Maintenance

[hittman]

Yesterday I would have rather been out shooting but ..... it was a tad over 100 degrees by 1:00 pm so I decided to "shelter in place" as they say. I took the time to use the Silicone Cloth and give much of the gun inventory a good wipe down ..... just in case.

No, I didn't find any problem areas but it reminded me that checking those things is maybe something we all should do a bit more often.

 

[Bob Wright]

Well, I don't use silicone cloths but do use my old formula of 50/50 motor oil and machine oil. My methods have stood me in good stead for over sixty years, see no reason to change now.

Bob Wright

 

[pleadthe2nd]

I like pro shot clp a cotton rag , wipe on , wipe off

 

[coach]

Not sure where I heard “any oil is better than no oil” but I generally subscribe to that notion. Could be a silicone wipe or gun oil to wipe down firearms or to lubricate any moving part on anything. I have my favorites although maintenance with all things metal or moving is always a good thing. And yes it was too hot to be outside very long recently.

 

[Colonel Daddy]

Well, I don't use silicone cloths but do use my old formula of 50/50 motor oil and machine oil. My methods have stood me in good stead for over sixty years, see no reason to change now.

Bob Wright

Interesting Bob! Uhhhhh........... What do you put it in? Sometime back, finding my son had "borrowed" My #9, I needed to wipe down my favorite Blackhawk. Remembering that a clock repairman had recommended sewing machine oil for my antique clocks, I use it on my Blackhawk. Still, thinking it might be a little thin, I made my way to the "Goody Store" and purchased some proper lubricant! 8). I've even used mineral oil, also knows baby oil!

 

[Carrij]

Well, I don't use silicone cloths but do use my old formula of 50/50 motor oil and machine oil. My methods have stood me in good stead for over sixty years, see no reason to change now.

Bob Wright

Many folks say "oils oil" however as time goes on it has changed. Your 60 year old formula was 50% motor oil, API service grade SB; refined base oil of a set viscosity with a touch of Zinc DiakylDithioPhosphates for anti wear. Your machine oil was refined base oil with no anti wear.

Today's machine oil is still the same but your motor oil, even a straight weight, has so many different additives in it to meet today's standards that there may be many that you would not want to be applying to your firearms.

I would suggest that unless you can find some API SB motor oil, it would be better to use 100% machine oil as your standard.

 

[hittman]

I like pro shot clp a cotton rag , wipe on , wipe off

I use a lot of Pro Shot products .... they're located east of me a bit so local stores carry a good supply of their stuff.

 

[sfhogman]

I use good ol' Ed's Red. I mix it up in 3 quart batches. Cheap, and it works just fine.

Jeff

 

[Rick Courtright]

Hi,

Ed's Red inside the barrel, 3-In-One (the original "CLP" type product, BTW) outside. Regular ol' Vaseline makes a good light cosmoline substitute. Have stored guns just fine up to 10 years with it (yes, it's dry here.)

Rick C

 

[CGDustDevil]

Yesterday I would have rather been out shooting but ..... it was a tad over 100 degrees by 1:00 pm so I decided to "shelter in place" as they say. I took the time to use the Silicone Cloth and give much of the gun inventory a good wipe down ..... just in case.

No, I didn't find any problem areas but it reminded me that checking those things is maybe something we all should do a bit more often.

100 by 1!? Heck, it was 108 at 9 out here this morning! It was 121 at 2 this afternoon in the back yard! Needless to say my outdoor chores are on the back burner for a few weeks... Other than 'maintenance'... :lol:

 

[hittman]

It was 121 at 2 this afternoon in the back yard!

Yeah but it's a DRY heat in AZ, right? :lol:

 

[Rick Courtright]

Yeah but it's a DRY heat in AZ, right? :lol:

Hi,

Yabbut, as the late comedian John Pinette put it when told the same thing about Vegas heat when he first played there: "So's a blow torch!"

My sister and BIL lived in Casa Grande for about 10 yrs. His job was with the Extension Service at U of A, a "farm advisor" I think was his title of the month, and he had to be out in the field thru a lot of that 120+ stuff. I don't think anybody can justify it as being a good thing, except maybe as an example for a few fire and brimstone preachers to scare their congregations with.

Rick C

 

[Taterman]

I used Ballistol to wipe down guns here.