40 years ago we used motor oil and a paint brush to keep our M60's running. High heat & moving parts... Thats what motor oil was made for.

You have to drink a shot every time he says 'things of that nature'.

Your right on all counts ! Long time ago when these synthetics came out, I would at the dealer pick up all the so-called empty bottles of Mobil 1 I went home and drained all the bottles to make almost a full quart ! So it was all free! If it works on car engines it will work on all guns !Your great to bring this up 🇺🇸

If Mobil1 works in a car engine, in your gun thats light work

You are smart for using Mobil 1 synthetic oil and the Lucas grease. The big gun companies don't want you to know the information that you just told everyone. God Bless bro.

Guns are machines. Think about that for a minute. All gun products are overpriced versions of existing lube and cleaning products. And if you just add "tactical" to the description, you'll get even more ripped off. I've been into guns for 60 yrs and have never used brand name cleaning or lubrication for my guns. Anything that will clean and lube machinery will clean and lube a gun. Lead and copper removal is another issue, but there is no reason to pay for the gun hype. I just make sure it is compatible with the polymer stuff out there.

My favorite lube is -- Rest-Your-Camera_Hand-On-A-Stationary-Surface.

👍totally agree. I’ve been using Lucas Red n Tacky for break action shotguns, semiautomatic shotguns and bolt lugs on my rifles for about ten years. We have gun shops selling tiny jars of “hinge pin jelly” for the equivalent of $10 !! My tube of Lucas grease cost £8 and I’ve filled many old camera film containers and given them to fellow shooters and still have half a tube left. There’s a lot of marketing BS, good on you for highlighting excellent alternatives. All the best from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. GD

The guy that did my gun licensing class recommended motoroil, also. He swore by it and encouraged it. He was a 30 plus year retired police officer so I took the suggestion to heart. Good to hear you follow up his advice. Good video, good info.

I just recently switched back to Ballistol from using high temp wheel bearing grease and motor oil. I ran it for years, stuff works great on guns, cannot go wrong with automotive products, but I just love the smell of Ballistol in the morning and love how easy it is to keep clean. It just runs cleaner and is more simple, less toxic, and sticks in the metal like glue. Plus I never stopped using Ballistol on my household things.

I think you are spot on with your analysis. Logically, a modern engine is a precision mechanical device. So is a pistol. The only circumstance where I would not use a petroleum product on a pistol would be on a black powder firearm simply because black powder and petroleum interact badly with each other. I really liked your presentation and I, for one, will not be purchasing anymore "speciality" firearm lubricants and cleaners. Thanks.

I save the skin from KFC chicken to rub on gun parts. Only problem is that I get hungry every time I go to the range. There is a scent of fried chicken in the air once I've run about a hundred rounds through my rifle.

I agree with you on this subject. I was in the ARMY as well and they used to give us the CLP all the time. In my personal Colt AR15 I was having sticky bolt issues till I used the full synthetic motor oil and the red grease on my bolt and receiver lugs. Works fine and it lasts a long time and is so much cheaper in the long run.

Great video! Thank you! I've been felling like some kind of idiot for years because I can never seem to remember to buy commercial gun lube. I've been using a high heat axel grease and syntech 10/40 engine oil for years with no problems to ANY of my weapons. I like to clean them all, grease them up and put them in the safe. When I take them out; there is never any bleeding what-so-ever!!! Thanks again for validating my silliness!!! =D

Great video, I'll never clean my rifle again from now on I'll take it to Jiffy lube for oil change😄

I agree with you 100%. People think because it's out of the norm or it doesn't say it's for guns that it's not as good or its wrong.

I like to mix them all together and make my own mystery oil, then I marvel at it... haha

just use motor oil an save the money for ammo I've been doing it for decades

Question, can you use Red N Tacky grease on the slide rails/moving parts on Glocks or Bolt Carrier on AR's? I generally clean my guns every few months and ALWAYS notice they are pretty much bone dry even with 10w40 etc. It just runs off the parts. Only bad thing I can imagine with Red n Tacky is it attracting dust/carbon when shot, not sure if that's a major issue though.

I like what you're saying here. Makes sense. Do you still use CLP to clean the barrel or is it all oil?

This is the ultimate tip when it comes to lubes, lol, cheaper than dirt itself and yet more functional and effective than most of the specialty lubes, already tested it on most of my firearms, mobil is awesome for AR 10 and the grease is awesome for all my pistols (except 1911s which prefer mobile synthetic 10w-30 ) This guy sure knows whats he talking about. Liked and subscribed with pleasure

I’ve been using Mobile-1 10 W/40 And lithium grease for years now. They definitely outperform Slick 2000 And Hoppies gun grease, and any of the other “specialized” lubricants and graces. You are SO correct. People get really deluded by advertising.

