Does anyone use 'Non Gun Oil Oil'

[mickyh]

Since there is no such thing as 'Gun' Oil, there are just lots of types of oil which are suited to different jobs.

Does anyone use anything strange?

I've been reading about using Fully Synthetic Engine Oil (sticks to metal).

This is not a money saving thread,I'm just interested in what different people use and the results they get.

Even though the mark up on a tiny tin of oil must be huge!

Looking on the internet I've found a few Guys in the USA swear by Gearbox oil (ATF) and have had no problems in 30 years of use!

Some mix their own recipes?

Just some thoughts?

Mick

[fenboy]

I just use 3 in 1 coupled with a decent bore cleaner.

[Big Mat]

I usually just use whatever oil is around. Olive oil is quite good and smells nice.

[fandango]

Good rub down with vasaline!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Big Mat]

I have also used engine oil, only the nice clean stuff though!

[fenboy]

Apparently ayano3 uses left over baby oil , I don't even want to think about what it was left over from

[mickyh]

Apparently ayano3 uses left over baby oil , I don't even want to think about what it was left over from

Yak !

[mickyh]

I use Dexros 2 long life oil in my car.

5-30 I think it is, but it seems really thick compared to the BRUNOX Turbo-Spray I've been using for years.

I really miss the original Youngs 303 smelly stuff !

[r1steele]

Good rub down with vasaline!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't like where this is going :unsure:

[Livefast123]

Castrol 0w30 lovely stuff.

[demonwolf444]

Shotguns. - When i first started i used some napier spray and its very good stuff, along with gun oil.. anyway its an expensive habit.

 

Now i use a bronze brush, jag, then oily mop soaked with 3 in 1.

 

Muzzle loader -

 

Olive oil after boiling water and fairy liquid and the afore mentioned rods to clean.

[dipper]

W D 4 0 inside olive oil outside if any lead left in barrel olive oil will also get ride of that Dipper.

[spot.ontheroad]

Re: "Looking on the internet I've found a few Guys in the USA swear by Gearbox oil (ATF) and have had no problems in 30 years of use!"

A 50:50 mix of ATF and Acetone makes an excellent freeing agent for rusted metal parts. Better than most purpose made penetrating oils. But of course if you look after your guns you'll never need such an oil. :-)

I use 3in1 inside and out but Youngs 303 smells the best!

[mickyh]

Re: "Looking on the internet I've found a few Guys in the USA swear by Gearbox oil (ATF) and have had no problems in 30 years of use!"

A 50:50 mix of ATF and Acetone makes an excellent freeing agent for rusted metal parts. Better than most purpose made penetrating oils. But of course if you look after your guns you'll never need such an oil. :-)

I use 3in1 inside and out but Youngs 303 smells the best![/quote

 

Does the modern stuff still smell the same?

I heard they had to change the formula because it was carcinogenic, I used to get covered in the stuff on a Saturday at closing time when I worked in the Gunshop as a teenager !

[Googleplex]

What about using graphite it used as a lubricant in precision locks and dosent attract dust and grit like oils and on semi autos lots of sliding parts so why not?.

[mickyh]

Oops mistake

Edited February 14, 2014 by mickyh

[Amazed]

Zx54 for general wipe down and cleaning. And general 3in1 for parts that I need it to stick to.

[CaptainBeaky]

Iirc, the original Youngs 303 contained cresylic acid (the smelly stuff in creosote), which is carcinogenic -hence the change of recipe, and it not smelling like it did when I were a lad!

I have recently been using hv contact cleaner as a powder solvent - designed to get the carbon deposits off the contacts of 11kV switchgear. Seems to work quite well, and it was free...

[hoggysreels]

Makes me laff all the so called dedicate gun cleaning products on the market ... though judging by their revenue income generated, and the endorsements, especially from the American market that unfortunately tends to seep over here, l can understand them being made and sold "on a strictly financial basis" ... coals to Newcastle, anyone?

[mickyh]

Iirc, the original Youngs 303 contained cresylic acid (the smelly stuff in creosote), which is carcinogenic -hence the change of recipe, and it not smelling like it did when I were a lad!

I have recently been using hv contact cleaner as a powder solvent - designed to get the carbon deposits off the contacts of 11kV switchgear. Seems to work quite well, and it was free...

Ah, the benifits of having paid work.

Those scroungers cant pinch what we can !

Tongue in cheek mate-Nice one

So if I mix a touch of creosote with some 3 in 1 I might get close to the smell ?

[bear-uk]

ATF gearbox oil in America is Automatic transmission fluid. Its the red stuff you use in your power steering. It is more of a Hydraulic oil. No reason why it shouldn't work.

Edited February 14, 2014 by bear-uk

[Jim_gsxr1000]

Use THB 46 turbine oil on by semi auto, only use beretta oil on my over and unders

[rogcal]

I use a graphite based penetrating oil (spray) on both my semis which keeps the actions operating smoothly for far longer periods than any other oil I've used.

 

It also does a great job of keeping the handbrake self adjusting mechanism on our Volvo working despite the volumes of mud, grit and other **** that it gets covered in. Everything else I've used in the past proved useless with the mechanism becoming jammed at least once a month, even after a good session with the jet washer!

[shalfordninja33]

Castrol slx engine oil on my semi and o/u. A litre is £17 and will last me about 10years at its current usage.

 

It's thinner a most gun oils and sticks to the metal parts really well.

[CaptainBeaky]

Ah, the benifits of having paid work.

Those scroungers cant pinch what we can !

Tongue in cheek mate-Nice one

So if I mix a touch of creosote with some 3 in 1 I might get close to the smell ?

A bucket full of spray cans was left in the generator room at work by a contractor - Elf'n'Safety went ape about it (flammables stored in a HV area), so it had to be removed from site asap. Most convenient! Thought I'd try it, and it works.

For the authentic 303 smell, just open a can of creosote next to where you clean your gun