Using Militec

[BaiHu]

More food for thought:

NASA still uses whale sperm as a lubricant ......

Don't you need a permit for that now or at least be 1/18th Inuit

[BLR]

Uhhhhh, sperm whale oil is different than whale sperm.

Just FYI

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[41magfan]

Uhhhhh, sperm whale oil is different than whale sperm.

Just FYI

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I was just using the commonly used terminology, Bill ..... but thank you for the correction.

[Rich]

And most of this stuff is crazy expensive, whereas a quart of Mobil 1 and a set of needle oilers from Brownells costs far less and lasts vastly longer.

Why just Mobil 1

Wouldn't any cheap motor oil work?

[Rich]

The gun lube business gives a whole new meaning to the term "snake oil". I find it a bit amusing that at least one long-standing APG Member still keeps a can of 3-IN-ONE on his bench and probably rolls his eyes when the subject of gun lubrication comes up.

I used 3 in 1 in the 70`s on my 22`s and my shotgun

The one thing I'm into is the 32oz M- Pro 7 Cleaner!

Much safer than the N.C. Brake Cleaner I used to spray out .

[Chuck Haggard]

Why just Mobil 1

Wouldn't any cheap motor oil work?

It's really good motor oil, but yeah, having oil is the important part in much of the shooting I have done. I have "fixed" a bunch of M16s and machine guns over the years with a pumper bottle of CLP or drops from the dipstick of a vehicle.

I often tell people that lack of proper lubrication is one of life's great issues.

[Slavex]

thank god for that correction from Bill, I was not looking forward to trying the process to get whale sperm on my gun...

[Joe in PNG]

thank god for that correction from Bill, I was not looking forward to trying the process to get whale sperm on my gun...

Gives new meaning to the book "Moby Dick", it does...(ducks).

[Chuck Haggard]

I would imagine that it is a much easier process to collect the sperm whale oil than the sperm whale sperm, although likely much less fun for the whale.

[nwhpfan]

The gun lube business gives a whole new meaning to the term "snake oil". I find it a bit amusing that at least one long-standing APG Member still keeps a can of 3-IN-ONE on his bench and probably rolls his eyes when the subject of gun lubrication comes up.

Every now and then at a match, or a conference I get the little complimentary bottles of somebody's awesome or new gun lube. They go fast and then I use the bottle for 10w40, or whatever was left over from when I changed the oil in my truck to fill those little bottles back up. I have this suspicion that in some of these big gun lube companies, the factory consists of cracking open cases of Castrol GTX and pouring it into brightly colored and fancy labeled little bottles. Maybe somebody could point out the differences in ingredients for this kind of oil vs. that kind.