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Being new to the forum I have been searching the files for old threads related to topics of interest. Especially interesting is one in February where is discussion of merits of dry versus wet lubrication.
I've been shooting for a number of years and have gotten in to the habit a decade or so ago of just putting a light wash of Browning Oil on my guns after they are cleaned. So far so good. For a few years before that I used the Smith and Wesson formulation which had to be shaken before use, no I have no idea what was in it, no worry about synthetic versus petroleum based versus oleo versus silicone versus wax.
Is this going to do some horrible destruction? Should I be using Teflon and Castrol and other new formulations? We're not talking about industrial usage here, just a couple of hundred rounds per year for the favorites.
What lubricants are most people using and why?
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"Facts are meaningless. You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true."
Homer Simpson... but attributed to Algore.
I've been shooting for a number of years and have gotten in to the habit a decade or so ago of just putting a light wash of Browning Oil on my guns after they are cleaned. So far so good. For a few years before that I used the Smith and Wesson formulation which had to be shaken before use, no I have no idea what was in it, no worry about synthetic versus petroleum based versus oleo versus silicone versus wax.
Is this going to do some horrible destruction? Should I be using Teflon and Castrol and other new formulations? We're not talking about industrial usage here, just a couple of hundred rounds per year for the favorites.
What lubricants are most people using and why?
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"Facts are meaningless. You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true."
Homer Simpson... but attributed to Algore.