Thread: What does your AR15 drink?

As I get closer and closer to completion of my AR15 build it occurs to me I will need some oil and possibly some grease as well, assuming the police don’t ban lubricant, what do your guys use and where do you get it from?

Shelley

Slip 2000 EWL

I just use auto trans fluid sparingly

M-Pro7 LPX.

FrogLube 🖒

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I use weapon Sheild

Use whatever you have on hand. It doesnt really matter. I threw some random oil into the holes on the carrier so it would soak through to the gas rings just before multigun nats. Prior to that i "cleaned" it 12 months earlier. Havnt bothered to put a brush through the bore in over 3 years, its not chrome lined. Its a race gun too, shoots like a laser. No malfunctions.

A previous tenant left their lawn mower at one of my rentals when they shifted out. It had no oil in it so i filled it up with what i had on hand. Cooking oil. 8 years later it still starts first pull.

You can go out and buy any of the over priced witches brews that are targeted at shooters but none of it is going to do anything spectacular. If it makes you feel any better then do it. But you dont need to over think it.

Originally Posted by Towely

Use whatever you have on hand. It doesnt really matter. I threw some random oil into the holes on the carrier so it would soak through to the gas rings just before multigun nats. Prior to that i "cleaned" it 12 months earlier. Havnt bothered to put a brush through the bore in over 3 years, its not chrome lined. Its a race gun too, shoots like a laser. No malfunctions.

A previous tenant left their lawn mower at one of my rentals when they shifted out. It had no oil in it so i filled it up with what i had on hand. Cooking oil. 8 years later it still starts first pull.

You can go out and buy any of the over priced witches brews that are targeted at shooters but none of it is going to do anything spectacular. If it makes you feel any better then do it. But you dont need to over think it.

Yep, I have bought some ballistol in the past, but the dispenser is a cunt, so I'm now using any old free shit I have to hand: 5W30 synthetic motor oil from work in an old squirter can, the free caliper grease they send you with brake pads, hinge grease etc etc. Using lanocote and a slosh of meths for bulk sizing lube too, it all does the job just fine

I think I asked the same question about 4 years ago and was told : Mobil 1 5w-50. So far, so good.

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

I think I asked the same question about 4 years ago and was told : Mobil 1 5w-50. So far, so good.

this or what ever else was handy at the time.

yep, what ever clean oil left overs I have from the the ute/cars,

whatever is within reach on my workbench, normally bulk pack bike chain lube

Originally Posted by res

whatever is within reach on my workbench, normally bulk pack bike chain lube

allot of chain oil has ptfe (teflon) in it, it gets real nasty and fouled up when hot. ok if you are out dear shooting where you may fire 1-2 shot but i wouldnt want to use it for say an ipsc competition with rapid firing.

Originally Posted by gonetropo

allot of chain oil has ptfe (teflon) in it, it gets real nasty and fouled up when hot. ok if you are out dear shooting where you may fire 1-2 shot but i wouldnt want to use it for say an ipsc competition with rapid firing.

The cheep crap I use doesnt have that, but its a good point for people to be awear of

my eldest is 15she uses 3 in 1 sewing machine oil on her JP to lube and crc brake cleaner to clean but she is 15 and funds determine what she can spend. Its cheap and works for her