Home Brew AR Lube & AR Lubrication
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- The first part of this video demonstrates how I make my Home Brew AR15 Lubricant aka "secret sauce".
The second part demonstrates how I lubricate an AR in 2 ways.
Lubrication directions begin @ 5:05
I definitely clicked on this video cause I thought Siracha was going to replace my lubricants, I've been bamboozled.
lmao, same
Haha me too!
Unreal
I'll bet it goes really well with crayons!
@@markjordan348 crayons smell nice in my mouth.
Wow, that is way more than I ever used. Not because I am cheap but because I would have thought that extremely excessive.
Yeah, same here. I thought QUITE a bit excessive...sure beats running it dry though
Watch Larry Vickers vid where he submerged a Beretta 92 and ar15 in oil pulls it out and fires it. You can't over lube your gun. Just like your girlfriend keep her good and wet ready for action
@@thedeathwobblechannel6539 You can over lube, but I think people misunderstand... if you use so much that all it's doing is pouring off and collecting dust, it's too much. Just oil won't harm function, but it can be harmful in certain environments, and wet lubes like oil don't stay put for long anyway.
@@GruntBurger I agree. We just need find our happy medium for the climate where we live
On range when I was in the army our range officer would walk by and pour CLP in our actions while shooting. And I do mean pour. 1/2 oz each sometimes more essentially during auto fire drills.
Chad: Sriracha is not a lubricant.
Clearly you’ve never put to much on a burrito and had it “lubricate” your insides over the next of couple days.
You must have an incredibly weak stomach, I eat things with copious amounts of Sriracha on it weekly and my stools are normal.
@@fdsman It’s strange because I grew up eating lots of spicy Mexican food but sriracha has never agreed with me. 😂
😂
Try some Ardvark sauce and come back to me.
You put sriracha on burritos? 🤔
Wait, are you telling me i need to lube my AR?
only after using a oil can suppressor
@Polenar Tactical, you don't have any ARs.
@@spookyindeedLmao
Lol
Only if you drive it like you stole it 😂
Lordy lord, I thought I ran my AR's wet. You put me to shame good sir.
Same. I feel like a cheap bastard now lol.
@@Years-mv6wi GreeeeeeEeeeeEEEEEEEeeeAaaaasy!
He's using waaaayyyyy too much. All that's gonna do at that point is cake on oily mud. If it's the point it's piling up on any part in a gun, it's too much. He even put some on the gas key!
@@sydurgraham7760 if it gets that dirty add more and keep running
@@wolfkin73 ...not how that works 😂
You need a sticker that says "School of the American Rifle HOT SAUCE" on that bottle.
And a shirt says "This is not your father's Sriracha."
Lol, sotar soup...
Sotar-acha? Missed opportunity.
Just brewed up a giant batch of this myself while watching. I luckily had a ton of leftover needle point applicator bottles from a different job i did a couple years ago so now I’ll end up with basically 24 separate 2oz bottles 😂 only used it so far on handguns as i intend to solvent off the ballistol from my rifles before i commit to this recipe, but after 250-300 rds through my factory glock 19 it easily stays where i want it, much more so than most commercial alternatives that cost 10x the price
Thanks for the highlight! Any chance i could get your opinion on the KE slt-1??
When I was in the Army, my M16 was so old and loose that it ran fine with very little lube. Dry also helped to prevent dust and dirt getting stuck to all the internals. As a civilian I bought a nice new (and tight) AR15 and tried to run it mostly dry and it would seize up after a few rounds. At this point I started lubing ARs with a needle bottle using CLP. Everything runs nicely.
As an Asian and a firearms enthusiast I approve of that Sriracha bottle
It's from Vietnam correct?
@@cfltitan correct
@@cfltitan it’s made in a California
@@lecherojrNow that it's vaporware in 2023, my wife didn't believe me when I told her that.
