I forgot my lube at home.

[46and2]

I'm visiting family at mom's house for a couple of weeks. My brother and I shot pistols and my SFAR yesterday. Today have to clean four Sigs and my AR308. I brought my cleaning kit with C4 and Eliminator but forgot my FP10 and Mpro7 at home 550 miles away.

I rummaged around moms shop and found moly grease and 2 cycle oil I could mix, or some old can of TAL-5 made by wd40.

I plan on shooting again a few times before I leave.
The nearest gun store is miles away, would any of these old lubs work ? Or should I leave the film of Mpro7 on till I get home?

 

[Charliemac]

I'd try the tal5 first and see how it works, then the 2 cycle oil?

 

[PopCharlie]

I'd use (sparingly) the Moly EP Grease to lube the bolts and slide rails, etc. Use the TAL 5 to wipe down everything else for corrosion protection. It's outside of your normal process, but for short term, it should be fine. Maybe somebody smarter than me will chime in.

PopCharlie

 

[GaryL1959]

No auto parts store or Walmart near by? Go grab a quart of Mobil 1 zero weight....enough lube and protectant to last half a lifetime..

 

[D Coots]

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[Tommie]

A tiny speck of moly grease is good for locking lugs.

 

[1911nut]

Ok, gun lube. I get it now.

 

[LVLAaron]

Mix a little oil in that moly. You'll get a nice goop to work with.

 

[sdean]

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Now that's funny..

 

[three percent]

The tal 5 by itself should work great.

 

[XTR]

See, I was thinking "spit on it" (wanna bet if this goes long enough I can pick out the former military guys)

 

[LuvDog]

No Walmart, Home Depot or Lowes nearby?

Get some 3 in 1

 

[Webster]

I'm visiting family at mom's house for a couple of weeks. My brother and I shot pistols and my SFAR yesterday. Today have to clean four Sigs and my AR308. I brought my cleaning kit with C4 and Eliminator but forgot my FP10 and Mpro7 at home 550 miles away.

I rummaged around moms shop and found moly grease and 2 cycle oil I could mix, or some old can of TAL-5 made by wd40.

I plan on shooting again a few times before I leave.
The nearest gun store is miles away, would any of these old lubs work ? Or should I leave the film of Mpro7 on till I get home?
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AutoZone. A qt. of petroleum oil based light vis hyraulic fluid $8.50. It's all I use. Pet oil has been the best machinery lube for over 100 years. Throw all th rest away. I roll 5 at a time on a pad.

 

[Dimner]

Sewing machine oil is the same as hoppies basic gin oil. Perhaps your mom has some of that.

 

[Adam in WI]

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55 gallons? You trying to get a Cadillac into a doghouse?

 

[Shooter13]

ATF

 

[Dave M.]

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Lol. 55g drum of sex lube. Like the seen from Stripes.

 

[divingin]

Any lubricant is better than none; don't overthink it. If you are afraid of the stuff you decide to use not lasting a full session, bring some along and reapply halfway through.

My vote would be the grease for higher pressure areas (bolts) and the TAL-5 for sliding stuff. But I suspect that anything would be fine anywhere for the short term.

 

[Twdmar]

Did you drive to the range? I've pulled a few drops off a dipstick when it was all I had. It ain't perfect, but can get you by.

 

[cmysix]

My God! you shot a gun and you did not clean between each shot? sacrilege