The Best Gun Oil. Your SHTF Gun May Depend On It.

[@riccardorinaldo7934]

I hope you gain a large following. Very impressed with your videos. Welcome to the game. Well done.

[@1stNPrep]

Thank you! I appreciate the encouragement!

[@HaroldTheSloth]

For me, I think grease is best as a lubricant for sliding parts, like bolts, carriers, slides, rails, etc. I use oil mostly as a rust preventative and for lubricating tight or enclosed areas of the gun.

[@ThepDenNgoaiBien]

AR15 CAM bolt (name) is a hard working..moving part and MOST worn out is HERE....In VN...Used GREASE to lube HERE....and this place people in the world forget about it???!!! other place...just take magazine out and ..few table spoon of OIL...Done...lube the whole gun DONE.....repeat this step ...after few hours of combat with Viet cong!!!!

[@marioleite1384]

I only use Lucas red and tacky mixed with 0w40 European motor oil, always used synthetic oil but when I found the 0w40 it was way better in all temperatures. I make it to the consistency between honey and peanut butter. Thickens the oil so it stays and the oil makes it great in hot weather and cold weather. Been using it for 20 years plus.

[@1stNPrep]

I have played around with some mixes with “mixed” success. I just got a tube of the red Lucas and will certainly give your mix a go! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@ahumm8280]

Im using Red n Tacky with 10w30 Castol Edge mixed to a thick syrupy texture. Its been keeping everything buttery smooth. I love it so far!

[@thomasdecember3910]

I wonder if chain saw bar oil would be good because of its stickiness

[@rgraz4929]

I must say, I put a drop each of Weapon Shield and Hoppes oil on a porcelain tile. It sat for two months in the open air in my home, and those drops are still there and at the same size. Maybe we're seeing capillary action and not really drying.

[@1stNPrep]

Yes, I would agree it does not necessarily evaporate, but it does creep.

[@gregzeigler3850]

If it's a SHTF situation, and one is forced to move out, then one needs to find an alternate lube to keep things from literally rusting away.

[@JoseJaime-ik6qd]

Is good for the car engine is good for the gun 🎉😊

[@5jjt]

Borrow oil from the dipstick

[@ericdoubleu5390]

I’ve had good luck with Lucas red and tacky #2. They’ve came out with a gun specific grease now that’s a little softer. Has a flash point of 540 degrees and is excellent. Wipes off and doesn’t run off. Pretty sweet. But I still have the same tube of Lucas #2 that’s been dedicated to my BCG for close 10 years lol. Works like a champs. Cheap too. Appreciate the video!

[@1stNPrep]

I will have to grab some of that stuff. I have used some of the Mobil 1 red grease with success and the adhesion properties are of course much higher with grease. Lucas has impressed me with their automotive products for 20+ years. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@ThepDenNgoaiBien]

In Arizona I used Lucas and red tacky#2 in SUMMER and winter with Pennzoil 0w-16 ( NEW STUFFS) ..WORK FOR ME My Bushmaster seem to be happy with them.

[@ericdoubleu5390]

@@ThepDenNgoaiBien I’ll have to look into that.

[@rkba4923]

I've used motor oil for years. Even before they developed "synthetic". I mixed some Ed's Red, sans acetone and lanolin, and use for CLP. If I need to remove copper I just use ammonia based window cleaner.

[@1stNPrep]

I too have mixed up a few batches of Ed's red. Works very well for gun cleaner and if you are going out for a quick shoot, it works pretty well for a gun oil. Maybe with the lanolin it would work for long term storage. I have never mixed in with the lanolin

[@Passportbro33Mark2]

I keep hearing mobile one synthetic 10 W 40 is the best motor oil to use. Think about it, the heat friction and pressure in a car motor is way more extreme than in a gun. The motor oil should have no problem.

[@leoguy1609]

Are you an expert in lubricity? George Fennell created Weapon Shield and also FP-10 which he sold Shooter's Choice FP-10 has changed over the years and not for the better. Been using Weapon Shield since 2015 on many different firearms and they continued to function without issues. Did you shoot them for a period of time, was there any malfunctions due to lack of visible lubrication? Frog Lube will sometimes look dry but when you start shooting it tends to creep out of no where and seep in to areas where you didn't want it to be and why I don't use it. Some lubricants leave just a small film (barrier) and perform just fine, have you used a lubricant called Strike Hold? Leaves a dry film after you wipe off the excess and believe was develop for dry dust criminates which causes issues for most lubricants and greases.

