Gun lube for the masses

[sutherpride59]

I was digging through some old files for some notes and I found the recipe for the gun oil I've used for the last 5 years. This stuff is pretty great and the recipe make a ton of it. I'm sure most of y'all have seen it before but just in case I figuered I would share the wealth.

http://www.firearmsnews.com/guns/han...asses-red-oil/

or or you can bing search(Google is for liberals) gun lube for the masses and that will pull up the article too. Have 4 two liter bottles handy cuz it makes a lot.

[NavyVet1959]

So "Shotgun News" has changed their name to "Firearm News". I used to buy them back before everyone moved to the Internet. Last I saw them, their magazine had seriously decreased in thickness.

[RU shooter]

So "Shotgun News" has changed their name to "Firearm News". I used to buy them back before everyone moved to the Internet. Last I saw them, their magazine had seriously decreased in thickness.

Yep about half a thick as it used to be. Lube Recipe sounds ok ,I'd prob switch out the hoppes 9 for kerosene though .

[NavyVet1959]

Red Oil recipe:

3 quarts automatic transmission fluid (red F type)
1 quart 10W or 30W non-detergent motor oil
1 pint STP oil treatment
4 ounces Hoppe’s #9

Since it said Red Oil, I was expecting Marvel Mystery Oil...

[DerekP Houston]

I've just been using ATF lately and had no ill effects...revolver gets broken down, all parts go in over night to soak. I might give this a try, not sure if I'll buy a giant bottle of hoppes though or just make do.

[dragon813gt]

I realize it makes a lot but that's not exactly a cheap formula. I will stick w/ buying Ballistol by the gallon. It's certainly not cheap but I know it works.

[Petrol & Powder]

Not endorsing Grant here but this article is pretty close to the issue:

http://www.grantcunningham.com/2006/05/lubrication-101/

[sutherpride59]

So "Shotgun News" has changed their name to "Firearm News". I used to buy them back before everyone moved to the Internet. Last I saw them, their magazine had seriously decreased in thickness.

Yah someone else took over and the decided s name change was in order. I can't blame the as they don't talk much about shotguns. It's gone a little down hill and their blogs are a lot less frequent now.

im not saying it's the best oil out there but it's pretty cheap and it makes a lot. Hell I bout most of the stuff on sale and I remeber it wasn't very expensive at all. You can tweak it as you see fit it gonna be your oil not mine. I just like it because it works and I have a lot of it.

[Mytmousemalibu]

I would do the same if i make some. I can't stand the stench of Hoppes. Kerosene I don't mind.

[dragon813gt]

I would do the same if i make some. I can't stand the stench of Hoppes. Kerosene I don't mind.

So you're saying you don't have one of these in your vehicle

[white eagle]

thanks for the intel

[MostlyLeverGuns]

Bing is Microsoft, Bill Gates has supported every Washington State Gun Control with millions of dollars.

[GhostHawk]

I am with Derek, I have been using mostly straight Dextron III ATF. Now I have found when removing leading that starting with say an ounce of ATF, add 3-4 sprays of "goo gone" into the ATF will get under the lead and remove it easier. Also makes the ATF VERY slick.

I only have one revolver, a Heritage in .22lr/.22wmr. It loves this stuff. Seems to wipe dry but leaves a dry film behind that is super slippery.

YMMV but those 2 are all I have been using for the last 2-3 years. No issues here, no gummyness like you get with wd-40 or some other oils.

[dondiego]

Bing is Microsoft, Bill Gates has supported every Washington State Gun Control with millions of dollars.

Huh? Bing oil?

[dragon813gt]

Huh? Bing oil?

No, Bing the search engine. The OP made reference to using it instead of Google. Neither company is firearms friendly.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

I've just been using ATF lately and had no ill effects...revolver gets broken down, all parts go in over night to soak. I might give this a try, not sure if I'll buy a giant bottle of hoppes though or just make do.

ATF is a great lube for internals...and maybe more???? but I use a formula I was given many years ago for a gun's exterior, called "The Gunshow Oil".

A simple enough recipe...
70% Mobil one (I use the 0W-30 full synth auto engine oil)
30% STP

*It needs to be warmed up, to get it blended well...no more than 200º is needed.
**I suspect you could use any good full synth engine oil, this is an old recipe from back in the day when nearly all engine oils weren't synthetic and Mobil One was the only widely known snyth oil...and there was only one flavor of Mobil One, LOL.

I was told this doesn't leave the usual multi-colored rainbow streaks [oil slick] like some oils will do on Blued Steel, and [since it's fairly viscus] it resists finger prints...Both of which, I think are important when presenting a gun for sale when it's likely to be handled alot ...and that's surely been my experience using this at the gunshows I've worked.

[Nueces]

For those who would like to make a smaller quantity (37 ounces total, a bit over a quart) of this Red Oil, the amounts in volumetric ounces are:

ATF/F 24
10W 8
STP 4
Hoppes 9 1

Aside: I wish the forum would accept tabs, or even spaces, for making simple tables.

[Mytmousemalibu]

So you're saying you don't have one of these in your vehicle

Oh gawd noooooooooo!

[ascast]

where can I get some a those ?

[mdi]

I might as well throw my recipe in here too, but it isn't for a lube, it's my all around tool, gun soak/cleaner (the mention of Marvel's Mystery Oil reminded me). I use mineral spirits, MMO, some light motor oil (5-30) and Kroil. When I'm out of MMO I use ATF. I keep a container of this on my bench for cleaning tools (even my mics), guns and dies. I just soak the parts in the mix then just wipe dry (in gun cleaning I'll run a few patches through the bore). I'm left with a clean tool with a light film to prevent rust. As a lube, I've found 2-cycle motor oil to work pretty well, but I don't get my firearms wet, nor shoot in sub-zero weather...