@@cfltitanCreated in California by a Vietnamese-American
I heavily lube my BCG slide rails and cam pin. My guns run great. Had a young local indoor range guy take one of my AR's part recently to inspect for a feed problem and he freaked out and told my he would never put that much lube. I just smiled. Only thing I would say is that in a very dusty sandy area (the Middle East) or desert areas dust and sand are attracted and will adhere to a wet gun. Keep the dust cover closed and keep a magazine in the mag well to minimize dust /sand infiltration.
Another outstanding video. Thank you. I use a 50/50 blend of Mobil 1 synthetic 5w-30 and Lucas oil treatment. A stickier version of yours, with about the same consistency. Best I’ve ever found with 100% suppressed and/or heavy fire schedule.
Currently in gunsmith classes and wow never realized I wasn’t lubricating properly. Love the videos, I’m learning so much from them!
could you walk through what mistakes you were making. interested what you may have learned that i dont know
Finally got around to making some of this last night. Will be investing into a mixing attachment for a hand drill to make future batches. One qt of the 0-W40 with One tub of the synthetic grease was around $20 here in MI. Waiting for real cold temps to proof the viscosity out for vehicle carry. Thank you for sharing this, great way to save money for more important things like training.
Nice, I'm in Michigan too and am about to make this sauce as well, just need the grease. Was it the 16oz tub for this ratio? Thanks 🤙🏽
So how did viscosity work out for ya this winter? MI seems like a good place for cold weather case study
So it's been a year, any updates on the homebrew grease?
Tell us
I mixed much more oil then one tube of grease to 1 quart of oil. But that's me.
It takes a lot of oil to thin the grease out to a honey thickness.
Thanks William
My dad got a new shotgun for deer hunting several years ago. First hunt it was about 40s or so. He shot a deer. All good. Next year second season it was in the teens. He went to try to shoot a deer and click. Racked that one out. Next shell click. Racked that one out and 3rd one finally went bang. Next year first season anotherwarmer year and no problems. Second season cold again and another click. I finally took a look at it and found it the lubricant that was in the bolt was gumming up in the cold and slowing down the firing pin. I sprayed that out with some CLP and he hasn't had a problem since for the last 5 years or so.
Keep that bottle of Siracha out your pantry..lol
@@airlinepilot25 that's at the end of this video again
I do the same thing with oil and marine grease. What's important to me is getting it as thin as possible without creeping. Perfect balance between longevity and "Action hygeine."
Only difference is I don't put it anywhere metal does not contact metal. I'm fairly conservative with lubing. Once grease starts squeezing out between moving parts I see no benefit to keep adding more. I use oil to creep in between pins and the lower.
I live in San Antonio so I keep it at a mayonaise consistency. I put mine in an eye dropper for easy transport.
Looking forward to winter testing. I'll leave the rifle outside in 30ish degress for a few hours and do a mag dump. If it can manage that I say it's fine. In Alaska I'd obviously go thinner.
P.S. I did the math about 15 years ago and I think at the time Hoppe's #9 was $800/gallon.
I’m from San Antonio also and I love this guys vids
I'm big on lubing ALL moving parts ALSO! 25 years+ as a machinist & built rifle's for a living! The second rifle (wife's) you lubed, reminded me of Larry Vicker's video some year's back where he dropped the rifle in a tub, & filled it with Castrol. Pulled it out & ran it!! Nuff said!!
This video was unknowingly sponsored by Sriracha hot Chili Sauce.
If someone can make a sriracha that works as a gun lube they deserve a Nobel Prize.
There's your problem! Your rifle is burning oil (pulls charging handle back to see oil is at the bottom of the two markers). Time to top her up before your next range trip
Underrated comment
Your lubricant is cloudy and smells foul so you need a lub job asap. Also your gas rings need replaced and your gas tube is leaking. I recommend a full overhaul. That'll be $556.45 chump... I mean sir.
I did notice more smoke then normal recently.
ROFL!
🤣🤣🤣
I was hoping it was a gun lube and a hot sauce for my home made burritos.
That's for when the in-laws visit!
"It's a floor wax!" "No, it's a dessert topping, you cow!
Not criticizing, but you used more lube in 5 minutes than I did in 20 years in the army.
@@YeshuaDisciple916 Its a machine. I run mine wet also but he has his reasons.
