Recent content by OldNorthState

Originally Posted By: josie_wales The best IMHO is Fluid Film....I use it on all my guns in fact it is the only treatment I use. Also use it on my hands so you know it will not hurt that pre-64 Winchester.I dumped a 12" AL boat and my M-19 went in the drink for 48 hours. When I finally did get...

Interesting that you mentioned G96... somewhere along the line, I'd guess 35 or 40 years ago I began using "G96 Triple Action Gun Treatment" with my firearms for light cleanup (bore, actions - including gas rings/tube in shotguns, etc., and particularly when a really nasty-to-use bore solvent...

Originally Posted By: azsynthetic I still have several cases of Syn-Trek products in my garage. I used them for a while in my pickup trucks in the early 90. I stopped using them once I switched to Red Line/Amsoil products. Thanks for your comments. As I'd said, my father certainly felt they...

Originally Posted By: Greasymechtech http://realworldentrepreneur.blogspot.com/2010_02_01_archive.html Fascinating blog article. While there I also found a prior blog entry the fellow wrote that led up to the one you referenced. And, it also corrected something I wasn't sure about... in my...

Originally Posted By: qdeezie With regards to 9mm, .45 ACP and .223 Rem, what are some brands of defensive ammo that I should look into and what should I avoid? What's a good value? Honestly, I'm not exactly looking to spend top dollar on something that hopefully I'll never have to use, but I...

In roughly the mid-to-late '70's, thru the earliest-to-mid '80's, there was an automotive synthetic lubricants company named "Syn-Trek, Inc" (known simply as, "Syn-Trek" - no relation to Castrol's "Syntec" product brandings of very much later). Interestingly, this outfit was marketing a line...

Originally Posted By: dernp My experience with Amsoil is a positive one. I must say that I got the best results using Rotella 15w40 and at a fraction of the price. My scoot is an /06 1100 Honda Sabre. I'm riding a now-19 year old Honda 1100 ACE (purchased new in '96!... whew!, hard to believe...

Originally Posted By: andrew_g Not my personal vehicle but put "Conklin" brand oil in my dad's 2000 durango and was running it the 15,000 it claimed to be good for well it ended up coming out clumpy and trashing the motor in a vehicle that was never driven hard and always serviced by the dealer...