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Air Gun Home Forum Index » BB Guns » oiling BB guns    View previous topic :: View next topic  oiling BB guns   Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:18 am Jeremy Member Joined: 19 May 2010 Posts: 12 Hey Guys I was going to oil my BB gun and was wondering is Hoppe's or Outers gun oil okay to use? cheers Jeremy   Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:50 am fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2265 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Do not use any petroleum based lubricants or cleaners on your airguns. This includes nearly all "gun oils" and solvents. The best thing to use is a silicone product (non-aerosol), particularly food-grade silicone. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 11:08 am Jeremy Member Joined: 19 May 2010 Posts: 12 cheers fritz, it says in the manual of my daisy to use a "20" weight motor oil? motor oil would contain petroleum though right?   Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 11:22 am Jeremy Member Joined: 19 May 2010 Posts: 12 also I used some outers oil on my gun a while back, do you think any damage would have been done? I just used it once. Now I will get some silicone lube   Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:26 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2265 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia You can in some cases use non-detergent motor oil on multi-pump pneumatics. I find the practice odd myself, and would just use silicone oil. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:39 pm Jeremy Member Joined: 19 May 2010 Posts: 12 cheers again fritz, did you get my PM?   Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 1:04 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2265 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Oh yes, and the one time shouldn't ruin anything. Just avoid doing so again. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 1:13 pm Jeremy Member Joined: 19 May 2010 Posts: 12 thanks again fritz, funny thing. My dads old pellet gun ( close to 40 years old ) he used to oil it with whatever oil he could find laying around the farm, didnt have the net back then to look these things up still shoots damn hard and accurate to this day, that thing has had every type of oil under the sun applied to it,lol   Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 3:36 pm deadrats Member Joined: 19 Jun 2010 Posts: 72 Same here. Back when i was a kid, which is longer than probably a lot here have been alive by 2 or 3 fold, i had benjamin and sheridan rifles and several other airguns all of which i oiled the heck out of with gun oil. Granted, i never oiled seals or anything like that. But i always oiled the gun to keep corrosion off and kept the barrel lightly oiled. Never had a problem with any of them. Now if you are talking seals, then thats probably a different story, but the OP never mentioned what he was wanting to oil.   Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 11:31 pm donec Senior Member Joined: 19 Dec 2009 Posts: 547 Location: central Texas Pflugerville area back then they didn't have all the junk in the motor oils they do today.   Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:35 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2265 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia The only reason to avoid petroleum products is because of the seals, otherwise I do use regular gun oils to wipe down and protect my toys. Just need to know what you're doing. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:01 pm Jeremy Member Joined: 19 May 2010 Posts: 12 I picked up some silicone oil, so Im glad I asked here before it was too late oiling BB guns     Air Gun Home Forum Index » BB Guns You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsThe BS TopicPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, VarmintingBB Guns Maintenance and Modification----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Regional/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Political/Regional Airgun IssuesEvents, Clubs, Activities Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to BuyPricing and "Deals"   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." 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