Underlubing is also a chief reason for stoppages in theatre...that and baby powder sand sticking...so fwiw that doesn't mean anything.
Old dudes like Pat wouldn't even clean their rifles, just lube them, and had less failures over 30 year careers than guys that adheared to military type cleaning regimens everytime a rifle was even pulled out.
I'm (jokingly) criticizing.
Why don't you dip it in a vat, holding by the sight?
Don't forget to let it marinate overnight, and let all that goodness soak into the metal.
Oh, do you have to wear a splash guard like you were in the front row of a Gallagher concert to fire it the first few times?
OK, I think Im done now. Have fun, kids!
Just curious, did your MOS deal with guns, machinery, vehicles, bombs, toilet paper or just paperwork?
@@charlesbukowski9836 Slopped? They do need lube, but they don't need tons of it. They need a good application of it in a few key spots. Too much lube, especially in parts that don't actually need it, can create additional carbon buildup.
I mixed up a batch the day after watching this and I'm sold. It makes everything smoother and Walmart sells a condiment bottle I put it in for a buck that has a pointed plastic tip applicator similar to the one in the video
I use a simular conction that I learned from a gunsmith down in AZ. Iuse hoppes NO 9, STP Blue and 5w-30 and I've never looked back it works in my revolvers semi auto pistols single shot rifles and semi auto rifles as well as my pump shotguns. The old gunsmith called it gun snot and said he got the recipe from the range at CMP and said they swore by it! Thanks for Great videos I've learned a lot.
I've been using this exact recipe for several years. I don't recall where I got the recipe, but it works great! I carry a "repurposed" eye drop bottle filled with a slightly thinner version in the stock of my AR.
I used to use straight mobil 1 and just literally soak my bcg then clean up the bolt face. It actually works pretty well. It just didnt stick around long though. And with wood furnitured guns you have to store muzzle down to keep the oil out of the wood.
Chads addition of the grease makes it stick and stay around ,but is easy to clean... i tried it and am sold. Good stuff Chad. 👍also a touch of just plain grease on the buffer spring quiets them down a bunch. Cheers..
I just use a thin, brown, runny high temp wheel bearing grease. And I haven't had a problem with it yet, hot temperatures, cold, it works during all of them so far, but then again below freezing is rare here.
I use wheel bearing grease as well. Works great.
You can test it by putting your weapon in a freezer for an hour and then manually cycling it.
Their's no such thing as an over lubed BCG, just an under wiped one.
Based on his version of lubed vs mine, clearly, your statement is accurate. I now have a different definition and visual reference of what "run wet" looks like.
@@tcarr1 How many times must you wipe it clean, every time you hold it upright lol.
More lubing than a San Francisco back alley party !!
😂😂😂😂
I literally laughed out loud!
🤔🤔😂😂😂😂😂
I like homemade "Ed's Red" for cleaning weapons for mass cleaning and it's dirt cheap. I only use the 4 main ingredients, not the 5th small ingredient. In three decades in the Army and three combat tours I never saw anyone use as much lube as you are showing.
I was thinking the same thing.
If he was using that in the desert, that thing would be caked with sand.
Despite the hysterical reaction this video got, I went ahead and mixed up my own. Thanks Chad, this really is great stuff. I reserved a needle bottle of just oil for direct application to points where I don't want the mix. It takes a lot of courage these days to offer any suggestions about lubing peoples pets. Discourse has lost any pretense of civility, shout it down, tear it down, burn it down seems to be the way of the times.
Off to the store to get my official SOTAR Sriracha bottle.....Merry Christmas
“You’re the dipstick.” Lol. I like the idea of mixing high temp grease and synth oil. Great video, thank you!
I have been running Mobil 1 synthetic as my gun oil for probably 10 years.....
Is the petroleum odor prominent?
The 0w20 stuff only has a very faint smell. The heavier oils smell more. It's great for gun oil as well for tools and keeping metal from rusting
Same here, I use what's left from my vehicles oil changes.
