Posted on 05/11/2016 7:46:48 AM PDT by TheDandyMan
I just brought home my first AR-15, specifically a Ruger AR556. My understanding, based on the condition of AR-15's I've handled and general hearsay from friends who own AR's has always been that AR-15's, generally speaking, like to be well-lubricated.
However, the clerk I bought it from said that the AR556 prefers "not a whole lot of oil" and the videos Ruger puts out on the AR556 say not to go ham with the lube as well...This doesn't gel with what other people have told me, and furthermore, I've always erred on the side of keeping my guns quite well-oiled. Obviously I'll get a better feel for what works best for the 556 once I've put some use in the thing, but in general is there any reason that I should expect to treat an AR-15 any differently from my other guns in terms of lubrication?
Ballistol,,,
Yup.
Git Some!
Dude. Never go ham with the lube.
Plus you can throw the bacon as an additional weapon.
Don’t know nuttin’ ‘bout them new fangled AR critters but on other stuff I have used 5w-20 Mobil One synthetic oil sometimes.
Like other guys said Ballistol is a real good lube too.
I use Mobil 1 exclusively on all my ARs and handguns (Or did, before the unfortunate boating accident where all were lost, of course)...
Some excellent write ups on the ‘Net...Just search “Mobil 1 For Guns”...Mobil 1 rates tops in every category for which oils are evaluated, reduce friction, barrier, corrosion, cleaning, viscosity, heat breakdown, etc...Costs $6 a quart versus $10/4 oz for the gee-whiz, fancy stuff...
And a fair substitute for a CLP-like product can be homemade by mixing white lithium grease with Mobil 1 in about 1:10 to 1:20 ratio by volume...Just mix and shake...Shake well before using...Use sparingly...YMMV...
Yep. Lightly oil the metal parts so that they shine and you can’t see a layer of oil when you rub your finger along the bolt carrier. If you can see a blob of oil in front of your fingertip when you brush it along the bolt carrier, you used too much oil.
CLP works very well.
You can also rub it on the exterior metal and plastic surfaces to make them bright.
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