Originally Posted By pepperbelly:
After reading this forum for years I have a good idea how to clean an AR15 and my AR 308. I see a lot of oils and lubes recommended, and read a lot of threads about cleaning the gunk and built up carbon.
Does every lube and oil leave this, or is there one that leaves a noticeable amount less fouling? Does one leave fouling that is easier to clean than the others?
Is the difference enough to notice or are they all about the same? Is they all leave it about the same I will go with what lubes best.
Jim
they all leave the same, the difference is in how the oil keeps the fouling in suspesion.
i use a 50/50 mix of Mobil 1 Synthetic 5w30 and ATF and it makes clean up a breeze, carbon is very easy to remove even after 500rnds
The only one I've personally tried that seemed to not build up a lot of carbon, even in places notorious for building up carbon and should NEVER be lubed ( the gas piston on an M249, it seemed like the ultimate test of claims to "reduce fouling buildup") was Milcom TW25-B. Some great stuff, just a little expensive.
Tetra isn't as bad as most of the other lubes I've used personally either.
I've heard really good things about most of the synthetic engine oils. A guy I know uses it and says it keeps stuff from building up and sticking as bad as the other oils he's used. Since all non racing oil has a pretty high about of detergent and suspension additives it makes sense to me.
I have found Froglube to leave absolutely no junk when it burns off––if you burn it off. Here is a video that I made comparing burn-off of several popular "boutique" lubes against it:
http://youtu.be/e3dAsxzJlug
^^^Sprinco Machine Gun Lube, Weaponshield CLP, and Froglube paste. Burn-off test^^^