I have been using full synthetic gear oil... I started using it after I tried tig welding some mild steel that had some of it on it... that oil laughed at the welds. Couldn't burn it off
@@nondescriptstraightwhitema6138 it's good stuff! Super stinky from the anti wear additives though
So much oil that the US is going to invade that AR
Under Trump we pumped our own oil and stopped foreign imports, nice try commie
@@John-wk2fd i'm feeling like the ruling class is back to running the country into the ground. how about you?
@@josiahhenson4550 cringe
@@MrSGL21 Yea its clearly a weapons of mass lubricity. Gotta liberate that bolt, and invest
50/50 mix of Auto Trans Fluid and Mobil 1 5w30 makes for a great general lube. ATF helps prevent carbon build up. Ed’s red is a good homemade solvent as well. 50/50 ATF/Acetone.
I know you commented a year ago, but just a word of caution: Acetone is incredibly harsh as a lube. It will dissolve almost all plastics/composites, and it's VERY bad for your health. I do a lot of work with fiberglass, and resin working with boats, and Acetone is what I'm most terrified of using. Cumulative lifetime limits aren't very much, and it solves chemical bonds in almost every type of plastic and resin.
In my opinion, keep it away from your garage unless you're removing paint, enamel or lacquer.
@@Ken-ty7sw I mentioned Ed’s Red as a “homemade solvent” to use mainly for cleaning carbon buildup…not as a lubricant. Hopefully users have access to gloves and other PPE. I certainly appreciate your words of caution and will take them to heart and put them into practice. Thank you Ken.
@@dvern9781 oh absolutely, I've known about Eds Red for years, and it definitely works as a solvent for baked on grime. The more I learned about acetone the more I realized I would rather soak my parts for 24 hours in something a little less aggressive than expose myself to the stuff. Cheers!
I know the ar-15 likes to run wet ... But ... This seems excessive. Not to the point of causing problems, just ... Overly messy.
Good thing about getting it this wet tho is that the rifle tends to shed what it doesn't need in the first couple of shots and get where it needs, leaving a rifle that'll run for a long time afterwards. But ya it is messy for sure, especially when that lube blasts off at first lol. Some will tote that this will "attract dirt" and shut it down, but I'm more on the page that a rifle exposed to dirt that isn't sufficiently lubed will shut down faster.
I agree, little much, but doesn't hurt, just messy
Ive been two minded on this if you look on youtube most people run their ar’s with little lube but when I was in the military a always had my uniform full of lube due to the rifles being so overly lubed yet they ran with zero issues every single time. Sand and abuse they just kept going. So seems like im back on over lubing my firearms.
Yeah this was extreme just looks messy and didn’t even lube the reviver or chamber. His method isn’t going to cause any real problems unless mess is a problem but it just is unnecessary.
@@shaunschneeberger6301 yup our range officers would pour CLP all over the place especially during automatic fire drills. They would dip and shake pistols and sub guns leaving the grips out. They would hang them over rags and use the rags to wipe down machinery and heavy guns.
I've been using a mixture of 3 in 1, Hoppes gun oil and engine assembly lube for 6-7 years now. All of my fishing rods run just fine.
I’ve used straight motor oil for years, but this will be made asap. Awesome video.
synthetic motor oil is all i use and a quart lasts 10 years
I have genuine military CLP (very strong smell compared to commercial products) and I mix them 50/50 with isopropyl alcohol. Works for me keeping my guns lubed yet not too heavily coated
SOTAR Morale Patch Idea: Pink Sriracha bottle with the words "You Are The Dipstick". Great video!
If someone uses CLP, that's all I need to know to know they could use a friend. Those who use motor oil are in the know, but this mixture is mastery
I switched to plumcrazy grease and oil (aka penn grease) a year ago. NASA had it designed for the shuttle carrier bearing surfaces and tracks which are exposed to rocket blast heat/fire, rolling pressure, and environmental corrosion in Florida/Houston. PENN bought the patent, but I confirmed through email with their engineers that it will exceed the needs in a firearm, in fact they sold a firearm version that was pre-mixed, but stopped when penn bought the patent. Thank you for continued expertise and guidance!
