poorpeet Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 I can understand that a special solvent is needed to clean off lead and propellent residue. But, is there anything special about gun oil? or would any light machine oil with a rust inhibitor, like 3 in 1 do the same job? Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staglioni Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Depend's on what gun you have mate stag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonboy1 Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 not sure mate, but gun oil's not expensive so you're probably better off using it to be on the safe side, welcome to pw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poorpeet Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Fair enough. Thanks for the advice. It's an old Baikal o/u DTNE so I doubt if any thing I do will kill it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Pete, if you bring a small sealable can with you I can fill it with the British Army's finest Smells good too! LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniperdaz Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 you cant beat the nostalgic smell of 303 gun oil, and of course it works but as a gun smith i use a mix of light oil and lanolin, as the oil evaporates the lanolin leaves a protective coating on the gun... that works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaikalsRule90 Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 whats wrong with good old WD40? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 WD40 is a water repellant that last all of about 2 mins. Its great for cleaning out the tubes as the solvent that carries the oil does a good job on powder residue. As for its protecting ability, its better than nothing but not ideal, something a fair bit heavier would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 whats wrong with good old WD40? WD stands for Water Dispersant Thats what it was manufactured to do, not to lubricate. It has lubrication properties as its a light pil, but on a gun it evaporates quickly leaving the parts dry and wearing. If you use WD on a gun it becomes "addicted" to it - needing constant replenishment. Gun oils are thicker and stickier, with higher thermal properties. Whats "special" about gun oil is that its the right oil for the job. Would you fill your cars sump up with WD and expect to get the next 10,000 miles out of it? Just as you use a motor oil in a car, use a gun oil on a gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironhorse Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 I can understand that a special solvent is needed to clean off lead and propellent residue. But, is there anything special about gun oil? or would any light machine oil with a rust inhibitor, like 3 in 1 do the same job? Pete My friend I have been shooting for over 40 years, and owned many guns and in that time I have only bought one can of gun oil, I have used 3 in one oil, wd40, engine oil, gear box oil infact any oil that comes to hand, personally after a days shooting I clean my gun and then keep it in a dry warm environment and have never had any problem what so ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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