Seems that I’ve read that the soviets discovered that mixing a bit of gasoline with the oil kept the oiled parts moving freely during the winter siege of Stalingrad.
I thought you used saliva and silt to lubricate Mosin’s, no?
Soviet motor oil in the 1940s would have been much heavier yhan a modern 0W-30 or 5W-30. Check the oil now before TSHTF... It probably won’t need thinning.
“Seems that I’ve read that the soviets discovered that mixing a bit of gasoline with the oil kept the oiled parts moving freely during the winter siege of Stalingrad.”
Mobil 1 takes care of this problem. And I have an additive for Mobil 1 that will enhance its lubricity...PowerUp.
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Add this to Mobil 1 and you will have an unbeatable lubricant...1 to 2 oz of NNL 690 per quart of Mobil 1. For this application I would choose either 0-30 or 5-30. It will not make a significant difference in lubricity. The NNL 690 provides the boundry layer lubricity, and the Mobil 1, a full synthetic, provides the temperature independent lubricity.
I use this combination in my vehicles, have for many years. I love this idea for gun oil. And compared to the best, high priced gun oils, this combo is very economical.