Neat
Isn't Penn grease for fishing reels and stuff?
where did you buy plum crazy grease at.. I cant find it anywhere and the X-1R company no longer sells it on their website..
@@Error-5478 yes PENN grease is for fishing about 30$ for a tube of it..
So any update on where to find this or alternatives?
Thanks, I've been under lubing my AR's and going to get a mix going ASAP. I still can't get over dipping the carrier or globing it on to such an extent like in the video. Old dogs can still learn new tricks.
Well it looks like you don't have to ban yourself. Crisis averted.
In Coast Guard in 80's used TIG when first found it with generic gun oil and WD-40, carried 45's every day, kept salt water away, used old toothbrush and wiped off, the CLP seemed to wash off.
Should be a bottle of Frank's! Put that s#it on everything!
One trick from AK's: Polish the bottom of the carrier and hammer face with an Arkansas stone where they rub. Really smooths the action and makes it feel like glass.
This video is prayers answered. I also love sriracha, but I’ll dump the sauce for some lube. What a great video too being so generous with it. No need to be neat and clean.
I feel a lot better on how much lubricant I use now.
Good video, I was always curious what you use. I fell in love with LSAT, for whatever that stands for- Mk19 40mm grease, while deployed. CLP clings to dust like a mofo. Then I lived in AZ and continued using LSAT.... then I moved to MN and used LSAT, and until the gun warmed up, I'd get failures because it was so thick. I didn't bother trying to thin it- I just got a gun oil. I was literally in the process of buying more and was like "I wonder what SOTAR uses", so I checked to see if you had a video on it- and here we are.
“You’re the dipstick.” No wiser words have ever been spoken to me.
My dad told me that all the time
I've been doing this for a while. Synthetic grease and motor oil. Works great, stays put.
I had to check the posting date to see if this was posted on 1 April.
I’ve always been curious if I should use grease or oil. Never thought about using both but I’m definitely going start doing it that way now. Thanks for the info as always! I’m a younger guy and new to this game so I find your videos extremely helpful.
I had a Desert Eagle when they first came out (a Stainless .45mag for $700) I had to add high heat motor oil to lube it.
Another dude did a test, Mobil oil was the best for storage.
I started using grease a few years back for my semi autos.. but I mixed my oil and grease inadvertently once and was like holy crap this is perfect lol.. I was a weapons repairmen in the army so proper lube was huge ... so I started figuring out the best way lube .. I tend to stear away from straight oil because overtime it runs off of your firearm and they will go dry in storage over time. But I make sure to use oil in the small parts and springs you don't want then to get tacky and stick.
Somewhere along the way I picked up the idea of oil it if it spins but grease it if it slides. Fast moving parts, like the bolt carrier, will shed oil very quickly. Try putting oil on the op rod of an M1A - it disappears! I use a combination of light grease and CLP on different locations. Sear engagement surfaces, hammer hooks, and the top of a hammer where the slide or BCG runs over it get grease. Rails get grease too. Oil other places.
It’s very important to make sure that your oil and grease play nice together. I can’t remember what combination it was, but one mix turned into little shit balls with carbon. I tossed that grease. (The oil was fine.)
I am shocked... You use the same type of grease, same oiling areas, EVERYTHING.
Makes me feel ALLOT better about my rifle care.
15:00 😲 it's like you're in my house.
18:11 cycle the action a few times works the grease and bearing surfaces. 👌
Everyone complains about my first very smoky magazines because while I don’t detail clean very much I do lube like a maniac. My guns safes are a wet mess and I absolutely have to hang my wood stock guns barrel down or I’d ruin them.
💢Next Video:💢 Chad Adding A Grease Zerk To The AR
Thanks so much for your information. I went down this evening and began creating my own mix. I mixed it as follows: 200ml 0W-20 Supertech Full Synthetic oil and 2.5oz of Mobil 1 Synthetic grease. Viscosity is very close to that of honey as you suggest.
I’ve been using leftover synthetic motor oil for my ar oil for a while (the half a quart or so not used when changing my oil ) . More than good enough to protect moving metal engine parts , figured it was just fine for an ar
Exactly, no reason to over complicate things.
