Does FireClean Cause Malfunctions After Prolonged Storage?

By Bob Owens | 5:12 PM | September 01, 2015

This rifle was last lubricated and fired in September of 2013, or two years prior to when this video was shot. FireClean was used as the lubricant at that time and no lubricant was added to the weapon after September of 2013 nor has the weapon been cleaned in the multitude of rounds that were fired prior to September of 2013. This test was conducted in order to determine if allegations made by a competing oil company that FireClean would cause the action to “gum up” if the oil was left on the weapon for more than six to twelve months.

Bob Owens is the Editor of BearingArms.com. Bob is a graduate of roughly 400 hours of professional firearms training classes, including square range and force-on force work with handguns and carbines. He is a past volunteer instructor with Project Appleseed. He most recently received his Vehicle Close Quarters Combat Instructor certification from Centrifuge Training, and is the author of the short e-book, So You Want to Own a Gun. He can be found on Twitter at bob_owens.