Marvel oil

A friend of mine suggested I try Bob Marvels oil, so I stripped the gun down cleaned it reassembled as usual and added the Marvel oil. After lubing it a couple times the thing really glides. This oil must have some form of teflon or coating that adheres to the metal providing less friction.

Thought I would share that info

FWIW

I don't remember exactly where, but I saw on some shooting site a recommendation for a bicycle derailleur (sp?) oil. It's called Phil's Tenacious Oil. It costs around $8 for 4 oz, may be available at bike stores, mine ordered one from their supplier, no extra cost. I can't say it lubes any better than any other I've used, but it sticks where you put it!

I talked to a High Master at a match that uses Mobil1 synthetic same stuff he putts in his car. So I tryed some castrol syntec 10-30 and works great $6 +- for a quart

Phil's is about as close to a grease as you can get and still have some oil-like flow. I use it on 1911 rails in warmer weather ... not advisable when the temperature plummets!

Where it really shines is on the bolt of an AR-15 ... it is truly Tenacious!
/B

For most of the time that I have been shooting I have used various greases, most recently Brian Enos's Slide Glide, to lube the slide rails of my 1911s when shooting .45 ammo, but RemOil, a cleaning/lubing oil with teflon when using a .22 conversion. I suppose the lubing characteristics of the Slide Glide are fine, I'll have to take their word for it, but the powder residue from my Hornady/Titegroup loads mixed with the grease to form a vile tarry sludge that continually oozed out from under the rails. After reading in the owner's manual that came with my M92FS that Beretta recommends only a CLP oil for all the cleaning and lubing, I decided to try the RemOil instead of the Slide Glide on the 1911 rails. I don't know how long the lubing sticks around with this rather light oil, so I generally shoot a little spritz into the back part of the slide rails (with the slide locked back) and around the barrel where the bushing contacts, before each shooting session. I normally only do a field-stripped cleaning every 500-1000 rounds (depending on how soon a match is coming up). I have to say that I'm very pleased with how clean the pistols stay with this product. Just about everybody from Cabela's to WalMart stocks it. Works good in my K-38 also, squirted into the cylinder hand and cylinder lock openings and in front of the cocked hammer.
Haven't tried the Marvel oil yet.
Poldoc

Ed's Red. Oil is cheap, guns are not!

Ed's Red is a cleaner - lube properties are only incidental to it's ATF content. It is not a lube in the same category as what are discussed above.
/B

It's listed as "Ed's Red, a DIY bore cleaner and gun lubricant. " but with the acetone as one ingredient i wouldn't use it for a leave on lubricant myself. If you want a cheap oil that works great, get any light weight full synthetic car oil.

with the acetone as one ingredient i wouldn't use it for a leave on lubricant myself

or the mineral spirits ... I figure it provides a little bore protection until the next use - if that's anticipated to be reasonably soon.
/B

If I remember correctly It was 1 quart trans fluid, 1 quart mobile 1 oil, one quart slick 50 and 8 oz of mineral spirits. There was also a mix for a bore cleaner.

Dave C.

Here is the recipe:
CONTENTS: Ed's Red Bore Cleaner

1 part Dexron ATF, GM Spec. D-20265 or later.

1 part Kerosene - deodorized, K1

1 part Aliphatic Mineral Spirits

CAS #64741-49-9, or substitute "Stoddard Solvent", CAS #8052-41-3, or equivalent.

1 part Acetone, CAS #67-64-1.

(Optional 1 lb. of Lanolin, Anhydrous, USP per gallon, or OK to substitute Lanolin, Modified, Topical Lubricant, from the drug store)

If I remember correctly It was 1 quart trans fluid, 1 quart mobile 1 oil, one quart slick 50 and 8 oz of mineral spirits. There was also a mix for a bore cleaner.

I think you have the "Marine lube" forumla that Roddy has posted a few times conflated with Ed's Red. Ed's (primarliy a) cleaner formula is above; the light lube formula as posted by Roddy was:
1.5 qt 10W30
1 qt Marvel Mystery Oil
1 qt Dexron or equiv auto tranny fluid
1 pt STP

Obviously, numerous substitutions in each formula are possible.
/B

From Ed Hall's website at http://www.starreloaders.com/edhall/redoil.html
Read the Note part.

Recipe for Red Oil
as provided by MSgt Dan Norwood, USAF National Guard Gunsmith

Note: Do not confuse this with Ed's Red. Ed's Red is a bore cleaner with lubrication qualities. This formula is for a lubricant. This lubricant has not worked well for me in colder climates. - Ed Hall (no relation to the Ed's Red Ed)

Red Oil Recipe

In a one gallon container mix the following:

8 oz. bottle Hoppes No.9
1 bottle STP oil treatment
1 quart motor oil 10W
fill to gallon limit(approx. 3 quarts) with ATF or (cherry juice) hydraulic recoil oil OH-A/ OH-C/ OH-T

---- end of recipe ----

I still use FP-10, after many years. I saw a demo at Camp Perry a long time ago, with FP-10 and was very favorably impressed. A few gunsmiths I know recommend it.

Here's another Red Oil Recipe



Red Oil Recipe


In a one gallon container (1 gallon gas can recommended) mix the following:

• 8 oz. bottle Hoppes No.9
  
• 1 bottle STP oil treatment
  
• 1 quart motor oil 5W30 (Mobil 1)
  
• fill to gallon limit(approx. 3 quarts) with ATF or (cherry juice) hydraulic recoil oil OH-A/ OH-C/ OH-T