain lube for their pistols.

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    LUCAS Oil products makes a gun oil that works well. It comes in a small 2fl oz. bottle. Their automotive products are top notch..

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    Quote Originally Posted by CLHC View Post
    Okay, this arrived today:



    Smells like Methylsalicylate/Menthol (BenGay). Haven't "tasted" it yet. Anyways, here's an excerpt:

    "It. . .will clean & moisturize skin." Hmmm. . .

    Will see how it "performs" as it's intended.
    Sounds kinda like Balistol, the germans used the stuff to clean and lube weapons and to treat wounds.

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