Lucas gun oil

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BoogieMan

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Did a thorough cleaning of my 96 last night, wife spilled something on it and let it dry. I think it was chocolate milk.
Anyway used new product on the action, Lucas.
I havent fired but the stuff coats well and everything is very smooth now. They make great products for auto's and machinery. Plus its a nice shade of red. Anyone else use it or have an opinion on the stuff. Should I use something heavier on the slide?
 
Id rather use Amsoil :)
Whatever work man, I'm not that picky about gun oil. I buy whatever is cheapest. Never had a gun fail from lack of lube.
I'd bet the Lucas stuff is expensive, as their automotive products are. Their gear oils are over-rated, at least in the Subaru community they're highly frowned upon.
Have fun shooting!
 
I've been using Lucas Gun Oil for about three months. Does a good job and I like it.

Bought it on the internet for $3.99 for two oz..

W-M
 
Four bucks for two ounces of re-branded machine oil is pretty expensive.

AMSOIL products pretty regularly outperform Lucas products up and down their respective product line.
 
I bought it because it was next to the Lucas oil stabiler at pepboys and I was out.
i cant imagine any of you buy enough gun oil that it matters if your paying $2.99 or $3.99. I didnt use 8-10 quarts of the stuff last month.
 
i cant imagine any of you buy enough gun oil that it matters if your paying $2.99 or $3.99. I didnt use 8-10 quarts of the stuff last month.
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Isn't that the truth! I use Mobil One 5W-30 because I think it's a great oil; the lower cost just makes me feel good about it. :)

I almost forgot. My little oiler bottle ran out yesterday so I put some of the Mobil One 5W-30 EXTENDED PERFORMANCE in it. Guaranteed for 15,000 rounds . . . I mean miles. :)
 
-wife spilled something on it and let it dry. I think it was chocolate milk.
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Oh please tell me you didn't just let this go!

That's GOT to be worth a new holster or a couple of new mags or an extended range session WITH AMMO just to make sure 'there wasn't any PERMANENT damage.'
 
Water-Man said:
I've been using Lucas Gun Oil for about three months. Does a good job and I like it.

Bought it on the internet for $3.99 for two oz..
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WOW!

A quart of Castrol full synthetic 5W50 will cost you $6.95 at Wal-Mart. Your Lucas stuff extrapolates to $63.84 for a quart.
 
Four bucks for two ounces of re-branded machine oil is pretty expensive.
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It's generally best to establish a fact before taking it as a given. ;)

Since it claims to be "excellent for long term storage", it's reasonably safe to assume, at the very least, that it has some anti-corrosion additives not typically found in typical machine oil or motor oil.
 
JohnKSa said:
It's generally best to establish a fact before taking it as a given.

Since it claims to be "excellent for long term storage", it's reasonably safe to assume, at the very least, that it has some anti-corrosion additives not typically found in typical machine oil or motor oil.
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Aren't you doing exactly what you criticized C0untZer0 for? You are assuming, based (apparently) solely on an advertising claim, that a product contains certain additives but you don't seem to have any (ahem) facts to substantiate that assumption. At the same time, you are assuming that motor oils do NOT have any anti-corrosive additives, and that is erroneous. Motor oils DO have anti-corrosion additives.

From the Castrol web site:

Castrol EDGE with SYNTEC Power Technology delivers:

Power: 42% better rating on fighting power-robbing deposits [1]
Protection: Superior engine protection against corrosive particles versus conventional and synthetic blend oils [2]
Performance: Superior performance on deposit, wear and oxidation, meeting the toughest industry requirements [2]



Castrol EDGE with SYNTEC neutralizes acids in your engine that can cause rust and corrosion on vital engine parts such as cylinders, bearings and hydraulic valve lifters as well as providing stability and endurance under extreme conditions (heat, load, speed) that can cause conventional oils to break down. Best of all, EDGE can be used with confidence in every gasoline-engine passenger car, new or old, regardless of oil previously used.
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Aren't you doing exactly what you criticized C0untZer0 for?
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Stating something as if it's fact with no attempt made to establish it as a fact is VERY different from explicitly stating something as an assumption and providing rationale for that assumption.

Example 1: 4 bucks for 2 oz. of rebranded machine oil is expensive. (There is no attempt to establish that the product is "rebranded machine oil" but it is stated as if it is fact.)

Example 2: 4 bucks for 2 oz. of what is we can reasonably safely assume is rebranded machine oil based on the MSDS of the product, is expensive. (The assumption is stated explicitly and a rationale for the assumption is also provided.)

Motor oils DO have anti-corrosion additives.
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I didn't say that they don't. What they don't have is anti-corrosion additives that make them "excellent for long-term storage". They may provide some anti-corrosion protection--any oil does, but the motor oils I've seen test results for don't provide nearly the corrosion protection of a decent gun oil.
 
Not sure on long term storage but I have yet to pull a oil pan off a engine that had rust in it after 30 some years of use.
 
Short trips and lots of water in the oil due to never getting up to temp. They also tend to be full of oil gunk paste too. Abuse most anything like that and what ever is used will not protect it.
 
OK, here's my opinion of Lucas Gun Oil based on reading the MSDS and Spec sheet.

It's oil.

I'm not saying it's horrible, but neigther is 3 in 1 oil either.

From Lucas:

•Use on fishing reels
•Excellent household oil
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Sound familiar? Cuz it's oil.
 
Some time ago, a buddy of mine gave me a small 'sample' bottle of Lucas gun oil at a Napa store.

Didn't see anything particularly special about it.

Course, I'm so cheap I just turn my empty quart Amsoil bottles upside down after I change the oil in the cars and let them finish draining into my gun oil bottle. :o

Unless applying a 'dry lube' to a firearm, although I have in the past, I've just never found the necessity to buy special gun oils/lubes on a regular basis.
 
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