Gun oil for freezing conditions

[Scotsgun]

We used some yank stuff in Bosnia after standard rifle oil turned to mush and froze the action...

Wee green plastic bottle? Aye, we 'borrowed' that stuff too but was a bugger to clean. Usually just used the rifles dry but unfortunately wasn't an option with the A1.

In Norway, we'd drop the rifles into thick plastic bags and bury just at the entrance to the tents. Always remembering to mark the spot and warn everyone on pain of death not to p*** on the spot!

[North Star]

Whatever the Russians used in Stalingrad....

[snayperskaya]

Whatever the Russians used in Stalingrad....

On the Russian Front, including Stalingrad, the Soviets mixed their gun oil with gasoline that gave it another ten to twenty degrees of cold to operate in .

[Maggot]

I have friends in Norway who run their guns dry in the winter.... Which makes a lot of sense. Personally, I've never been out when it's that cold...

Usually the sensible way, see what the locals do. That's how Amundsen did so well in the Antarctic.

The problem is most lubes thicken in cold climes, but a majority of issues will be moisture in the guts of the thing freezing up and locking the thing solid or turning to slush.

Our aircraft used a low cold test oil that was very thin in normal temps but about normal in the very cold climates like Norway....mind you, not much help if the ruddy batteries dont want to play......

Sniperskaya's comment re thinned oil makes perfect sense if a bit niffy.

All I can say is as you lose weight....jees dont you feel the cold!!!!