New West Vignette: FIREClean, Patent Medicine, And Gun Oil

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8 жыл бұрын

Until the US passed the Pure Food And Drug Act of 1906, later strengthened in 1936, it was totally legal to sell any combination of ingredients with any claim of efficacy, call it medicine and never disclose what was actually in the product.
Much of this "patent medicine" either did nothing at all and relied on the placebo effect. Some of these products really were effective but the ingredients themselves were pretty alarming: alcohol, opiates, cocaine and even radium.
US law has done much to prevent this from continuing without necessarily endangering the customer but there are still a myriad of nonsense products on the market that capitalize on these methods: homeopathics, cold remedies, etc.
The unscrupulous methods used by those olde tyme vendors are still used today, not just for cure-alls but also to sell a lot of other products - many of them targeted towards to the gun community.
We discuss this and more in this episode of InRangeTV.
We'd like to bring attention to these other content creators as we leaned heavily on their work to put together this particular video:
Sawbones (a fantastic podcast about medical quackery from a married couple): www.maximumfun.org/sawbones/sa...
Vuurwapen Blog (Andrew at Vuurwapen blog takes a highly intelligent and scientific approach to many relevant gun topics of the day): www.vuurwapenblog.com/
Canola oil is becoming competitive with synthetics as a motor oil: www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/n...
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@jarrettadam1490 8 жыл бұрын

You guys are a real assets to the firearm community and, I want to thank you for preserving the historical aspects of firearms.

@tribble1 8 жыл бұрын

Carl: "... we're not saying that about any particular product ...." Title: "... FIREClean ..."

@brucestein988 8 жыл бұрын

War story from my Drill Sargent in 1970. At a fire base in Nam, he and his buddies were fending off an attack, using their M-16's on full auto. He said they dipped the bolts in GI Motor Oil. The 16's "ran without a fault---but smoked like hell" So, maybe use 1970's era GI Motor Oil to get all that carbon out--better than canola???

@danielroble1802 8 жыл бұрын

If that wizard oil was milspec i would buy it today

@InrangeTv 8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Roble It is mil-spec in the well regarded nation of Elboniastan. Battle proven! ~Karl

@RockandrollNegro 6 жыл бұрын

Not milspec, mealspec. Fry your carbon, then some bacon.

@calska140 6 жыл бұрын

Wizard oil sounds pretty good tbh. Didnt mention whether it was thirst quenching though.

@longdarkrideatnight 3 жыл бұрын

You would need to check with the NAAFI or the commissary service.

@patrickancona1193 3 жыл бұрын

“Opiates! NOW IN MILSPEC!” ...... may cause drowsiness, irritability, lockedbutt, destituteness, homelessness & death..... but you won’t care! see big pharma TODAY!!!

@briancox2721 7 жыл бұрын

Canola oil and fire clean are hydrocarbons, so smoke is technically carbon leaving the system...

@InrangeTv 7 жыл бұрын

+Brian Cox I am sure that's not what they meant. :) ~Karl

@geoffflato6065 7 жыл бұрын

Brian Cox by their logic black powder guns would never need cleaning....

@levirockstube 5 жыл бұрын

nerrrrrrrrrd

@stevejohnson6593 4 жыл бұрын

@@levirockstube but you are watching this channel too?

@levirockstube 4 жыл бұрын

@@stevejohnson6593 short traj, yo1!!!11!

@BAdventures 8 жыл бұрын

Great wizard oil spoof, I laughed hard. Good testing and discussion of the oils.

@ArikGST 4 жыл бұрын

Ballistol is legitimatly a "Wizard-Oil": You can clean your gun with it, you can fix a squaky door with it, you can treat injuries with it, you can treat a sore throat with it (mixed with water), if you digest it (mixed with water) it helps with stomach problems. I havn`t tried cooking with it but Ballistol doesn`t exactly taste good so that might not be an option anyways.

@YCCCm7 8 жыл бұрын

Radium? Sounds like bad way to try to CURIE oneself. (Badum-Ts)

@0neDoomedSpaceMarine 8 жыл бұрын

+YCCCm7 Heh. But seriously, lots of people died very horrible deaths to radioactive patent medicine.