"There's no dipstick on the gun. You are the dipstick." Lord Chad rules.
Damn, and I thought I was heavy with lubrication on my AR. I think you used more on your BCG than I have on both of my rifles in the last couple of years. O.O
Clevite bearing guard assembly lube is nearly exactly that consistency
Neen using this for about 2 years!! Zero problems even use in hand guns, all my friends now use it to, thanks chad!!
Since you mentioned in a previous video that you’re not a fan of scraping AR bolts to clean carbon build up, I would love to see your cleaning process! Thanks for all the info you share btw.
After watching this I understand that other video about the forward assist.
I've been using this and "Ed's Red" for decades in my AR's, shotguns and pistols. About 7 years ago I switched to Slip2000 EWL, Mil-tech, Go Juice, CherryBalmz and other lubricants only to come full circle back to synthetic motor oil and grease. I let the internet influence my decision instead of sticking with what worked and it only lead to having to juice up my guns more frequently with more expensive products, or paying up to 6 times the price for little bottles of grease that would get me through 5 or 6k rounds. Thank you Chad for validating something that's been a sore point for me since switching.
(No AR, yet) Noob here. Thanks for the preventative advice.
I did the same thing. TW26B and Strike hold were the only ones that I actually liked, but the price per ounce is too absurd to justify using full time.
Similar, I have used Ed's Red. I also like my similar recipe of mobile 1, transmission fluid, acetone. Great for cleaning and cheap.
Add lanolin for an extended life lube.
I also like the Eds red blend. I dont use it on everything though. I like it for heavy moving parts like slide rails on handguns, AK bolt carrier and so forth. Other smaller parts and internals with less friction, I use CLP. For ARs I use CLP all the way around as its more of a light oil application.
I only use LSA, and it works great on everything
There are a few comments that got me shaking my head. “That’s more lube than I’ve used in 20 years in the military.”
The AR is a DI gun that must be run “wet” and I can only imagine the damage their rifles must experience!
When in doubt, over lubricating is always better than under lubricating.
If you use too much lube then carbon builds up and solidifies to a consistency of concrete if you don't fully clean every crevice.
Show us your bolt chamber
My truck takes 5 qts of oil but I always add 10 to be safe.
@@cmo5459 LOL, yep the seal manufactures recommend it, and the mechanics.... i put 12 quarts in my truck, when the seals busted, they said the motor imploded because i didn't use enough oil and warranty is voided. oh well
My goodness that’s an insane amount of lube. You use more lube on your bolt release (what?) than I do on the entire gun.
On price you can get a gallon of clenzoil for $100 and 5 gallons for $380. It's one of the few gun specific lubricants that I know offhand that has significant bulk discounts. Your homemade is still significantly cheaper but I thought it worth sharing.
If "gun lube" were so awesome, wouldn't the automotive industry be using the absolute shit out of it?
Gun lube is snake oil. There's far more friction, heat and motion in a car engine, and if it's good enough for that, it'll handle what goes on in your gun no sweat.
That's what I've been using. Works good, and it's cheap. Spray bottle and a needle oiler in the range bag, and it's good to go. I have a jar with patches soaking in it too.
@@mattatat1138 I think Chad addressed this in a live stream with primary and secondary, the automotive industry doesn't have the same needs as the firearm industry so always put the thinking cap on before using it.
@@ChucksSEADnDEAD Whats up with the smell of that stuff?
Fun fact - lower viscosity oil helps with lower temps, but you only have to look at the first number. The “W” stands for “winter”. I’ve heard a ton of people talk about oil and they thought it meant weight.
Exactly. Multigrade oil is designed to flow "like" 0W or 5W petroleum when cold, and "like" the -30 or -40 when hot. Petroleum needs a lot of additives to do that, while synthetic will do it almost automatically.
ATF is good also. It has a lot of detergents and helps clean as well. As a mechanic I’ve replaced a quart of ATF for a quart of motor oil to clean dirty/sludged crankcases. (ATF as in Automatic Transmission Fluid and NOT the federal agency of gun tyrants!)