[@1stNPrep]

As I stated before. When you apply weapon shield, it is the slickest lube I have ever felt. However. for storage it does not stay in place. I have noticed this with my hand guns as well. I will apply Weapon Shield right before I go shoot and it is amazing. I just don;t think its a good long term storage solution .

[@jeffnonya8633]

Like the commitment over a month - thank you!

[@OGbqze]

Recently tried out grease/motor oil mix. My guns actions feel extremely smooth, and I'm hoping in a month or two they will still have residual oils from being the consistency of a light honey.

[@1stNPrep]

@@OGbqze usually the waxes in grease increase it’s adhesive properties so it should still be there.

[@VB6000.]

I put grease in the motor oil per SOTAR Gun Sriracha and it stays oiled up.

[@ThepDenNgoaiBien]

Used salad oil too???

[@ThepDenNgoaiBien]

Vietnamese PHO???

[@robertkb64]

Most gun lubricants are penetrating oils, so that you can get effective coverage with even poor application technique. Some gun oils also leave a dry lubricant when they evaporate (particularly true for evaporating oils - their design is to flush contaminants out when in a liquid state and then leave behind a dry lubricant when they evaporate - so you don’t end up with a tacky residue that dirt can adhere to. If you use a gun regularly you can safely use a non-drying oil - it will cook off from the hot parts, and the non-hot parts are generally either pretty well protected from grime (triggers) or are reciprocating and will clear themselves off through motion (the bolt). Where these (generally heavier) oils run into problems are things like the recoil spring.

[@Tony_Seed]

2 parts motor oil, 1 part Lucas red n tacky grease, mix thoroughly into a sticky honey like consistency Your welcome !

[@eliinthewolverinestate6729]

Funny tings happen below 18*F with oils. I start by freezing it. So that rules out most oils. It can be a simple as taking warm gun outside in the cold. And having it condense and freeze. I use 3 in 1 or hoppes. I have wondered about using lithium grease because it does stay where you put it. And passes freeze test.

[@1stNPrep]

I have some Hoppes and some 3in1 oil I can throw into the next test. I guess I should have said all guns were stored above 50F. Thanks for the comment!

[@alanmeyers3957]

Try straight mineral oil, the clear kind, you can get a bottle at the supermarket.

[@billstoudt2042]

cold temps is not a worry i have in Texas. if we ever get that cold we'll have bigger problems. i love Hoppes too btw.

[@ThepDenNgoaiBien]

@@billstoudt2042 grease for automotive...work all year round and not worry about run DRY in the gun...Put a lot in your gun you can store your gun 30-40 years NO PROBLEM!! buy a SKS in the 90..I clean GREASE 2 days...and after clean..SKS look NEW...product in Russian 1945!!!! ( Vietnamese experience)

[@johnhannahM2.0]

Bushmaster, when Richard Dyke owned it, recommended and sold Fire Power 10 CLP. It was thicker viscosity than Break Free CLP and seem to cling better to metal. I never had a dry failure using it. Sometimes, my firearms sat in my safe for 6 months at a time and I never re-lubed them before going to the range.

[@1stNPrep]

I haven’t heard of that, but if I can track it down I will sure test it.

[@ThepDenNgoaiBien]

Your gun lie down or stand up??? If stand up then after 6 months.....nothing left!! ( Arizona)....But if your gun lie down.....then oil still there!

[@mt11235]

I'd be curious about Wilsons gun oil and G96 (in the can, not the synthetic). I use the Wilson's (both the "oil" and slightly thicker "universal") on my metal frame guns and seems to last when stored. The G96 I use mostly as a cleaner, but as a lube for the polymer ones that seem to like to run almost dry anyway. I have noticed that after a couple weeks it has dried a bit.

[@1stNPrep]

I will certainly look into it. I am going to start another test here this week.I will order some up.

[@philzandstra2660]

Try gun fighter oil. It claims it will never dry up or run.

[@1stNPrep]

I will pick some up for the next test! I am running the second test now

[@philzandstra2660]

@@1stNPrep I'm looking forward to it. Thanks

[@farhan.naushad]

I would probably try mixing grease and motor oil to a honey like consistency and applying it. Weapon Shield offers grease as well and can be mixed with that weapons shield oil to a similar consistency but that would probably be cost prohibitive.

[@1stNPrep]

On large scale yes. I have been thoroughly impressed with weapon shield when it’s first applied. It is certainly great stuff if you are applying right before the range.