I'm with you 100%. Exact same experience with the Mobile One. When I saw Toyota putting Mobile One into the $475,000 V10 Lexus LFA, the thing is revving at insane RPM's.... Just think it through, yes, an AR is a controlled explosion, but so is an internal (combustion) engine, and it definitely takes more abuse over a couple hundred THOUSAND miles.

I'd like to know why use only synthetic instead of just regular oils? Is there really that much of a difference between the two? I have always used WD 40 and 3 in 1 oil. But lately I'm seeing the 3 in 1 drying up quicker than I seem to recall. I'm thinking about buying a little syringe of a few CC's of grease from Sig for my pistol rails. Can you recommend an alternative that's cheaper, better? Thank...

I switched to Mobil 1 10 years ago and haven't looked back. No issues. All my guns run w/o issue but I also buy quality equipment. Usually. I've even experimented using it on the stock of two Rossi lever actions, my exceptions to "quality equipment" statement. Just to see if what 'oil' is needed to keep a wood stock from drying out and I liked the deep maple color. So far so good. In my initial hypothesis on the wood stock and 'motor' oil I referenced the use of creosote on railroad ties. They last forever under extreme heavy duty use and weather exposure. KISS.

There’s a lot of engineers, gunsmiths, and mechanics in the comment section. And I’m an astronaut

I dont know why you are surprised, engines work at drastically more extreme loads and force then guns, if an oil works in an engine for an entire year or longer a gun is a piece of cake

What type of cleaner for your pistols? I’m new to guns. I personally use Mobil 1 or Amsoil in the cars. I know Amsoil has dedicated fire arm cleaner and lubricants

So long as you don't use these on food prep tools, automotive lubricants work . I used a marine grade grease on my bicycle cables for years. My sister couldn't grasp that white lithium spray grease was good for her expensive house exterior door hinges. She didn't see door hinges on the list of applications on the lable. Weirdos are among us. Beware!

Great info... How many miles until each oil change???

If been using standard gun products so far... is it ok to switch to synthetic? Or will my seals start o leak?

I've been using full synthetic motor oil for several years and it is great! Unlike petroleum motor oil it is actually slick. I did use petroleum motor oil for a while, it falls short in two areas: It''s heat rang is not high enough for guns that are being ran hard and when it gets hot it smells like a car burning oil. Full synthetic has never gotten hot enough to have a smell at all no matte how hard I run them. I ran a 75 round drum through an AK-47 as fast as I could pull the trigger lubed only with synthetic motor oil. No problems, no smell. I have recently started using white lithium grease on some parts like slide rails (recommended by Jim Fuller). Again, no problems.

Have you ever tried ATF for your guns? Even though it smells God awful, I have had good luck using transmission fluid. I also use wheel bearing grease for my guns. Even my ar bolt and charging handle I use the grease. Havent had a problem yet, knock on wood. My guns run like a top

Motor oil works great. But I use the graphite or Teflon based lubes. Oil attracts dirt. So if your in a desert or dusty field your weapon is gonna get dirty quick

honestly, ive used about everything to clean a firearm. mostly wd 40 and 3 in 1 oil. had the rem, and a couple pricey kinds as well. but this is a good tip youre giving here, i had heard it but never tried it. does it have to be 10-w40?

I've heard the problem with motor oil is that it doesn't have the rust inhibitors that gun oil does and should therefore not be used on the outside of guns. Your thoughts?

cheap brake cleaner cleans the best. cheap eng oil really works well. then consider vacuum bag sealing your guns. like with a food vac. no air. no rust.

I use brake clean to clean my firearms. I use Mobil 1 or Costco Kirkland or Amazon oil to lube them, and engine oil don’t burn off while my AR500 steel plate target puncher gets hot. Awesome firearm information video.

I've seen a couple videos on here with the same exact logic in using Mobil 1. I've also seen where they mix the Mobil 1 with synthetic greese and mix it to a honey like consistency. I'm going to start using this especially after looking at the cost of gun butter. Excellent video

So does this exclude bore cleaner? Or does the motor oil clean it out just as well? 🤔

since watching this video a couple of years ago, I have been using a 50/50 mixture of marvel and synthetic motor oil on all "50 plus" firearms in my collection. I buy a quart of each and mix them together. my friends have tried it and love it. very slick, doesn't burn off, stays put and smells good. lasts a loooong time and cheap.

