Great info on gun lubrication

[thor447]

Info is from Grant Cunningham. One bad mf'er when it comes to revolvers. I'd assume most of the members here have probably read the info on his site, however if there is someone out there who can be educated, please read this. e has some good info on his site, and this might be close to the top when it comes to dispelling a few preconceived notions I had. Read and be enlightened my friends!

GrantCunningham.com - Library

[what would you say]

I don't know that I can be educated.. many have tried.. most have failed. I'm gonna read it though. Thanks Thor

[Oyeboten]

Good Read...thanks for the link..!

[ralph7]

ole dexron.

very interesting!

[Oyeboten]

You know, the pre-War Automatic Transmission Fluid was made with Whale Oil...I keep thinking I'd like to find a Can of that sitting in some old Shed or Garage Shelf, and, use it for my Firearms...wish me luck!

[oldedawg]

Thanks Thor, nice post. He makes reading about grease sound interesting. I am never too old to learn.

[capstan]

Very interesting. i never heard of using automatic transmission fluid. All these years I've been going to gun stores to get oil/lube when I could have got the best at an auto parts store.

[mi2600]

Since I already have two different kinds of Lubriplate from my other hobby, I went to the Lubiplate site. Wow...a bzillion different types. I found both of his recommendations are food service related. I don't necessarily need a 55 gallon drum or even a gallon. Think I'll try some kind hearted local restaurants.

Good read.

[RDak]

Very interesting. i never heard of using automatic transmission fluid. All these years I've been going to gun stores to get oil/lube when I could have got the best at an auto parts store.

You gotta read up on Ed's Red Capstan.

Used it for years without the acteone but added some of the optional anhydrous lanolin for rust protection. (Equal parts of ATF, kerosene and mineral spirits and 5-10 percent anhydrous lanolin.)

As good a carbon cleaner as I have ever used. Soak my handguns in a big bucket of it all the time periodically. It also loosens lead deposits but I use commercial copper solvent because it won't do too much with copper fouling IMHO.

As for using it straight, you can use a bit of STP to make it slightly thicker.

[JudgeColt]

Some makers will disagree with Mr. Cunningham, such as Militec. Militec has not been at a SHOT Show for years, but, at a SHOT Show several years ago, Militec had a demonstration using the kind of machine used to test lubricant film strength. It used a torque wrench and applied pressure to a spinning disc running in the test lubricant. The amount of pressure and the amount of wear to the disc for a given period of time determined the effectiveness of the lubricant. If the test was being faked, it would have to have involved a different material for the test discs since Militec's performance exceeded all of the other lubricants being tested, including ATF. (There was a box of test discs and each disc came of the same box in apparent random order, so I doubt the tests were rigged.)

That said, once a certain minimum of lubrication is achieved, the positive effect of additional lubrication efficiency is mostly just wasted. Kind of like, after you make your first billion, the second billion does not change your life much.