[@ThepDenNgoaiBien]

too many engineers! Gun oil Company will run out of business soon

[@dewet2wet]

For a long long time, I used a liter of Break Free LP. I don't think they offer it anymore under that name. But it was marketed at as a lubricant/preservative. MUCH thicker than CLP, very similar in consistency to Lucas, if not slightly thicker. It stuck very well and was very slick. It also didn't migrate very readily. I remember cleaning a rifle, putting it up for 1.5 years before taking it out again. While yes, there was some runout, the bore and the bolt still had a skin of oil on it. I'm down to my last maybe 20ml of it. It's oxidized quite a bit and has a funny smell, so I don't use it. I've been using a mix of moly grease + full synthetic motor oil almost exclusively.

[@fpav4049]

I mix synthetic grease with 5w-20 or 30 synthetic oil until it's like a loose honey. I live in S Carolina. always warm here.

[@1stNPrep]

Yes adding grease will certainly make something more "Tacky"

[@ThepDenNgoaiBien]

gun oil Company will cry and going out of business...too many Grease Oil engineers here!!!

[@unitedwestanddividedwefall3521]

I saw a recipe that called for 1 part motor oil, 1 part transmission fluid, and some red multipurpose grease. Did it still have the batch going on 5 years! lol. I definitely noticed that when running in a ar style rifle the mix didn’t burn off, also felt the action more smooth. After clean up was a breeze took a rag and the carbon fouling came off quick from my nickel bcg. I run it in my 1911’s too for that meta on metal action.

[@Nonyourbiz123]

10w30 synthetic and Balistol for cleaning

[@StrapDLBStyle]

I am using Amsoil Dominator Series Grease (It is FDE in Color :) & I am using the same oil my truck uses Amsoil Signature Series. 15w30. I mix the Grease and the signature series oil together. We used to do this all the time with LUBRIPLATE and ATF to help keep the LUBRIPLATE from drying out and to keep it where it needed to be. I use this mixture in the AR's per the old school manufacturer M16 Manual back when they used to recommend LSA. If you take that service manual and watch the School of the American Rifle channel how he mixes his lube and how he teaches all his classes and lubes his service work as a gunsmith you can see they are very similar to the old school service manual. I use the signature series oil as it has a high TBN , 4 ball wear result and very high detergent package to help break up carbon and keep flowing. It allows the action to operate and keeps the carbon from acting like an abrasive. The penzoil "Ultra Platnium" has really good additive package as wel just not as high TBN. If you clean your guns all the time the TBN may not be a issue at all and i don't think it really is. I would be curious what your tests \ results would be.

[@horsemany]

Mpro 7 Oil seems to never dry out from what I've found. It's very similar in viscosity, appearance and smell to the old military LSA. Very good stuff.

[@brian6697]

Slip2000 ewl grease and AGL 0000 very thin grease are what I have been using for any parts that has metal on metal ! I use a hobby model paint brush and just apply a very thin layer over any wear parts and that is it, From +30c to -50c these gun greases do not freeze do not gunk up and do not migrate I have firearms I don't shoot much because of their age and value but I inspect them every year and years later the grease is still exactly where I put it and they function perfectly I use CLP oil for cleaning my firearms but for lubing a firearm for use or storage a very thin layer of slip 2000 grease or AGL very thin grease is what works I found the best

[@j___mmdcclxxvi2125]

Good info, you have another sub, good luck w/ your channel.

[@1stNPrep]

Why thank you we appreciate it! We will certainly do our best!

[@rustyshackleford2723]

You know about the arm brace issue? Decision time for you and others....

[@1stNPrep]

Yep now I need to remove it… and it remains a pistol. Yep it’s dumb.

[@TheRealZJE313]

I use FLUID FILM it doesn't dry out. And is good for corrosion control

[@c.h.u.d]

What about corrosion resistance from the motor oil.i use lucas extreme on internals and frog lube on the barrel and front of slide

[@1stNPrep]

Motor oil does have some anti corrosion properties. It is by no means like the level of a grease. It is a “coating” that will prevent oxidation to a degree. I doubt it would prevent rust on something stored for years in a high moisture and environment

[@c.h.u.d]

@@1stNPrep thanks for the info I was Leary about the motor oil bit

[@stchman]

Just goes to show you that most "gun oils" aren't really any better than simple motor oil. When it comes to cost per ounce, motor oil is the clear winner.