@bigjohn75 8 жыл бұрын

my AR.runs much faster on cocaine and alcohol in math. I have been trying to get my AR into rehab for many years with no success maybe we should have an intervention

@Outerwebs 6 жыл бұрын

"It comes more expensive in smaller bottles, as it's homeopathic..."

@velocity550 8 жыл бұрын

You guys crack me up. Great video.

@foobar201 8 жыл бұрын

The instruction to wipe with cleaning alcohol is a typical snake oil sale tactic: give overly complicated recommendations on how to use the product so when buyers complains that it doesn't work, blame the buyer for not following the instructions to the letter.

@austinicholas 2 жыл бұрын

You should always clean metal before introducing a new penetrating oil.

@myparceltape1169 2 жыл бұрын

The oil was to clean it. The alcohol was to remove any residual oil.

@RockandrollNegro 3 жыл бұрын

Ian is right. Germany was using synthetic lubricants in their engine works in WWII, but their gun oil was supplied by KleverFabrik (makers of the commercial Ballistol.) As you probably know, Ballistol emulsifies when wet, which is why their rifles began gumming up in sub zero temps. It wasn't the cold weather itself that was the problem: it was the oil getting wet, which caused suspended solidification, which then froze up. This led to the Wermacht issuing graphite dry lube, which was supplied by Graphit Kropfmühl.

@myparceltape1169 2 жыл бұрын

The graphite lubricant is interesting. My father had a little puffer-pack of it. "For locks", he said.

@WildBillCox13 8 жыл бұрын

A fun watch with good blending of old and new to make a point. Nice work, Karl and Ian!

@ThePerfectRed 8 жыл бұрын

"The more smoke that comes out, the better it's working" - I really had a good laugh there. I don't smoke but maybe I should.

@enscroggs 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Info and wisdom. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Karl and Ian.

@drewgoin8849 5 жыл бұрын

I love reading about the history of pre-germ theory in America. Roy Porter wrote a couple of books on the subject, and I continuously am searching for older books on the subject. I am grateful for your spin on the hype effect in the realm of firearms!

@VelikiHejter 8 жыл бұрын

While serving in a military big no-no was running your weapon "wet" because we still use natural oil for lubrication, some strange, reddish, oil imported from Africa, I have heard that is extracted from some kind of tree, and rifles would produce a cloud of smoke while oil have been burning out. Which is potentially deadly since that cloud could reveal position of the unit to the enemy, so, anyone who would do it would clean all of the guns of the entire unit when we would get back from the range. So, yes, that is the oil burning, not the carbon leaving a gun. As for the freezing of synthetic oils, after the training I always had a can of Ballistol with me, and my weapon, M76, never jammed and it sometimes get really cold here, down to -20C° (-4F°). I also hunt, during the winter I used semi-auto shotgun, gas-operated, and never had a malfunction using Ballistol.

@DrKlausTrophobie 6 жыл бұрын

Pretty funny, because: Ballistol was devoleoped as gun oil AND medicine for the emperors army. They put herbs in it to "prevent infection". Even sun burn and frost bite, as they claimed...

@RockandrollNegro 6 жыл бұрын

Radovan, what army where you in that used this type of oil? I didn't know it was popular outside of Africa. It is called Rougoil, (Red Oil) and it comes from the Congo. It was manufactured for the French army, but I didn't think anyone still used it. It is made from Alkanet, flax oil and pine oil. We do not use it on guns anymore (except for wood staining on stocks) because it wasn't a very good oil, and because Ballistol is so easy to use. Ballistol is popular in Africa, but less as a weapon lube and more for a medicine. (I suspect that its use there is a holdover from German Afrikacorps occupation, or from the German population of South Africa.) Ballistol is actually synonymous with 'gun oil' here in the Congo, and there was a big problem in the eighties when we started getting gun oils from other countries like Browning oil and WD 40. You see, many home remedies call for gun oil as a cure. If you have stomach parasites like worms (which is very common due to the water quality) and you go to a doctor, he will give you Ballistol to drink to kill the infection. So people would see worms in their stool, and then go buy gun oil that wasn't Ballistol, and drink it and die. An old man drank an entire bottle of gun oil that was made from ammonia and he died a horrible death. So yes, I can attest to the authenticity of reporting that states Ballistol is safe to ingest and effective against infection. Many of us also use it on our dogs and cats for fleas and fur problems.

