Ed's Red Question

[DMK]

When using ER to clean the barrel, is it necessary to lube afterwards or is ER self-lubing like CLP(which is what I use as lube anyway)?

Also, I understand that it cuts lead but not copper. I use FMJ pretty much exclusively. Should I use a copper cutter every say 500 rounds or so? Or is that too often?

 

[Nukem]

I've never oiled a barrel after using it. The only thing that evaporates is the acetone and the mineral spirits. I imagine the kerosene takes longer, but you still have the ATF in there.
I guess you might want to put something else down the bore for long term storage??

You'll just have to judge for yourself when you think you have a copper fouling problem and when to use it.

 

[DMK]

So basically it can be used as a replacement for bore cleaner and CLP?

 

[swampgator]

Use a 50/50 mix of ATF and Kerosene for a gun oil. I would use something a little "thicker" for a lube.

Ed's Red Recipe from 1911forum.com

 

[Gewehr98]

If you mix Ed's Red...

Using the anhydrous lanolin part of the formula, the lubricity and oiling of the bore is taken care of.

 

[DMK]

anhydrous lanolin

Where would one get this potion?

 

[Gewehr98]

Head over to a pharmacy of your choosing...

and ask the nice man in the white smock behind the counter for Anhydrous Lanolin (anhydrous means no added water). It may be on a shelf in front of the counter, but if not, he'll know what to get. It's lamb's wool fat, and comes in a little tub. Here's the MSDS: http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/l1268.htm

It doesn't take much lanolin to add to Ed's Red, but you do have to warm it up to become liquid, then add the room-temperature Ed's Red to the liquid lanolin a spoonful or two at a time. If the warm lanolin is added to the cooler Ed's Red, it will form pellets of lanolin in the bottom of the Ed's Red, hence the technique above.