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Hobo oil- my take on it after all this time

Dusty Stevens

Dusty Stevens

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i dont normally push products- just give my opinion- but i gotta say i like hobo oil more every time i use it. Ive been using it since the first bottle rolled off the assembly line. I have found no ill effects on anything (no crazy gunk or rust where it wasnt before) so thats already ahead of some of the other products out there. You could use plain old oil on your bolt body but i assure you there wont be any oil that makes your bolt slide like its on air. Ive even found it slicks up the gravel blasted adl type bolts remington puts out (thats saying alot). I love to support members of this forum first, but in this case there isnt any other equal out there on the market. Do a search on here for all the other members that feel the same way. If you havent tried it yet, do yourself a favor and get a bottle. If you have tried it do your buddy a favor and grab him a bottle as a gift.
 
I'm with you on this statement. I put it on my rifle bolts and they run slick as snot. I just put it on my Glocks last week main reason for not before it's been too dang hot. I've put it on security door bolts, door hinges, in the key holes and tumblers and they all operate like silk. When I put it on my bolt on one rifle I accidentally got the bore tec eliminator in the rails. You could tell it took the hobo oil off where the patch contacted . Slick everywhere but there.Another Q Tip and hobo oil and back to slick as a babies butt. I would like to see how it operates in cold temps,especially now 95 + degrees. I believe it will do well in the cold also and will find out this winter. As far as I'm concerned Hobo Oil is a WINNER...JMO..
 
Lone Hunter said:
I'm with you on this statement. I put it on my rifle bolts and they run slick as snot. I just put it on my Glocks last week main reason for not before it's been too dang hot. I've put it on security door bolts, door hinges, in the key holes and tumblers and they all operate like silk. When I put it on my bolt on one rifle I accidentally got the bore tec eliminator in the rails. You could tell it took the hobo oil off where the patch contacted . Slick everywhere but there.Another Q Tip and hobo oil and back to slick as a babies butt. I would like to see how it operates in cold temps,especially now 95 + degrees. I believe it will do well in the cold also and will find out this winter. As far as I'm concerned Hobo Oil is a WINNER...JMO..
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Throw the Glocks in the freezer overnight
 
Another firm believer here. I use it on my bolts like everyone else but found it to be excellent to patch down the bore when I've finished cleaning a barrel.
I've changed my cleaning using it.
To start out 2 patches of top engine cleaner then 2 dry. 2 patches of CLR, a patch of brake cleaner then 2 dry. I then finish with a patch of Hobo oil and done.
First shot after cleaning is in the exact spot as before as long as the conditions are the same.
Maybe it's from a good barrel but since using the Hobo oil it's the same every time.
This is the same with my wifes gun and my grandsons as well.
I've never had any barrels do this before so I'm a believer.
I forgot to add I bronze brush in between wet and dry patches.
 
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I will give Ho Bo oil Two Thumbs Up..
I gave it this test. Tune Rem. 700 SS Single Shot .
Strip and Clean Bolt. Install Bolt Dry. Cycle Bolt , Not That nice.

Lube with Ho BO Oil after a few Cycles Much Smoother and Lift improved .

Did the same to my Barnard P Actions same effect .

To the Post above " Hope we don't Run Out of Ho-Bo " Oil
 
20PPC said:
Another firm believer here. I use it on my bolts like everyone else but found it to be excellent to patch down the bore when I've finished cleaning a barrel.
I've changed my cleaning using it.
To start out 2 patches of top engine cleaner then 2 dry. 2 patches of CLR, a patch of brake cleaner then 2 dry. I then finish with a patch of Hobo oil and done.
First shot after is in the exact spot as before as long as the conditions are the same.
Maybe it's from a good barrel but since using the Hobo oil it's the same every time.
This is the same with my wifes gun and my grandsons as well.
I've never had any barrels do this before so I'm a believer.
I forgot to add I bronze brush in between wet and dry patches.
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Do you run a patch down before your first shot to get to excess Hobo out?
 
McGraw said:
That’s interesting, I always thought you were supposed to dry patch any oil out before sending a bullet down the barrel.
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2-3 rounds down the barrel to re-check zero will take care of that. Don't wanna shoot thru a dripping wet barrel, but you' ll need a coupla rounds to get the lube a patch can't get anyway.
 
Since doing this cleaning regiment as described unless the wind has really picked up I shoot only one sighter then go to the record targets.
This is in IBS score.
 
I also use it on everything I can. Works great on the AR's as I like to run them wet. I got 2 bottles thinking it would last forever. Maybe not!!
 
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