WD40 for Firearms
 

Is WD40 Good for firearms??, if so can you use it as a cleaning agent for your barrel?? I put some on my stock, receiver, and extieor barrel and bolt handle and it looked great but was that ok to do it?? Thanks

RE: WD40 for Firearms
 

WD 40 is not very good for cleaning out powder residue and is useless on copper fouling.It does displace moisture,but it attracts a lot of dust.There are much better cleaners and lubricants for firearms.

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Wd40 will penetrate your stock and ruin it-get it off QUICK! Best thing for stock is a good stock wax on the finish. As far as the metal,in time it will form a gummy buildup that's hard to get off-both inside and outside. Inside action it will attract dirt,dust,powder residue,etc to cause malfunctions after awhile. Use a good strong cleaner and then a good rust preventive.

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While it will displace water and give some rust protection, there are several strikes against it as a gun oil/solvent.

It is not intended for, nor is it particularly good as a cleaning solvent. It does have penetrating qualities, and has been known to "kill" ammo that got sprayed with it in some carry guns. It tends to build up a gunky, viscous mess in hidden recesses of gunmechanisms where it cannot be wiped out often enough to prevent buildup.

There are much better products for cleaning and preserving firearms than WD-40. I recommend the use of stuff that's made for guns!

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I was a Safe & Vault and Locksmith for 31yrs and never, never used Wd-40.

WD-40 gets sticky when it dries and causes internal problems.

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WD40 attracts crud and starts to "gum up" after a while. And also, it'll go through the finish on your stock.

Get a lubricant made for guns (don't put that on your stock either ), I recommend Rem Oil, by remington.

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All machine oils will run tothe stockin the safe unless you place them barrels down.

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Don't use it on your guns for regular maintenance. I always keep a can around in case I run into a tight/rusty screw (of course this never happens on *my* guns) but I remove it as soon as I can.

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is there a certain way to remove it or do i just wipe it off

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I do not know. I wipe it off and clean the gun with the Hoppe's #9 solvent. Some people could argue that mixing two different products is not a good idea.

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Wipe off the WD40 then for cleaning your barrel, buy a powder solvent and a good copper cutter,or a combination like sweets 7.62 that does both.Hoppes #9 does remove powder fouling,but it is useless for removing copper.G-96 guntreatment works well for lubricating and preventing rust on metal parts.

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NO

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thats funny I've used WD-40 on my 870 Wingmaster for about 20 years and the action is not gummed up nor is the stock ruined.

I agree that its not the best product out there,but its not nearly as bad as some of you fellers are making it out to be.

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I also think there are better products out there than WD40. I use G-96 gun treatment on all of my firearms. I spray it on, let it sit for a little while (60 sec) then wipe it off, re-apply as needed. I haven't had a problem with is yet. Another thing great about G-96 is that it's also a very good cleaner and I use it to clean every part of my firearms except the bores. This way, with athorough cleaning I'm also protecting all the little parts and pieces I've cleaned. After I'm done cleaning the barrels, I spray a shot of G96 down the bores and I'm good to go.

I trust it even on my oldest of guns.

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One gunsmith who used to post regularly on some message boards used to describe WD40 as "The Gunsmith's Best Friend". What he meant was guys who used WD40 to lube their guns were among his best customers, because they were in to his shop regularly for repairs.

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thats some relief lol

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I've seen fellas spray their shotgun actions with WD40 only to have the actions malfunction after a few rounds. I agree, I think it tends to gun up parts of a firearm from the heat, burned powder, etc. quicker than high quality run oil.

I used to use Rem Oil. But stopped at least on semi-auto actions in cold weather. The teflon in cold weather seems to make semi actions more sluggish, less likely to cycle rounds properly. In cold weather and most other times in both my shotguns and rifles use minimal Hoppe's Benchrest 9 on the actions and blued metal parts only. I put nothing on the stocks only wipe down with clean cotton cloth.

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I never put oil on my Rem 1100 action I clean it with Hopes #9 and wipe it dry.

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No dont use that stuff.Get remington gun oil

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DITTO !

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I put WD-40 on my gun back in March, andit's still been in the safe the whole time, is the gun now ruined?

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remember the "wd" in wd-40 stands for water displacement. ive been told its got a bunch of alcohol in it. might be good for a quick wipe if you have nothing in your truck at the time but for long term i would get a good quality gun oil.

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i wouldnt use it

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I know there are more specialized gun oil products out there, but I've used WD 40 on some of my guns on occasion, and have yet to experience any of the horror stories told here. Granted, a good gun oil is best for rust protection, but I see nothung wrong with occasional use of this stuff, myself.

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PAWildman hit it on the head. WD is not great, but not nearly as bad as some would like you to believe.

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no.
As a kid growing up I didnt know any better, i used wd-40 all the time and never had one problem. Hell now days if theres nothing left I still use it.
But as others have said theres better stuff, but it wont harm anything, I would rather use it than nohing.

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its good for the time being, but once it gets cold, it will swell almost, it will attract dirt, and eventually it will just crap out on you. all in all, i would say that if your just looking for a quick fix, go for it, but if you have the time to do a complete cleaning job, deffinitely do that.

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I'll have totake a different path than most of you. Been using WD-40 on the exterior metal of my firearms for 20 years with no problems.Try this test, take 2 pieces of scrap metal and hit them with a wire brush or grinder to get them shiny.Putyour favorite gun oil on one and WD-40 on the other. Then put them outside in the elements for a couple of days. If no rain is in the forecast then hit them with the sprinkler. After a couple of days see which one has more rust on it.


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I have tried it and WD failed miserably. It was a base to a drill press. It was all the time rusting. So I hit one side with WD, and one side with remoil, the cheapest, and thinnest of all oils. The remoil never did rust, the WD did. Shooters Choice is what I like best of all.

Your not going to find too many machinist, watch makers, clock makers, or anyone that needs long term lubercation recommend WD40 for thier trade. I used to see folks all the time in the duck blind hitting thier semi auto shotguns with wD. And they actually wondered why they jammed. I only use dry lube in the action of my gas shotguns. I wipe out all oils. I have yet to have a jam with this procedure.

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I'll admit to using it on the exterior of some of my guns to protect the metal from the weather. I sprayed down a rag and wiped the weapon down. I never put it on the working parts of a weapon because I think WD40 is something of a dust magnet. The only thing for working parts is Break-Free or Shooter's.

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wd40 in my opinion is one of the best cleaning agents the only things that i can say negativly about it is that you cant let it sit in the gun for an extended period of time and you CAN NOT let it get on your stock or you need to wipe it off right away