Cod Liver Gun Oil

KyJim · April 12, 2008, 11:30 PM

I have a barrel of cod liver oil that I recently acquired. Now, I know the original Ed's Red contained sperm whale oil so I was wondering how the cod liver oil would be for my handguns?

I think it would work as a fine lubricant for the slides and rails of my semi-autos. I also figure it is a pretty good rust preventive since it comes from a fish and I've never seen a rusty fish. I also would like to use on the outside of my wife's guns so it could be absorbed through her skin in case we decide to have another child. I found out it increases the IQ of babies. The best part, though, is that I have 55 gallons of this stuff and it would last forever.

So, what do you all think?

Teuthis · April 12, 2008, 11:34 PM

Sperm whale oil was highly refined. I do believe cod liver oil might go rancid on you, and your guns would stink to high heaven. The good news is that it is high in Omega 3 anti-oxidants, so drink up.

Boris Bush · April 12, 2008, 11:40 PM

Good bear lure too...............

bushidomosquito · April 12, 2008, 11:41 PM

(sigh) I've said it before and I'll say it again, only because it's never even gotten so much as a chuckle. The only food oil suitable for firearms use is olive oil, and even then it only works on Berettas and Benellis.

115scott · April 12, 2008, 11:44 PM

Mix it with Nev c's chainsaw oil and you may have a best seller.

Crimp · April 13, 2008, 09:00 AM

It's in my formula for "Crimp's [color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color] Gun Oil" that I developed from suggestions found on the various gun boards:

1 qt 0w40 Mobil-1 synthetic oil
1 qt Dexron ATF
1 qt Marvel Mystery Oil
1 pt cod liver oil
1 oz wheel bearing grease
1 oz white lithium grease
1 oz Hoppe's #9 solvent
2 oz Rem Oil
3 squirts of WD-40
2 gr of powder residue from a .40 Glock Kaboom

Stir with a .45 cal bore snake until blended.
Apply to all sliding and rotating parts with a Q-tip.

Shadi Khalil · April 13, 2008, 12:04 PM

Quote:

The only food oil suitable for firearms use is olive oil, and even then it only works on Berettas and Benellis.

Zing!

Hahahahahha!

bushidomosquito · April 13, 2008, 12:32 PM

Thanks teif, I can put that one to rest now.

KyJim · April 13, 2008, 01:00 PM

Quote:

The only food oil suitable for firearms use is olive oil, and even then it only works on Berettas and Benellis.

Do you have to add vinegar?

Quote:

2 gr of powder residue from a .40 Glock Kaboom

I thought this was just a myth. I didn't know any really existed.

thallub · April 13, 2008, 01:13 PM

"The only food oil suitable for firearms use is olive oil, and even then it only works on Berettas and Benellis." It will sometimes work on a nice Milsurp Carcano that was thrown away in the North African desert.

When my siblings and I were growing up in WV, Mom used to round us up once a week and make us swallow a big spoonful of cod liver oil. Think if I were to smell the stuff today it would make me gag.

RsqVet · April 13, 2008, 01:46 PM

I am working on a bio diesel formula that will also be a great gun lube.

Stay tuned.....

Tom2 · April 13, 2008, 04:15 PM

Gunzilla claims that their product improves lubrication, it is vegetable oil based I believe. It might make a decent salad dressing too. Clean the fouling out of your system.

shortwave · April 13, 2008, 06:56 PM

KyJim, thats alot of smart babies

, oil might go bad before you can use it all up

B.N.Real · April 13, 2008, 07:00 PM

Organic oils have a nasty habit of becoming acidic as they age.

You might want to sell that oil and stick with the commercially availible gun oils.

Dfariswheel · April 13, 2008, 08:00 PM

Cod liver oil is not suitable for lubrication.
There's a HUGE difference between sperm whale oil and cod liver oil.

About as much difference as between 10W40 and olive oil.

Plus cod liver oil will rot, "turn rancid".
As a retired Master watchmaker/gunsmith, I can tell you that you won't like the smell.
Older watch and clock makers refused to use the "new" synthetic lubes and since sperm whale oil was no longer available, they used various substitute fish oils.
The smell is NOT pleasant.

KyJim · April 13, 2008, 10:30 PM

Okay people, I have to fess up. It was all a bit of satire aimed at those threads about using some sort of non-gun lubricant to save $2 on a $1,000 gun (yes, I know some of the lubricants are pretty decent). Some of you caught on but not all of you did. I guess I need to end this before anybody thinks I'm serious and really starts using this stuff.

shortwave · April 14, 2008, 04:40 PM

thats good to know KyJim as we enjoy your company on this forum. afraid you would have to many smart kids,have to sell firearms to feed them and we would have to visit you on some kinda pamper forum

Dfariswheel · April 14, 2008, 07:00 PM

I always said that if Rob Leatham or another top shooter said he was applying a dab of goose grease to his front sight, there wouldn't be a goose left alive in North America within a week.

WHAT you lube your gun with is not important, they all work about the same.
It's that you DO lube your gun.

