Thought on Wahl hair clipper blade oil?

[junjun]

Can I use this oil for lubricant on a semi pistol? I mean it's designed for metal to metal with high frequent movement. Or is it bad to use on a firearm?

[SCJ429]

Mobil 1 has a pretty good track record of providing lubrication for high speed metal parts.

[Sergeant Hartman]

Lol... I hear kyjelly is used by more ppl

[junjun]

Mobil 1 has a pretty good track record of providing lubrication for high speed metal parts.

I actually google this, engine oil on gun. Surprisingly, there are heaps of people use Mobil 1 for semi rifle and handgun!
Look this up, it's actually interesting read!

[SCJ429]

Mobil 1 has more R&D put into it than most lubricants, including KY although KY has a lot of ongoing amateur testing....

I use lots of automotive oils and greases in guncare.

[Stix]

Personally Id be a little wary of the really light oils like that.
The lighter the oil the more easily dispursed it is...just a swipe on the lining of the inside of the safe & if you have no humidity protection & dont touch the gun for months you could find rust spots...this has been my experience anyway.

I actually use my nail gun oil for wiping down & anointing the bore...its designed to penetrate the guts of pneumatic nail guns, so its thin enough, but its a thicker consistency than the usual household oil such as the hair clipper oil....its also thick enough that it doesnt seem to run back down the bore into the action area so actually works a treat & a bucket load cheaper than a firearm related brand name oil...!

[junjun]

So today I bough a liter engine oil. I applied that to my handgun, everything seems fine. I put a drop on my finger, also a drop of RTH speedmetal. The difference isn't that much. I shoot IPSC twice a week, pretty much every week. I clean my gun maybe every 2 weeks. Rust isn't a problem, I also have one of that rechargeable dehumidifier in my safe. So far opinion at my club is 50/50 with the engine oil. Apparently a gunsmith also recommended the engine oil. A good shooter strongly against it.

I like it because 5w-30 engine oil is quite thick, thicker than the pro-shot I was using before.

Anyway, I am going to try it for a month and see. Cheers.

[RoginaJack]

I can't see why not, as SCJ 429 said about the R&D being done. I also know of a few blokes that use motorbike oil, similar story re R&D. Stands up to heat and friction etc...

[snag]

Back in the day we used to use Singer sewing machine oil and it was fine. Probably very similar to hair clipper oil.

[RoginaJack]

still using it...