@MilesKay11 7 жыл бұрын

sawbones is a great podcast featuring justin mcelroy and his medically certified wife. really awesome to see you guys plug them!

@reinvestorintally 8 жыл бұрын

"You give your baby cocaine and alcohol and they'll probably go to sleep." LMBOOOOOOOOO

@arifeliciano1275 4 жыл бұрын

Kudos for clarifiying facts from opinions. Extremely important today.

@glockensig 8 жыл бұрын

Didn't West Vignette and Vignette used to be all one state??

@InrangeTv 8 жыл бұрын

+glockensig Yes, until the horrific Pizza Wars of '08. ~Karl

@glockensig 8 жыл бұрын

+InRangeTV oh right.... I think things expanded north of the Mason-Waist line after those battles.......

@joshuataft2019 8 жыл бұрын

+InRangeTV. you guys are great for staying non sponsored.its very important to b able to b honest. keep on growin the show its been awsome.better than all the other tools not saying any names/yager! oops.lol thanx men

@artyom_zdanek 8 жыл бұрын

Mmmmm yummy snake oil and eggs great episode guys I really enjoy the beginning what a blast man!

@DwarfElvishDiplomacy 8 жыл бұрын

You did your research on homeopathica, thats really nice. Most people confuse natural solutions with homeopathica because they pretend to use natural solutions while talking a lot of stuff about Soul and Karma healing and how having less helpful ingridience is better

@iseslc 8 жыл бұрын

This video was very interesting! loved it guys.

@dwoodman26 5 жыл бұрын

I always thought Canola was just an American name for Rape Seed, because they didn't like the word 'Rape' in a product. I've learned something new! Thanks guys.

@bandysxxx 6 жыл бұрын

CANOLA - Canada - Oil - Low - Acid

@mazkact 8 жыл бұрын

I just tried Ballistol for the first time, wish I had tried it thirty plus years ago. Bought some to clean my Snider after firing black powder cartridge loads and got the cleanest patch I ever got from it, nearly white.Ballistol will likely replace many products in my workshop.

@InrangeTv 8 жыл бұрын

I am a huge Ballistol user and fan. While we haven't done anyting to specifically promote it on this channel, I heartily recommend it. ~Karl

@bradmarthafocker4285 5 жыл бұрын

I legitimately laughed through almost this whole video. Well done gentlemen.

@TenB33rs 8 жыл бұрын

I use mobile one 5w30 synthetic for my semi auto rifles and pistols...kinda expensive for motor oil but it stays nice and viscous down to very low temps (pour point is -53c).... canola oil, on the other hand freezes at 14f, but it does have a fairly high smoke point (400f) and it tastes way better. For my bolt guns I use a touch of Lucas Oil assembly grease on the lugs and camming surfaces of the bolt. all in all about 12 dollars worth of lubes that will last basically forever.

@RobertoDonatti 8 жыл бұрын

It's very important! Keep on doing them!

@exploatores 8 жыл бұрын

so what kind of rock should we use, fireclean must work great with blackpowder then, that create a lot of smoke:)

@Wedelj 8 жыл бұрын

+Exploatores Blackpowder guns are known for being very clean, after all...

@Tiger351 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, Ian and Karl were always the Mythbusters of the firearms world.

@joeyd1404 8 жыл бұрын

love these testing vids!

@GuyverZ 8 жыл бұрын

Only a few minutes in so forgive me if you cover this but there was one blog that took a bunch of flash suppressors and tested them on the same AR-15 and found that most didn't work much better than a cheap stock A2 birdcage and in one or two cases were worse. An independent testing body for gun parts, modifications and accessories would be a good thing, it'd keep companies on their toes and consumers informed.

@903lew 8 жыл бұрын

That'd be Vuurwapen blog. He also has a great KZfaq channel.

@rogerwilco2 8 жыл бұрын

I like this episode. Magical thinking seems to be on the rise. Some debunking is always good to counter that.