I’ve been using Mobil 1 as fun lube for years and even get it for free my friend is a mechanic and I get ‘empty’ bottles and drain them upside down and put it in a bottle with an extending tube with a red cap.

I'm a little confused-- when do you use Mobile 1 vs Red and Tacky?

And after I just bought a $10 can of CLR! This vid makes perfect sense. Looks like you have a convert.

Bro your video makes great practical sense...period! At the end of the “any lube is better than no lube” but why waste your money 👍

Yea I used oil before on my AR, it works great. However the smell it makes stinks more than the gunpowder and create smokes when the gun heats up. Thats why I use frog lube now for the minty fresh smell, especially on the glock.

I'VE BEEN USING Sil-Glyde Silicone Brake Lubricant, Tube, 4 oz on my 26 yr old Desert Eagle 44, H&K 9 and Sig 365. Never a problem and minimal wear on any of them. You're experience, thoughts?

Can you use multi purpose lithium grease for lubrication on metal parts in your gun? The black petroleum based grease not the white silicone kind

This video reminds me of the Fire Clean gun oil controversy . Fire Clean came on the market and many rapidly developed a sizable following . It wasn't cheap , it sold for about $7 per fl.oz. Then it was discovered to be 99% canola oil . Basically just Wesson oil with scent agents added to give it a gun oil smell . This caused a lot of consumer outrage about their marketing veggie oil for these prices after all you could buy a 2 quart bottle Wesson oil for less than $4 . But for all the complaints of price gouging nobody ever claimed that the product didn't work . It still worked as well as it did when everyone believed it to be the greatest thing since sliced bread . People were pissed that they got taken in by marketing hype . 99% of the time oil is oil and it doesn't matter what oil you use . It should be pointed out however that some oil traps dirt more than others . This is why regular cleaning is important .

He's right. I have been using olive oil for a while now and it works like magic on your knives and guns. Same holds true for canola oil. I've heard great things about Mobile 1 full synthetic as well. All are readily available and cheap. I may have to try the Lucas red grease... thanks for the video.

You should try the full synthetic Lucas oil additive if you think the Mobil One is slick. Also the Lucas oil is designed to stick to metal after it heats up.

so I'm new to this method, can you use the mobile in the bore without problem? and how about on the barrel exterior to prevent corrosion (savage bolt action)

Been using it for a while. Friends freak out when I recommend motor oil. I do use ballistol on the exterior of my rifle. It tends to stick longer. I use synthetic grease on hight fiction zones with a q-tip or toothpick, such as rails. But i generally give the bolt a wipe down with motor oil. But ballistol does break down carbon as a cleaner. So grease ballistol and motor oil is what I use.

Interesting line of thought, when I was serving we used breakfree on our SLR's and whatever oil was supplied by the armory. I'm always open to any new information that has some merit to it. I will certainly be giving it a try on a couple of my old firearms, thanks for the information.

Have you noticed any damage to your Glock's polymer frame from the auto lubes. Thanks for posting

Very solid video bro! I definitely heard of motor oil on rifles. I been using Hoppes & CLP. This was a good observation by your part on different oils. 👍🏾

It's doing what it was designed to do...protect metal surfaces from wear and tear associated with friction. Bravo.

Walmart's own brand of synthetic motor oil and synthetic light grease are all the lubes one needs, and then one just needs an inexpensive bore cleaner like Hoppe's, and an inexpensive general purpose cleaner/degreaser that is non-toxic and bio-degradeable. These four products will cover every single gun you own!

Im not understanding, then what do you recommend using?

totally agree, run Royal Purple synthetic. motor oils have detergents, dispersants, and other chemicals to inhibit breakdown of the oil. i run it in my AR and it just wipes clean after shooting.

Glad to see someone else using Lucas Red n Tacky in their firearms too - It works great in all of mine and my old man (a diesel mechanic) turned me onto the stuff after telling him about the stuff shipped in Glocks. I bought the tube you have and after 2 years (of cleaning and lubing all of my handguns and rifles) I have used less than 5% of it

I'm going to start using mobile one and that Lucius lub. Makes so much sense!!!!

Thanks for the info I use rem oil regularly it works fantastic inhibiting rust but as far as lubrication it dries up pretty fast but it has Teflon in it so the surface stays smooth. I will try car oil because it does make sense and it does have additives to protect the metal. I will give an update after I clean and oil my tools.