April 12, 2008, 11:30 PM	#1
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 9,142	Cod Liver Gun Oil I have a barrel of cod liver oil that I recently acquired. Now, I know the original Ed's Red contained sperm whale oil so I was wondering how the cod liver oil would be for my handguns? I think it would work as a fine lubricant for the slides and rails of my semi-autos. I also figure it is a pretty good rust preventive since it comes from a fish and I've never seen a rusty fish. I also would like to use on the outside of my wife's guns so it could be absorbed through her skin in case we decide to have another child. I found out it increases the IQ of babies. The best part, though, is that I have 55 gallons of this stuff and it would last forever. So, what do you all think?

April 12, 2008, 11:34 PM	#2
Teuthis Senior Member Join Date: April 9, 2008 Location: Southern Arizona Posts: 537	Oil Sperm whale oil was highly refined. I do believe cod liver oil might go rancid on you, and your guns would stink to high heaven. The good news is that it is high in Omega 3 anti-oxidants, so drink up.

April 12, 2008, 11:41 PM	#4
bushidomosquito Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2007 Location: Kansas City Posts: 434	(sigh) I've said it before and I'll say it again, only because it's never even gotten so much as a chuckle. The only food oil suitable for firearms use is olive oil, and even then it only works on Berettas and Benellis. __________________ "Jack Bauer sleeps with a pillow under his gun." "Bush is listening, use big words."

April 13, 2008, 09:00 AM	#6
Crimp Senior Member Join Date: November 1, 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 276	It's in my formula for "Crimp's [color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color] Gun Oil" that I developed from suggestions found on the various gun boards: 1 qt 0w40 Mobil-1 synthetic oil 1 qt Dexron ATF 1 qt Marvel Mystery Oil 1 pt cod liver oil 1 oz wheel bearing grease 1 oz white lithium grease 1 oz Hoppe's #9 solvent 2 oz Rem Oil 3 squirts of WD-40 2 gr of powder residue from a .40 Glock Kaboom Stir with a .45 cal bore snake until blended. Apply to all sliding and rotating parts with a Q-tip. __________________ -Montani Semper Liberi- West Virginians: Consider joining the West Virginia Citizens Defense League.

April 13, 2008, 12:32 PM	#8
bushidomosquito Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2007 Location: Kansas City Posts: 434	Thanks teif, I can put that one to rest now. __________________ "Jack Bauer sleeps with a pillow under his gun." "Bush is listening, use big words."

April 12, 2008, 11:40 PM	#3
Boris Bush Junior member Join Date: September 7, 2007 Posts: 921	Good bear lure too...............

April 12, 2008, 11:44 PM	#5
115scott Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2008 Location: Montana Posts: 109	Mix it with Nev c's chainsaw oil and you may have a best seller.

April 13, 2008, 01:13 PM	#10
thallub Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2007 Location: South Western OK Posts: 3,112	"The only food oil suitable for firearms use is olive oil, and even then it only works on Berettas and Benellis." It will sometimes work on a nice Milsurp Carcano that was thrown away in the North African desert. When my siblings and I were growing up in WV, Mom used to round us up once a week and make us swallow a big spoonful of cod liver oil. Think if I were to smell the stuff today it would make me gag.

April 13, 2008, 01:46 PM	#11
RsqVet Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2005 Posts: 2,474	I am working on a bio diesel formula that will also be a great gun lube. Stay tuned.....

April 13, 2008, 04:15 PM	#12
Tom2 Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,676	Gunzilla claims that their product improves lubrication, it is vegetable oil based I believe. It might make a decent salad dressing too. Clean the fouling out of your system. __________________ Your gun is like your nose, it is just wrong for someone else to pick it for you!

April 13, 2008, 06:56 PM	#13
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,970	KyJim, thats alot of smart babies, oil might go bad before you can use it all up

April 13, 2008, 07:00 PM	#14
B.N.Real Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Posts: 4,092	Organic oils have a nasty habit of becoming acidic as they age. You might want to sell that oil and stick with the commercially availible gun oils.

April 13, 2008, 08:00 PM	#15
Dfariswheel Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 7,478	Cod liver oil is not suitable for lubrication. There's a HUGE difference between sperm whale oil and cod liver oil. About as much difference as between 10W40 and olive oil. Plus cod liver oil will rot, "turn rancid". As a retired Master watchmaker/gunsmith, I can tell you that you won't like the smell. Older watch and clock makers refused to use the "new" synthetic lubes and since sperm whale oil was no longer available, they used various substitute fish oils. The smell is NOT pleasant.

April 13, 2008, 10:30 PM	#16
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 9,142	Okay people, I have to fess up. It was all a bit of satire aimed at those threads about using some sort of non-gun lubricant to save $2 on a $1,000 gun (yes, I know some of the lubricants are pretty decent). Some of you caught on but not all of you did. I guess I need to end this before anybody thinks I'm serious and really starts using this stuff.

April 14, 2008, 04:40 PM	#17
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,970	thats good to know KyJim as we enjoy your company on this forum. afraid you would have to many smart kids,have to sell firearms to feed them and we would have to visit you on some kinda pamper forum

April 14, 2008, 07:00 PM	#18
Dfariswheel Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 7,478	I always said that if Rob Leatham or another top shooter said he was applying a dab of goose grease to his front sight, there wouldn't be a goose left alive in North America within a week. WHAT you lube your gun with is not important, they all work about the same. It's that you DO lube your gun.

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