@azuritet3 8 жыл бұрын

liked it so much i watched it twice. good info

@Michael_Smith-Red_No.5 8 жыл бұрын

I thought that using Crisco would lend the rifle some "Wessonality." Thumbs up for both of you, especially the rebar cross/Exorcist quote.

@jrnmaine518 8 жыл бұрын

Two quick things. First, opinions about the grease vs oil concept. I work in a heavy industrial environment manufacturing and almost all equipment is greased very little oil used. I myself use just a small amount on my AR on the bearing points on the bolt carrier since this is the only contact points from my observation (could be wrong just what I see). Other than metal corrosion inhibiting is there any benefit to oiling the whole carrier group? Second I'm pledging to your Patron because I honestly believe you two put the best content out there. I saw only 402 are pledging I hope more follow.

@InrangeTv 8 жыл бұрын

+JRN MAINE I do not believe there is any benefit to oiling the whole BCG, only the contact points as you stated. Regarding Patreon & your kind words: awesome, thank you very much! ~Karl

@damnoldguy 8 жыл бұрын

Grease is a suspension medium for time release of the oils contained within the grease. this happens when the grease is heated by friction of the moving parts

@lsdzheeusi 8 жыл бұрын

FireClean + TriggerPoint aiming laser = ULTIMATE TACTICOOL!

@juanmanuelmarchioli 8 жыл бұрын

The good point here is use simple vegetable oil... my grampa use to oil the granma sewing machine with olive oil... my wife still run that old machine... ;-)

@TheRokr1292 2 жыл бұрын

I love when my interests converge, Karl endorsing Sawbones is rad

@seedood 8 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks.

@mattatat1138 8 жыл бұрын

Walmart high temperature grease. $3 for a large tube. Over a year of shooting and lubing and giving some to others to try, and I still have 3/4ths of a tube. Works great.

@meangoooo 8 жыл бұрын

Would love to see you guys doing a long-term test with Canola or other food oils. Would be nice to have a cheap, tasty, non-toxic oil.

@Ducaso 5 жыл бұрын

I did not know that about canola oil, sunflower oil, and grape seed oil. Learn something new everyday.

@foivosapostolos1211 3 жыл бұрын

The germans were using diluted mineral oil which froze mechanisms of weapons, while the soviets used sun flower oil with a very small addition of alcohol, which allowed for efficient lubrification at temps down to - 40 degrees celcius.

@IrishDevil78 8 жыл бұрын

I just use motor oil, my dad showed me that trick when I first started shooting. Has worked well for me, going on 30 years now.

@neanderthor66 8 жыл бұрын

No comments on R.I.P. ammo saying it works "like a hole-saw"?

@pakman422 6 жыл бұрын

neanderthor66 Agreed! That product is just uderly ridiculous. Everytime I walk into a gun shop and see people "oo-in and aw-in" over it I just get sick to my stomach. Shooting someone in self defense with that ammo is just gonna wind up giving the gun carrying community a bad name. Just like the Black Talon hype. - Jacob S.

@dubglock2312 8 жыл бұрын

great video!!!!

@chrismorrisusmc2111 5 жыл бұрын

ARs are actually designed so that they can be run completely dry. Many people complain about the AR "shitting where it eats but that's a crucial part of the design that enables ARs to be run dry. The carbon in the action acts as dry lubricant. I think people greatly underestimate the genius that Eugene Stoner put into that gun. I think the most genius part is that the bolt functions as a gas piston (yes ARs are actually piston driven where the gas tube acts simply as a long gas port to deliver the gas to the expansion chamber in the bolt carrier where the gas pushes the bolt and carrier in opposite directions and the heavier carrier takes the bolt with it rearward) the gas rings on an AR are essential for the gun to function because the back side of the bolt is the piston. This design is why ARs have that straight back recoil and are quite easy shooting guns.

@cwtoyota 8 жыл бұрын

Castor bean oil is used in 2-stroke motorcycle and kart racing engines due to it's extremely high film strength and ability to deal with high temps. It smells great too! The downside of castor oil is that it doesn't mix well with gasoline and when burned (in an engine) it leaves behind gummy deposits and tough varnish buildup. Those issues probably wouldn't occur in a firearm. Maybe we should all be using Maxima Castor 927 on some firearms.