...when someone describes something as "slick as dog shit" ...it makes me feel right at home xD God bless you

I been using the same 1 quart of, penzoil 10 w 40 I bought from a gas station in Nevada back in 2005.

50/50 kerosene and transmission fluid to clean, 100% trans fluid to preserve/lube. Cheap, effective. From a nationally famous gunsmith from the '40s through the '70s.

Marvel mystery oil your thoughts ? How do you clean your guns do you use simple green ??

We treat ours with Z Max engine treatment when new. Thanks for posting this.

I literally use red n tacky on every gun I have, never had a problem

I use synthetic also, and for gun cleaner good ol brake or carb cleaner. Same thing. It gets the carbon out it cleans, dry it then oil it.. can't go wrong and cheap. I'm not paying for those fancy products when the cheaper ones do the same and you have it longer.. save a buck why not!

Great cost-cutting advice. I've been mixing a quart of Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 0W and a tube of red grease to use as protectant and lubricant for all my firearms.

So would the Motor oil work fine inside the barrel?

Best advise ever. You're not going to find a harsher, more demanding environment for a lubricant than a wheel bearing or the combustion chamber of an engine. No AR will ever require more lubrication than motor oil/high temp bearing grease can provide.

I'm so confused. Picked up my first handgun from my local FFL, an old timer who has been gunsmithing for many years and when I asked him about using synthetic motor oil as lubricant he just looked at me and dismissively said "Don't do that." I felt kind of stupid for asking. (Keep in mind he does not sell gun oil, so it's not like he was just saying that to sell me something.)

Are there any ramifications with directly handling motor oil? It will have constant contact with your skin. I would be concerned with the chemical properties and things they put in motor oil.

Yes!!! GREASE!!! I use Amsoil synthetic red grease on all my pistols and bolt action deer rifle... operation soooo smooth, and like you said it STAYS PUT. I used to race snocross, the pivot points in the suspension take a horrific beating, you'd have to see the top pros up close to realize the beating they actually take. And all those suspension points use GREASE. I just use cheap remoil on the outside of my guns too, that's all. Great vid 👍🏻👍🏻

Gotta love the no nonsense community...I'm sure you pissed so many people off when you made this 😂

High Mileage oil though is unnecessary since it includes an additive pack for engine seals to help prevent them from shrinking and becoming brittle that would not have any use on a firearm.

The light bulb just went on over my head It all makes sense we switched over to full synthetic in both my car and my truck and after watching your video I'll get a quart for my firearms it ALL just make's sense thank you for opening this ol' mans eyes

Anyone have long term results on how this effects wood furniture on long guns? Or wooden grips on handguns

My Grand-dad was 3nd generation of hand making his hunting rifles/shotguns. I can't recall him having cans of gun cleaning oils in his shop. I did see many cans of motor oil, like Penzoil, Quaker etc. but then again, they had several motors they had to use it for: tractor, cherry picker, Jeep, 2 cars, and fishing boat. And I know he also maintained the motors for lathe, and tools in the shop for working/repairing all engines and motors on the farm. So in the early-mid 1800's-1900's what did soldiers, hunters ...use to clean and preserve their guns? By most accounts, sperm oil (from the head cavity of a sperm whale) was the best gun lubricant, if and when available. Second choice was other whale oil, although an 1878 U.S. Army manual warned that whale oil could become “gummy and hard on exposure to the air.” Neat’s-foot oil (boiled from the shinbones and feet of cattle) was also recommended, for oiling both guns and gun leather. An 1862 Pennsylvania scientific journal noted that “armor oil [mineral oil]…is intended especially for gun-locks.” Even a temporary dab of olive oil, castor oil, lard, tallow, other animal fat or wagon wheel grease was better than no lubricant at all. I can't say definitively that he never ever bought commercial gun cleaners/oils but I don't think they were during my great and great, great Grand-dads eras. And I used linseed oil/mineral oil (sometimes) to finish off the rifle stocks he made for his rifles/pistol grips. The linseed oil was for wood not metal gun parts, so I think they used motor oil later on in the 1900's.

Synthetic oil is made to lube at high temps like you get from rapid firing a semi auto. Also I use Brake Clean non-chlornated engine and brake cleaner. Same thing as gun scrubber but cheaper.

All I use is ballistol, because I don't know any better. Does the weight matter? 5w? 10w?

