Arctic gun oil
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I need a better gun oil for colder weather that doesn't get thick or tacky. Any recommendations?
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Re: Arctic gun oil
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02/02/18 02:54 PM
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I agree with takotna, I run them dry. To answer the question, try Birchwood Casey synthetic lube. It's very light weight, much better in lower temps than say CLP, (clean, lube, protectant) which is very thick in the real cold. Sewing machine oil will work usually. You can break them in with oil dripping off the firearm, clean them with a good solvent, and then try LITTLE graphite on moving parts only, but don't try to add oil after the graphite, that will make it stick worse than without it. Or just do the first two steps and then just run it dry. I use Frank Glaser tricks, putting the bolt on the wood stove to get any condensation out of it. Bolts need to be taken apart and cleaned very well, most people don't know how to take them apart, it's not too hard, but very worth the effort. Birchwood's synthetic is the best I have found if you do want it oiled. Hope this helps.
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Re: Arctic gun oil
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I clean mine up good and leave dry, when it's real cold x3
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I just picked up an A17. The bolt had a lot of grease on it that I cleaned off. I will try some of the Birchwood synthetic oil. If it doesn't work out I will go dry. Thanks
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Re: Arctic gun oil
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Been running my AR dry during winter, has performed flawlessly.
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Re: Arctic gun oil
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There is a product called CLP, cleaner, lube, protectant. AR users like it. If you check in the archives I believe Alaska Cajun used it. mt I used it a lot in the Army. Not very good in extreme cold. The military has an oil called LAW. Lubricant, arctic weapons. I haven't seen it in a while.
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Re: Arctic gun oil
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02/07/18 05:22 AM
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I use castrol 2 cycle oil on the trail, wipe on, wipe off, and use.....never a problem or rough spot.
Anything with TCW3 (whatever that is) labled on it , lube oil wize, wont freeze.
Gas from my snowgo or boats tank is pretty good solvnt while Im at it....
Last edited by Caribou; 02/07/18 05:24 AM.
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02/09/18 08:38 PM
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I’ve never used it on a gun specifically, but ATF is a good general cold weather fluid. I’ve seen a lot of gear case, chain and hydraulic oil replaced with ATV on arctic industrial equipment. But I agree that dryer is better. Use minimally if you really need it.
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Re: Arctic gun oil
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02/09/18 11:26 PM
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I am going with running dry for now. Seems to be cycling fine so far.
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