Chamber reaming oil

[Gunnut26]

Hello, its been a few years since i have barreled any rifles and just recently got another lathe. Is the new Ridgid dark oil still as good as it use to be, and Mobil 766

 

[urbanrifleman]

I use Ridgid for chambering and I haven't found anything better really. And it's cheap and available.

For threading I use Ridgid with Lucas oil stabilizer added to make it thick and sticky. Also excellent.

 

[Will Henry]

I use Rigid Nu-Clear. I like the Dark but it makes my nose itch! WH

 

[linebaugh]

Dark is what you want.

 

[ridgeway]

Rigid is good. I use 766 with 1 qt ATF per gallon through high psi flush. Works great. Smooth, bright clean chambers after. Never had the need to explore any other options. Been using same 4 gallon for 6-7 years now. I probably chamber a dozen + barrels a year for personal use and friends...

 

[Gunnut26]

Rigid is good. I use 766 with 1 qt ATF per gallon through high psi flush. Works great. Smooth, bright clean chambers after. Never had the need to explore any other options. Been using same 4 gallon for 6-7 years now. I probably chamber a dozen + barrels a year for personal use and friends...

How do you think the 766 would work in a non flush system

 

[Will Henry]

One friend of mine, a very experienced machinist, opined that motor oil would probably work OK. I tried some 40 weight and it did work fine, but I still prefer the Rigid. Another friend, a barrelmaker, likes to add a little pine oil, I expect , because he likes the smell! WH

 

[LVLAaron]

I use Rigid Nu-Clear. I like the Dark but it makes my nose itch! WH

But you will end your day with the softest skin!

 

[ridgeway]

How do you think the 766 would work in a non flush system

It will work fine.

 

[Will Henry]

But you will end your day with the softest skin!

I don't about other people, but I have a tendency to nearly bathe in oil by the time I'm done with a couple of chambers. It's been that way my whole life. In the machine shop, everyone else was clean while I looked like I had rolled in the chip bin. I worked for time in a tire shop. The other guy ended the day neat and clean; I was coated with rubber, grease, and dirt. He was a good, fast, worker too.
I worked a bit at a dairy farm and you can imagine what covered me after a days work there (hint, it wasn't milk). WH

 

[KMart]

I don't about other people, but I have a tendency to nearly bathe in oil by the time I'm done with a couple of chambers. It's been that way my whole life. In the machine shop, everyone else was clean while I looked like I had rolled in the chip bin. I worked for time in a tire shop. The other guy ended the day neat and clean; I was coated with rubber, grease, and dirt. He was a good, fast, worker too.
I worked a bit at a dairy farm and you can imagine what covered me after a days work there (hint, it wasn't milk). WH

I have seen those "clean" guys at work also. Never figured out how they did it.

 

[Jud96]

I don't about other people, but I have a tendency to nearly bathe in oil by the time I'm done with a couple of chambers. It's been that way my whole life. In the machine shop, everyone else was clean while I looked like I had rolled in the chip bin. I worked for time in a tire shop. The other guy ended the day neat and clean; I was coated with rubber, grease, and dirt. He was a good, fast, worker too.
I worked a bit at a dairy farm and you can imagine what covered me after a days work there (hint, it wasn't milk). WH

I can’t relate to this. I envy the guy that does our bedding at Pierce. I’ve seen him bed dozens of rifles and have never seen a spot of bedding ever on his hands, forearms, shirt, pants, etc. Me on the other hand, there’s more bedding on me than in the stock haha