I think he’d gotten more clicks if he’d titled the video: “How and why to lube your AR with sriracha sauce.” 😁
For people wanting to know the ratio for mixing, I was able to achieve the same consistency shown here by mixing 1qt of mobile one oil with one whole can of mobile one grease. Have a great day
What kind of oil? 5w-30, 0w-20, etc...
@@nathanlanders4815 5w-30
I’m exposed to -40 a couple months of the year. I lost a .40 cal Glock to this extreme a couple ago. I’m thinking of trying this out but with a lower percentage of grease for winter. My summers get much warmer obviously.
How/what did you do to mix it? Did you heat up the grease at all?
@@Indefatigable222 I added them together in a 1 gallon bag and squished them around until it was mixed even
No wonder why you were spending thousands of dollars on lube!!! That is crazy on using that much lube dude! Might as well just take off the green cap and dip it in! LoL....crazy!
Been using strait mobil 1 for a long time for lube on pistols and ar-15s.
I first picked up this concept from a very old James Yeager video. I was searching UA-cam for high round AR lubricants for a class I was talking. He recommended applying the red grease and following up during the day with mobile 1. My rifle felt like it was in ball bearings and I did it ever since. After seeing this video I premix
Yeager, was a good man. Red & Tacky #2 yes sir.
The motor oil may also work to help keep the gun cleaner as well due to the detergents mixed into the oil
Nice tip, i was wondering about a good cheap lube for my AR's... not gonna use that bottle though, i eat so much Shiracha that having a bottle around with anything else in it could be a REAL problem :)
Call me crazy, but I really enjoyed mixing this stuff. Almody therapeutic in a way.. Plus the red was pretty enough that I used a glass jar with a seal lid and just left it on my desk since it was rather pleasing.
Also it works better than any other lubricant I've ever tried. No more sticky bolt for my ar.
I use Singer sewing machine oil on my concealed carry gun. No smell and won't stain clothing. Plus it's 1/3 the price of 'gun oil'.
The problem with sewing machine oil is it eventually wears off and leaves a varnish behind. If you're concerned about staining clothing, give a dry lube like eezox a try
I’m seeing a lot of excessive comments, maybe some clarification on how long between rounds/time you do this would help. If your running a mag then breaking down to clean and lube I could see it being excessive. Idk everyone’s keyboard experts.
I am going to press the "I believe button". Not that I don't believe you its just...I've never seen that much lube used before and having a bit of PTSD of A Chief Gunners Mate wanting to beat me senseless if I racked a weapon with that much lube. But hey I am going to try that mix though. Thanks for posting the video and I'll try your techniques.
I use red and tacky from Lucas oil and clp with good success, but I’ll give this a try,
Just mixed some up - went with the Valvoline red full synthetic grease because it has a higher temperature rating than Mobil 1. My go-to the last few years was TW25B but it had a tendency to degrade/separate over time. Gonna test my mix on two guns and report back.
I would like to see this on the UA-cam Channel (Project Farm) to see how this would compare to commercially available AR-15 lubes.
The guy has a pretty good is a testing device that shows amount of wear and protection that is provided. This would be a great vid to see.
This is just another variation of the Vietnam Era "Red Oil" mixture that was used. This isn't anything new and has 50 years proving itself affective.
But I am glad the COD fanboys have chimed in to say how much it sucks, which just mean...it really doesn't suck.
The best part is the guys crying about corrosion resistance and try to prove those of us wrong who live in high salt and moisture zones and have proven this and similar mixes to work just as well as the high end stuff.
Huh... I kinda made the same concoction with Mineral Oil/Lithium Grease..Cool
I use USGI Military LSA Weapons Oil (Medium) made in Germany.... Gun Rifle Oil 0-158 and that worked fine during all Wars and I can see It's perfect for today's weapons standards ! The problem with most is they believe over lubricating is the worst thing ever, but they don't realize that the actual metal absorbs lubricating oils and become slicker with use, friction, and heat .......
