only had a few minutes to digest some of foxtrot08 but here are a couple relevant threads to read when I have more time

https://www.ar15.com/forums/AR-15/Best-grease-for-home-brew-lube-Motor-Oil-Synthetic-grease-mix-/7-759311/?page=2

archived :(

Nice. On the rare occasion I need to thin, I've mixed in MPro7 to good effect.

Fireclean FTW

In my experience, the most important factor in AR lube is whether or not it's in the gun. Buy whatever, use whatever. I honestly don't think it matters. I use mobile 1 synthetic because that's what I have  laying around. I've used tons of different stuff, but never seen any difference in performance or cleanup. I'd use canola oil or sunblock if I needed to, and probably not be any worse off for it.

As a matter of fact, I'm lubing my rifle with sunblock after the next cleaning. Stay tuned for updates.

50 years ago my dad told me if it slides grease it, if it spins oil it. I have wandered from this advice over the years, but not often.

A myth that's stuck around for a long while- depends on the application and specification. Again, as far as firearms are concerned, [most] any lube is better than no lube, and they're not very picky. I don't think that rule is causing much in the way of harm, though.

I took some 90 wt gear oil from the rear end of my car and some 10-40 synthetic I drained from my son's motorcycle.  I mixed them together and let them set for a month to let anything heavy sink to the bottom.  From there I put it in a small squirt tube and that is what goes on all my guns. It really sticks to the metal and when I wipe it off it takes the carbon with it.  The only issue is it has a bit of an odor.  

If it doesn't go onto my guns it goes into the chainsaw as bar lube.  

kwg

That's actually a lot easier said than done. Go and try to buy a lithium complex grease in NGLI #00 in less than a 35lb bulk pail -- you're gonna have a really hard time. About the thinnest you can get in a non-industrial size/amount for lithium complex is NLGI #0. While I don't disagree cutting in commercially packaged engine oil probably isn't the best way to go about it, the suggestion of "just buy thinner grease" isn't necessarily a solution, either. However, you can find the base oil minus additives for most grease mixtures and cut that in and it shouldn't be an issue.

What that guy is showing in the video is more like #000 or even a bit thinner. Probably works just fine as long as it's used fast enough and replaced often enough that the thickener base doesn't start breaking down from the detergents.  

Edit: Also not sure what he means by "oversaturating the grease number." I'm assuming he's referring to the NLGI grade, and while he possibly makes a good point about the detergents, the "grease number" literally refers to its thickness. Grease is nothing more than oil combined with a thickener -- simple soap, complex soap, or non-soap -- and potentially an additive package. Mixing in more base oil minus detergents or additives is exactly how you get a thinner grease and lower NLGI grading.

@krdt

Any experience/opinions on THIS ?


I was thinking about giving it a try....

Teflon cooked off gives bad shit I think.  Dallas from CherryBalmz talked about that.


I use Cornhead grease from tractor supply.  semi liquid like a good milkshake.

Yeah, I've read that as well, from several with differing opinions. Not much actual data though.

So many firearm lubes/products contain PTFE, it's difficult to sort.

From what I gather (and I've not dug too deep into it) PTFE depolymerization is somewhere between +500-700*F, and that's where the bad juju comes into play.

Yeah, as mentioned, if you aren't bothered by the PTFE content, it's great stuff. Essentially a pre-packaged version of the mix I make with Superlube oil and NLGI #2 grease.

Concerns about PTFE aside, as far as performance under harsh conditions, Superlube is one of the best in my experience. It also holds up as a long-term storage lube without issue as well.

Oil. Grease is unnecessary, and will cause issues in cold weather.

Thanks man, I appreciate the input.

AR15 was designed for oil. It gets oil.

One of the key maintenance improvements Stoner made over the previous generation’s requirement for 2 different lubes.

Man, I placed my order on 4/30, they took the money, but still have not shipped.  I have emailed CS, cannot get a reply.  Not sure what to think at this point, but wanted to throw the warning out there for anybody thinking about ordering from Cherrybalmz