Syn. Motor Oil as Lube?

[jonc]

i do

mobil1 snyt!!!!

[misterjake]

Slip ewl 2000 is best. Non toxic and after 100 rounds, it's still in the barrel and BCG.

Plus it doesn't smell like mobile 1.


Would I use mobile 1 if in a zombie apocalypse? Sure, but right now there are better and safer alternatives.

[Marlin Hunter]

Question:

If you breath in the fumes from motor oil being used on your gun, is it just as toxic as any other lube when it evaporates or is it better/worse?

I'm not doubting the fumes you breath in anyways from shooting aren't harmful

There are probably a million tons of burned oil pollutants going in and out of your lungs ever day. Especially if you live in a large city. Remember cars burn a little oil, and the fumes go out the exhaust pipe and into the air, then into your lungs. Unless you shoot 100% full metal jacketed bullets, and the people sitting next to you at the range, you will be breathing some lead fumes. Eat a banana and you are eating radioactive potassium. You will more likely get hit by a bus before you die from any "toxins" coming off your gun.

[Turbinator]

I guess if you really have to pinch pennies, then you could even use your used motor oil.

In a pinch, yes, but used motor oil has carcinogens and other nasty stuff you don't want to mess around with:

http://www.nature.nps.gov/hazardssafety/toxic/oilused.pdf

Turby