That Mobil 1 red grease mix you made has similar composition and thickness to LSA ......Have to give that a run ......I shoot an AR-47
I love LSA. Wish is was more readily available. I reserve using my stockpile of it.
@@SchooloftheAmericanRifle I hunt down a bottle on Ebay once or twice a year a 2oz bottle last me a long time....Good stuff for a 2oz bottle ...... $8.00 bucks....I get my gun real wet if I'm storing her for a couple of months and wipe her down and relube her lightly before use.....I live in Arizona so it doesn't get cold here ...... Get in the habit of shooting your gun and clean her every time.....keep her always ready if she will one day save your life !
I was always told to drop one or two drops down the gas tube in basic ...... My staff sergeant did it to keep us always cleaning our weapon.... That bastard ....Ha ha
Turns out I have been dry humping my guns the entire time. Cost not being a factor because I care more about a firearm that works. The reason I have always gone light on lube is because thats what I was taught in my youth. I was told that the thinnest film possible and not to overlube. Some ppl said it causes high preesure when a rail has to push lube, others said it would make it " harder to clean " or collect junk faster. I have come to the conclusion that most ignorant ppl are super enthusiastic about schooling ignorant ppl. Thank you for videos and clearing the fog of ignorance that surrounds this platform.
This was cool as hell to watch. Thanks for the upload and information
The AR likes to run wet, but that is too much, especially if it's stored muzzle down. All that migrating into the chamber and bore is not good
How about testing your lube by putting some on a pie tin and putting it in your freezer for a cold weather test ?
I see him and Larry Vickers took the same automotive class. Well looks like Imma supeluba now cause this guy can tell me to pack concrete in my barrel for storage and I will do it. SOTAR for life
The Mobil 1 synthetic grease is rated to only 302F. I see the Royal Purple Ultimate Performance Grease is rated to 525F. Curious if you think the Mobil 1 grease is cooking off and if the same recipe would work with Royal Purple products.
"Like Im packing a wheel bearing, if you've ever changed brakes on a car you'll know what I'm talking about" I mean those are literally unrelated to each other. You might need to take off brakes to do wheel bearings but repacking a wheel bearing is not changing brakes, they are completely unrelated to each other. I know what you mean because I've done wheel bearings but those aren't the same things man lol
I just made some of this with super tech multi purpose red grease in the small tub, and full synthetic 5w30..I IMMEDIATELY noticed a HUGE difference in how the parts move together. I'm in Florida so it'll never get cold here. Thanks Chad!!
Glad to hear, I’m in Florida and about to try it
@ConnorTierney yeah since then I've thoroughly tested it in all of my guns and have had zero issues. Works phenomenally well!!
if anyone was wondering I mixed 20oz of oil and 3/4 of a cup of grease and it seems to get the job done
Absolutely enjoy your videos. Very informative. Re: Your "apology" video.... there's nothing wrong with honest reviews. I watch you to get YOUR opinion. Even if it hurts a little when you dis a product or brand I favor. As long as its an objective viewpoint based on mechanical or operational integrity, it needs to be heard.
Keep it up, the community needs you and your expertise and knowledge.
Much love,
Andrew
I mean, if you add the hot sauce it will keep bugs out and smell like bbq when run. Maybe.
I've been using LSA (on M16, M4, and AR rifles) since 1968. It works great, never let me down and I still have a case of it that I bought from the Army Navy for a song. BTW: I like the way you lubricate the gun in your first example (your lub goes on just like LSA). It's exactly as I was taught, way back "in country"... and IT WORKS! Oh, and I've stopped using flat buffer springs. I've had two of them "bunch up" on me. Went back to Colt mil-spec springs and never had another problem. Seems folks are paying extra for troubles with some of these accessories.
Sprinco springs for the win.
LSA is the bees knees.
Did you follow the TM for application or were you taught differently in country?
@@johnwitherell6662 No TM, Just followed the instructions of MSgt. Haynes. He was half way through his second tour when I got in country the first time. The kind of man an FNG should listen to...
If its not coming out the pin holes its not wet enough 😂😂