@JonathanRossRogers 7 жыл бұрын

That one drop of Wizard Oil was way too much for homeopathy.

@bigbigmurphy 8 жыл бұрын

this is awesome!

@giostisskylas 8 жыл бұрын

Since the beginning of the 20th century the imperial army and theWehrmacht in Germany uses Ballistol to maintain their weapons. Ballistol is still used in the 21st century by the german Bundeswehr. Ballistol contains mainly Medicinal grade liquid paraffin, also known as paraffinum liquidum and ethyl alcohol. Ballistol is temperature resistant down to -18 ° C.

@InrangeTv 8 жыл бұрын

Ballistol actually is my primary cleaning and lubrication solution. I believe everything you said is correct, and we do plan on doing a video about Ballistol specifically. However, trying to find specific hard documentation to reinforce the instantaneous internet refutation that will ensue is challenging. ~Karl

@donaldweber7636 7 жыл бұрын

-18 C is not that cold.

@Ashaman556 7 жыл бұрын

Not sure what you are comparing it to but 0 Fahrenheit is cold.

@donaldweber7636 7 жыл бұрын

Anywhere near or above the Arctic circle, during winter.

@kalebbrown93 7 жыл бұрын

Donald Weber Actually that's true. Living in Michigan there'd be many winters with several days below 0 F. I'm sorry but a lubricant I can't use year round isn't an option. And yes I would shoot outside in the snow still.

@Arkanic 8 жыл бұрын

Got an old can of Rem oil I've used for years, no idea what the composition is but its worked just fine and keeps rust off of anything that sits for long periods. Contemplating trying a synthetic grease when it runs out just to see if theres any difference for shooting, but I'll still use oil for anything sitting around to stop rust.

@phab2808 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys I appreciate the video way to much snake oil salesmen. You guys are doing important work preserving and informing people threw your videos I have no doubt at some point these videos will be used for the exact same thing way after we are all dead lol. I will kick a few bucks your way when I can I really enjoy the channel.

@14tucker 6 жыл бұрын

The P08 adds so much to this LOL.

@MrAmptech 8 жыл бұрын

Anyone else remember the sewing machine oil that was dropped into the Lionel train smokestack. That is how you got smoke. They had a heating element there.

@magamexican6302 8 жыл бұрын

I'd LOVE to see an apocalypse video where you test how well an AR and other guns run on canola oil. It'll be the most common oil available.

@thelastneanderthal3171 5 жыл бұрын

During the Vietnam war the Vietcong were cleaning their AKs with a dirty rag and diesel. They did just fine. I put some f my older ARs aside and used sunflower oil or 0W30 motor oil. Again, no malfunctions or perceived increased wear. If I am bound for combat in arctic regions where the temps are consistently below -20F I would consider a dry lubricant or an oil specially tested by the armed forces for those conditions. Otherwise, it seems to me That those claims are like snake oil of old. As always, great work guys.

@riverstyxarmory9782 6 жыл бұрын

Funny you should mention SAE and gun oil, as I use 10w-40 in my AR, have been for over 5 years, and like any good oil it works well for lubricating moving parts, even when subjected to high heat. I had a bad experience with RemOil when I got my rifle, new in box, fired 20 round dry, took it home and scrubbed it thoroughly, lubed it with RemOil only to come back to it 2 months later trying to fire it but it was sticky and malfunctioning. Used motor oil ever since and the BCG has been wet to the touch for over three months, through 5 shooting sessions.

@tangero3462 7 жыл бұрын

I used FIREClean for a while and had no functional issues but I do agree with the marketing claims and most of their endorsements being BS. Slip2k seems to work quite well for me, but I do intend to try out Ballistol eventually

@user-dv8ge8hf1o 8 жыл бұрын

I just run high heat grease in my firearms. I use CLP mixed with motor oil for the outside of the firearm. My ARs run like champs on el cheapo steel cased ammo as do my M1As, AK47s and my semi auto handguns.