I do many of the same things. I would add mineral spirits clean excellent and is often the main ingredient in most off the shelf gun cleaners. Buy a gallon and be good for a lifetime. Most gun oils are just mineral oil pretty much the exact same as baby oil. Buy one large bottle for around four dollars and have a supply for decades .As a good outer rust prevention Wd-40 works great for far less money. Also never overlook 3n1 oil. Marketing genius has convinced everyone that they need all this crap just to separate you from your cash. Great video

i use the same except for grease i use permatex copper anti-seize especially on the glocks just because that is what comes from glock already on the slide rails

High temp wheel bearing grease from WalMart! It's like $4, but it works amazing...

Could anyone say how well the red n tacky works in cold weather. Live in Canada so sometimes it can get to -25f

One thing a lot of people forget to do is remove all the grease from their handguns before winter. Especially if you keep a handgun inside a safe in your vehicle. If you don't, the grease can seize the action of your gun - especially revolvers. Simply replace it with a coat of very light gun oil. You might be able to get away with grease in the South during the winter, but you won't in most other places.

Then make yourself up some Ed's Red Bore Solvent, equal parts of Dexron II/III/Mercon ATF, Odorless Mineral Spirits and Heater Kerosene (not out of ground tank!). Add an equal part of Acetone if you need to clean plastic residue out of shotguns, etc. Costs about 1/10th of the least expensive commercial bore cleaner. Also try Hi Temp Wheel Bearing grease for AR/AKs, semi-auto handguns: if it slides, grease it; if it rolls, oil it. You do NOT need the High Mileage formula unless your gun has seals and gaskets and stuff. Rem Oil is great for Bolt Actions, revolvers and trigger/spring assemblies etc. You can't beat motor oil for lube on most semi-auto firearms. FWIW. (Soak you BCG overnight in the Ed's Red and I bet after you clean it, you'll switch to Ed's Red as your primary solvent/cleaner!)

Full synthetic prevents dry starts too!

I worked in a machine parts factory, and I grabbed a can of this old "metal protec" stuff, most of the label is worn off and I can't find it anywhere. But its the best gun lube I have ever used. I used it to machine a new lower and now its always gone so I'm looking for something else now.

I like what youre saying but i have a question. Obviously anytime you over lube, its a shit show cleaning. Now when you use the motor oil on the bolt and the high temp in the buffer tube in a normal amount, how is it when you clean it? I can imagine the motor oil is pretty much the same as clp and the like. Do you just never touch the high temp or atleast leave it for extended periods of time before cleaning in there? Im a bit of a prepper so not only do i have a shit ton of used motor oil, i always have atleast one oil changes worth of fresh oil around. To toss a tube of high temp and a small bottle of motor oil in my bag wouldnt break a sweat at all

I used to work for a gunsmith who had his own "secret" recipe: automatic transmission fluid, mixed with WD40. Sometimes he would add a little Marvel's Mystery Oil to the mix.

I love the motor oil idea. I've been using alternative lube on my AK for years (Royal Purple & Lucas White Grease). Works great and the price per application is difficult to ascertain because it's so absurdly low. I've spent (probably) thousands of dollars over the years on a couple of ounces of gun specific magic oil only to come to the conclusion that it is no better than many other bulk lubes at 1/10 the price. If things go sideways you're going to benefit from simplification. Buy uncomplicated weapons that have easily available spare parts, easily obtainable ammo and maintain them with common lubes and cleaners. If it gets bad and you can't get your wine and cheese gun potions you're going to be using 30W and ATF anyway. And if everything stays copacetic you'll be able to afford a lot more ammo. :)

That’s funny cuz I’ve even seen oil filters screwed on the ends of the guns so how many miles do u get between oil changes lol

I recently switched to Mobil 1 for my ARs. Had a half quart left over from my last oil change I did on my truck. It’s 0w20 so it works great. Nice video.

I use Mobile 1 or any full synthetic. Also great for lubing patches for muzzle loaders.

In the Canadian arctic, I've found that 0-W-20 Synthetic (Shell sell it; probably other brands also) is far better than "gun oil" of any kind. It still pours at -50, where 10-W-30 or 15-W-40 don't. For grease, I learned early on from old-timers that Snowmobile grease works really well. It doesn't stiffen up, and a thin smear goes a long way. Moly grease is also good. Both of these greases, and the 0-20 oil are a couple of dollars more than "regular" stuff, but well worth it since they don't seize up in the cold.

Love the video. Going to do a bit of research but so far I believe you have many valid points.

When will you make a video apply the product on your pistols or rifles?