C&R Maintenance

[olhunter]

Read Grant Cunningham's article -

http://www.grantcunningham.com/lubricants101.html

He recommends Lubriplate's FMO-AW oil (350-AW weight), Lubriplate's "SFL" NLGI #0 grease and plain old Dexron ATF.

The ATF is about .85 cents a quart at Walmart. A quart will last a LONG time.

[mls343]

I'm a CLP guy and I clean them up after every shooting session. Not because they need to - unless using corrosive ammo - but because I like to and really appreciate a cleaned up weapon.

As for grease, I use Maxima. Hey, if it's good enough for my dirt bikes, then it is good enough for the weapons.

[Stryfe76]

What weight motor oil do you guys use?

I've been using a bottle of an oil additive for breaking engines in I think it's about 20w. If I was buying a bottle specifically for my guns I'd prob get 0w. Though I'm sure that it doesn't really matter for what I'm using it for. I say just use whatever you use in your car.

[vincewarde]

I use.....

A 3:1 mix of synthetic motor oil and a PTFE based oil treatment. Cost is about $35.00/gal or less than 28 cents per ounce. Compare that to over a dollar per ounce for "synthetic gun oil".

I use it on almost everything - even my AR clone. It works well and seems to deposit Teflon just like CLP does.

[armedoffroader]

I'm surprised to see alot of guys using motor oil, it makes sense and I've always considered it, but assumed there might be a reason not to (one I have never thought of, but I'm no expert).