@JesusvonNazaret 8 жыл бұрын

2:25 great consumer tip

@simoncampbell5802 8 жыл бұрын

excellent

@paulsimmons5726 6 жыл бұрын

Good point about no firearms agency to certify claims for the firearms products! I always consider the cost of a ticket for my local gun show as comic entertainment expense when I hear some of the salesman talk about how well their particular snake oils work! (Wizard Oil... LMAO!)

@yigalcohenq 8 жыл бұрын

could you do a solidifying test by leving some oil overnight in the refrigertor?

@michaeldavis4651 5 жыл бұрын

I've always just used a very light coating of 3-in-1 oil. Granted, that's on bolt-action hunting rifles, but I'd be interested to read some opinions on using it on my Glock 19 and my 1952 Bulgarian Makarov.

@51WCDodge 5 жыл бұрын

There was in a London Steet market, not that long a go, a stall selling Fly Repelent. These were little wooden blocks wrapped in shiny paper, and no flies landed on them! Many were sold till it was found that the cloth on which they had been placed for sale had ben soacked in Parrafin (Kerosene) so of course no fly would go near it! London Buses are also using vegtable oils as part of the fuel mix because it is GREEN! Trouble is the vehicle stinks of frying oil.

@jdizzy01 8 жыл бұрын

Gotta refresh myself on this since fireclean is suing vurwaapen blog

@patrickancona1193 3 жыл бұрын

Smoke??? FROM A EXPLOSION??? NO WAYS!!!

@pennsylvaniaboy87 6 жыл бұрын

So who makes the shoulder holster/chest rig Ian is wearing at the beginning?

@joeedgar5453 8 жыл бұрын

GOOD ONE GUYS . I PERSONALLY USE RED AUTO GREASE ON MOVING PARTS , LIGHTLY. THATS AFTER CLEANING WITH HOPPES 9 . IAM SURE THERES BETTER AND WORSE...

@jonathanprince297 4 жыл бұрын

couldn't find any wizard oil on amazon or ebay, where can i get it. it sounds like great stuff

@RefinedRetroReviews 6 жыл бұрын

What type of Luger shoulder holster is that? I would enjoy owning one.

@BurningMonkey 8 жыл бұрын

I have a semi-serious question. Is the oil going rancid an issue at all? Say I decide to go to using Crisco canola oil for all my guns, cause if it worked for the Canadians, it can work for me! Would the oil going rancid after time drastically effect how well it works?

@pseudosigma6695 8 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't cooking oil spoil during a long storage period? I was thinking about using it for a high carbon sword but was concerned about it and sent with a non organic lubricant.

@justindunlap1235 3 жыл бұрын

That initial jet of vapour from the rifle on the second two shots are actually oil spraying at high velocity. Kinda like when you shoot you buddies ar15 he runs "wet", after 5 rounds your vision is clouding up from the oil on your shooting glasses.

@adonoghuea02 6 жыл бұрын

Would be interesting to see the results on a factory new gun, see if there is any smoke on the first round fired through, if there is, then it is not fouling leaving the firearm.

@bongobrandy6297 7 жыл бұрын

I'm sold on synthetic motor oil for the reasons it has been developed. Your gun won't reach the cyclic rate of a reciprocating internal combustion engine. I've heard that one well known company starts with methane, CH4, to make its synthetic motor oil. That just has to be the best starting point to make synthetic oil.

@wolvarine35 6 жыл бұрын

what would happen if you use peanut oil which has a hotter smoke point? other than your AR tasting better than most fast food french fries.

@greenbudzzz 2 жыл бұрын

Can we get some in range merch that says "if you give your baby cocaine and alcohol they will probably take a nap" -karl ?

@shakey71 8 жыл бұрын

Out of interest what is the knife on Ian's belt in this video?

@magamexican6302 8 жыл бұрын

Where is the link to buy the rock for my AR lower?

@derekbrogan4241 5 жыл бұрын

I use g96 exclusively, I dont know if it's the best but it's worked flawlessly in everything I own. Spray on before shooting, wipe off after shooting and that's 90 percent of the cleaning I do

@0neDoomedSpaceMarine 8 жыл бұрын

Also Canola Oil is probably a slightly more appealing name compared to rapeseed oil. Here in Sweden, rapeseed oil is very popular, we have a strong domestic production of it.