[@boygonewhoopdataZZ]

Motor oil will give you cancer, gun oil will not. That's on top of Lead poisoning.

[@stchman]

@@boygonewhoopdataZZ Used motor oil yes, new motor oil, no.

[@ThepDenNgoaiBien]

Stupid question but MUST ASK.....Don't people see on the bottle of oil say GUN OIL and another one say MOTOR OIL......Ask engineers the definitions of that 2 for me?? I must be stupid??!! and go crazy with theese ideas

[@jronia]

I use thicker engine oil, Royal purple 5w30, it runs slicker and almost never dry out

[@kennethhundt526]

Could you try Gun butter

[@1stNPrep]

Yes, I will add that to the list

[@BOORAGG]

ORIGINAL WeaponShield is not made anymore. The product using that name is not the original product .

[@joejordan1259]

On some occasions I prefer gun grease over any gun oil Also. I store my firearms barrel down

[@1stNPrep]

Grease is for sure a good long term storage solution, but there is one slight downside. The actual oil in grease does creep and, or evaporate out over time. If you were to perform a maintenance lube every teary, you’ll be good to go. Obviously where I live I don’t have to really worry about freezing temps with grease except for a few days a year.

[@mnnc6742]

MPro7 has given me best results…..staying put, cleaning, and slickness

[@1stNPrep]

That’s great to know.. I am in the process of testing Mpro 7 right now! check back in 28 more days for the results!

[@raptorman6589]

Transmission fluid is all you need

[@1stNPrep]

I have used ATF in a pinch. We had a new build that wouldn't cycle with motor oil, so we wiped it all off and replaced with ATF. It then ran and broke in. After a 200 round session, it worked fine with motor oil. I don;t know how much it would stick if stored however.

[@m.loughlin1915]

Overthinking. I use diesel or acetone to clean. Have even used Gasoline on occasion.......outside when there's a good breeze blowing. Best solvent on Earth, but dangerous if precautions aren't strictly adhered to. For lube......STP. Oh BTW.......I'm one of the originals in the "Survivalist Movement" of the early 1970s. Now 70 years old. Still tough as an old brick firehouse. Been telling you modern day "preppers" for years and decades, to little or no avail to get rid of the AR15s. AKs, Uzis, whatever. In the military, if your weapon fails, the armorer will either fix it or replace it. Not so in a SHTF scenario. Good rule of thumb......If it's semi-auto and a centerfire, DUMP IT. I sleep good at night knowing my Marlin 336 30-30, my scoped Winchester Model 70, Pre-64 of course, sighted for 300 yards, and my 870s and my Mossy are close at hand with about 45 or more years of competition, training, practice and research under my belt. A good .22 rifle is a must also. In the worst case scenario, ammunition and its components is more precious than gold. EVERY single round of ammunition counts. 1S1K. Period. Nite nite ladies.

[@CameronLestagez]

maybe 10wby 30 would have won vs 5w 20

[@fernandorosales4569]

Transmission fluid

[@1stNPrep]

Tranny fluid (the kind that goes in a car) will certainly work in a pinch. A buddy of mines brand new AR wouldn’t run and we only had some ATF fluid so I dunked the bolt and it ran fine. I don’t know if it’s a long term solution though, but O would be more than willing to test it out in the next test.

[@saralou7084]

@@1stNPrep Transmission Fluid has no lubrication properties, it is used as a coolant and hydraulic pressure, most auto trans consist of clutches and belts.

[@blackhawk7r221]

@@saralou7084 Uh, no. I rebuild automatics. All those bearings need to be lubed by something.

[@c.h.u.d]

​@@saralou7084LMAO transmission fluid has no lubrication properties??

[@silvercommander]

Ballistol for the win

[@1stNPrep]

I have some Ballistol, heck I’ll do a new video next month!

[@silvercommander]

@@1stNPrep yes please

[@fullspectrum1616]

This was a great test. The CLP spec does not even have a standard for evaporation if you can believe it. Both the prior lubes the Army used LSA and PL Special actually had one back in the 60s and 50s even. I referenced your test on my channel for my own lubricant test where I pitted 11 different lubes against each other on a suppressed rifle. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6ilYmp3aMqafbc

[@1stNPrep]

Hey thanks man! I am finishing the up the 2nd test video with Mpro 7, Hoppes and Safariland “LP”.

[@zendariuskincaid5205]

No manufacturer has ever said to use motor oil on any of your firearms, it’s simply not smart

[@Nonyourbiz123]

Balistol