09-26-2011, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang
Mac, what do you use to lube your AR? Reading on M4C that a lot of folks have good success using synthetic motor oil. That works for me.
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Like oil for our cars, I think lube for weapons has a huge amount of hype and is way over-thought. I confess, I have some Slip 2000 in my tool box, as well as some Machinegunner's Lube, so, at least at some point I did buy into the hype. I also have some Mobil 1 in some little squeeze bottles (eyedrop bottles) and mostly use that. Truthfully, I don't pay that much attention...I use whatever comes to hand first when I reach into my cleaning box.
I tend to stay away from grease on ARs because I always seem to be rolling around with them and grease holds the dirt and powder residue and forms a theoretically abrasive mixture that doesn't wash off when more gun oil is added in the field - you actually have to strip the stuff off with brake cleaner. I do use a little white lithium on the slide rails of pistols.
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