@jamieharris74 6 жыл бұрын

One Doomed Spacemarine I used to be a rapeseed breeder. I used to analyse 30000 different oil samples a year, looking for better oil properties. Also I used to run my diesel truck on it.

@gretah3969 7 жыл бұрын

I like guns, I also like cast iron cookware. That smoking of fireclean is the oil "smoking" (off gassing/boiling off higher level distillates). You see this when seasoning cast iron cookware, it leaves behind a layer of polymerized oils and carbon that protect the cast iron and provided a non stick coating, great for an egg not sticking but not exactly something you want happening to the lubricating oil in your complex machine, it's the same thing as oil "gumming up". All oils will polymerize ("gum up""sludge") at a certain temp, vegetable and animal based oils do so at lower temps than petroleum, synthetic, or highly refined vegetable/animal (which are actually used commonly in industry) oils. Just look up the smoke point of your favorite motor oil. Oil is a tool, and as I've been taught, use the right tool for the job.

@TheBlackbearforge Жыл бұрын

Where you get you holster for your luger?

@captainswoop8722 4 жыл бұрын

We only use rape seed oil for cooking. It's one of the most common vegetable oils in the UK. they grow a lot of it around North Yorkshire, huge golden fields of flowers in the early summer.

@mikeblair2594 8 жыл бұрын

thanx.i shoot black powder and i make my own ball lube,but i always wondered what is the best lock oil for my disability budget.so again,thanx.

@parallel-knight 4 жыл бұрын

So if you used black powder with FIREclean would the addition of more smoke mean cleaner gun...?

@InrangeTv 4 жыл бұрын

I guess so!

@gustavmeyrink_2.0 7 жыл бұрын

In case you were wondering the german armed forces used Ballistol from 1905-1945. ballistol.com/ After using it to clean and lubricate guns, oil the stocks, keep leather supple turns out it also works as an insect repellent, protects engines from salt in Winter and is being used for eczema by some. Universal oil indeed!

@geoffflato6065 8 жыл бұрын

I personally use standard generic (usually outers) gun oil, or light machine oil/sewing machine oil. (both on hand for the machine shop and my leather sewing machine) I can't tell any difference between them..... Now my experience is with bolt actions and lever actions, but I always heard that the hardened steel on hardened steel in them doesn't actually need lubrication? My understanding was that the oil is pretty much just to prevent rust. Now I oil my guns, but I usually just wipe an oiled patch over the parts, then wipe it back off with a dry patch. I'm not sure if it's technically right, but it's what I learned to do, and I've never had an issue.

@forgenorth1444 7 жыл бұрын

I don't think you'd ever see a problem from wiping the oil away or not oiling with how most people use bolt guns and lever guns, but hardened steel on hardened steel will still wear. I always oil them as I would any semiauto just to better preserve them. And it helps even more with rust

@geoffflato6065 7 жыл бұрын

Oh I keep mine oiled too. Not dripping wet mind you, just needs a very light coat

@Danogil 6 жыл бұрын

3in1 Machine Oil used for years by me and by my Grandparents since 1899 till their deaths in 1965(grandfather) and 1980(grandmother)

@STMwoodturning 6 жыл бұрын

What is the lower on that AR?

@bilboproudfoot 8 жыл бұрын

I always thought that Wizard Oil was best used with a set of rubber sheets.

@scnitzelmahn6430 8 жыл бұрын

You guys should sell wizard oil as a fundraiser for the show! maybe some kind of glow in the dark or funky stuff.....maybe at the same time sell some "forgotten weapons" brand gun lube with orange-brown colour and cosmo smell

@tylersmith839 Жыл бұрын

They sell a small tin of cosmoline on the site now! You legit prophesied.

@todorkolev7565 3 жыл бұрын

My car actually does that. The DPF checks some parameters (speed, time duration at that speed) to determine if the car is on the highway. If it thinks the car is on the highway, it will start burning off trapped Diesel pollutants from the catalytic converter. It's literally smoking itself clean :)