I’m always on the quest to find general purpose lubricants that work well for firearms applications. Mostly because there is little, if anything to all of these so called, “Specialized Gun Lubes” that make them that. And while I can’t prove it, I for one believe most all of these “gun lubes” are in fact nothing more than repackaged general purpose lubricants, with the price per ounce jacked up through the Stratosphere.
I recently came across Lucas Engine Assembly Lubricant while I was prowling the isles of my local Auto Zone. It comes in a 4 ounce twist top, plastic dispenser bottle. I think it was around $4.00, or close to that. I tried it on my AR-15’s and found it really works well for lubricating the bolt carrier group. It also is a very good lube for slides and slide rails on auto pistols. It has a nice thick viscosity, and stays put without running out, all over the gun.
Another application I used it on with very good results was the hinge pin and mono block on my O/U Trap shotguns. Again it’s heavy viscosity keeps it where it belongs. It say’s it has an operating range from 0-F to 450-F, which falls into most all gun applications, except in very frigid Winter climates. I also used it on several of my AK-47’s with very good results. And on the frame tabs, and slides of all my Glocks.
There are several makes of these engine assembly lubricants. Some of them are more of a grease base, while others like the Lucas brand are more of a heavy liquid. The Lucas brand I bought also says it contains rust inhibitors in it, which helps in most any firearm application. It also prevents galling, which makes it very good for Stainless Steel firearms. Stainless Steel firearms have a greater tendency to gall from contact of like Stainless Steel surfaces against each other. A little of this stuff goes a long ways. And if it can help a newly assembled engine from damaging itself, guns should be a cake walk for it. This stuff works very well, and is extremely cost effective. It will be my “go to” lubricant for a lot of my gun lube needs from now on. It should serve gun owners well in a multitude of different firearm lubrication requirements. Just thought I would pass it along.
I recently came across Lucas Engine Assembly Lubricant while I was prowling the isles of my local Auto Zone. It comes in a 4 ounce twist top, plastic dispenser bottle. I think it was around $4.00, or close to that. I tried it on my AR-15’s and found it really works well for lubricating the bolt carrier group. It also is a very good lube for slides and slide rails on auto pistols. It has a nice thick viscosity, and stays put without running out, all over the gun.
Another application I used it on with very good results was the hinge pin and mono block on my O/U Trap shotguns. Again it’s heavy viscosity keeps it where it belongs. It say’s it has an operating range from 0-F to 450-F, which falls into most all gun applications, except in very frigid Winter climates. I also used it on several of my AK-47’s with very good results. And on the frame tabs, and slides of all my Glocks.
There are several makes of these engine assembly lubricants. Some of them are more of a grease base, while others like the Lucas brand are more of a heavy liquid. The Lucas brand I bought also says it contains rust inhibitors in it, which helps in most any firearm application. It also prevents galling, which makes it very good for Stainless Steel firearms. Stainless Steel firearms have a greater tendency to gall from contact of like Stainless Steel surfaces against each other. A little of this stuff goes a long ways. And if it can help a newly assembled engine from damaging itself, guns should be a cake walk for it. This stuff works very well, and is extremely cost effective. It will be my “go to” lubricant for a lot of my gun lube needs from now on. It should serve gun owners well in a multitude of different firearm lubrication requirements. Just thought I would pass it along.
Just kidding. That stuff sounds interesting. What is the aroma like? I knew some guys who used Lubriplate but that's a little thick as far as I'm concerned.
