Extreme Cold Weather Lube for AR

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FishSqueezer

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I'll be heading to ND this winter to hunt yotes w/ my buddy. Wanna take my Rock River. Anyone have a "tried n true" lube and lubrication regimen that performs in extreme cold weather? I've been reading good things about Slip2000 EWL.

Thanks
 
birchwood casey moly lube has been great for me, havent tried it in extreme cold as I havent had my ar that long but it was below freezing. otherwise lucas oil gun oil is my second choice.

 
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I live in ND and shoot AR's alot in the coldest weather and all we/I use is Rem Oil. I also hunt coyotes with an AR and it works fine. A little lube goes along way in the winter it isnt like you are burning thru a 20/30 round mags so lube isnt a big issue. They will run some what dry in cold weather and a low round count. Mine has worked fine at
-26 F.
 
I echo yoteblaster. I take mine down when it starts getting cold like that and wipe the oil off. I basically run mine dry. Works fine. My bcg is nickel boron so it doesn't need hardly any oil. Good luck up there!!
 
try the Otis special forces lube (spray), very thin coat, goes on wet but dries sort of like powder graphite. This has worked VERY well for me out here in SD when the temps range from 70 to -30 in the winter, repels water and sand as well.
 
You can make your own cold weather lube....Mix some denatured alcohol with some extra fine graphite powder, making a thin paste (auto or machine shop supply house) and apply it to the parts with a small brush... The alcohol will evaporate, leaving a nice film of graphite on the surfaces....Just be careful handling the parts afterwards, as it will transfer to your hands/fingers..But, it won't gum up in really cold temps...
 
I had the best luck oiling the parts and wiping the excess off, basically running dry. Its pretty common to get lows in the 10's-20's below zero at night.

I also like the Slip2000
 
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Originally Posted By: OldTurtleYou can make your own cold weather lube....Mix some denatured alcohol with some extra fine graphite powder, making a thin paste (auto or machine shop supply house) and apply it to the parts with a small brush... The alcohol will evaporate, leaving a nice film of graphite on the surfaces....Just be careful handling the parts afterwards, as it will transfer to your hands/fingers..But, it won't gum up in really cold temps...
In the Nuclear world we call this DAG..I often wondered how it might work, but never tried it.

A friend/co-worker who`s thoughts about an AR (R15)was that being a military rifle capable of firing several thousands of rounds w/out cleaning...
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..well after a couple of cold weather malfunctions, he deciced to clean it and then used Tri-Flow lubricant to lubricate; put the rifle in his deep freeze for 24hrs...fired no problems or malfunctions.

I like 20wt synthetic motor oil.

IMO, clean and lube the rifle regularly, but use the lube sparingly and you wont have any troubles.
 
After listening to a story from an old family friend, I Started using "Marvel Oil" on my bcg this past winter.
He said they used it in their fighter planes for some kind of carburetor oiling system. He stated it worked much better at high altitude cold than what they were using before. I figured if it worked so well for them I'd give it a whirl.
 
Quote:for some kind of carburetor oiling system..It's called an upper cylinder lubrication pump... I used to have one on my '55 Pontiac with the '58 Bonneville engine....Kept it running really smooth..
 
I use stuff called BLUE GOOP. The sell it publicly but I get it at work. It's used as an anti marring compound for stainless and mild steel. A little goes a lonnggg way. If you want pm me an address and I'll send you some in a tube if I can find something. We use it on bolts in a sulphuric acid plant. It works awesome on bolt lugs and on race ways. Let me know
 
We used plain old CLP at Ft. Greely, AK, home of the U.S. Army Cold Regions Test Center. Lube the rifle before you go outside, obviously. At around -40, we experienced problems attributed to differing expansion/contraction rates of dissimilar metals - aluminum receivers and steel bolt carrier. Still, our M16s mostly worked.
 
Thanks for all the responses guys. I may try to run her dry (mostly) and see how that goes. My buddy says that his rangefinder typically quits, the magnification ring on his scope won't turn, etc. So it got me wondering if my gun would freeze up.
 
Originally Posted By: Terry N.We used plain old CLP at Ft. Greely, AK, home of the U.S. Army Cold Regions Test Center. Lube the rifle before you go outside, obviously. At around -40, we experienced problems attributed to differing expansion/contraction rates of dissimilar metals - aluminum receivers and steel bolt carrier. Still, our M16s mostly worked.


+1 CLP has my vote also. I alway shoot my AR's wet with CLP.

But I vote for a cup of coffee and a warm fire when it gets -40 outside.
 


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