Originally Posted By: AMC
George Fennel is a good guy and Weaponshield is one of the better CLP's out there. I do not think he is fudging the test or the results at all. I have had conversation with him in the past and he really seems like a stand up guy................... Take these types of videos for what they are worth and what you paid for them. There is no reason bash anyone who tries their hand at proving their product works. These "falex" type of tests out there may not be independant, 3rd party, double blind, yada yada yada, scientific tests but hey, they are something and certainly not worth being pooed on. If you don't like/trust this type of stuff, just say so politely or keep quiet.
I agree. The test is far more than you get with most all of these other over priced, firearm snake oil lubricants like "Frog Lube", or even "Slip 2000 EWL". About all they'll provide you with is some bought and paid for "operator" who recommends it, and say's it's good, because, "it's all he uses, or you need".
About the only thing I would like to see, is a constant application of the product as it's being tested. A sort of continuous drip if you will. At least that way one can be assured there is a steady flow of the lubricant to the contact point. Also, if they put a prescribed amount of weight on the part for a certain specific length of time,
then measured the amount of wear. Not keep applying pressure until the unit stops.
Then you would have a more applicable representation of the lubricant's ability to resist wear over time. It would require a longer test, with more to clean up after each product was examined. But the results would show more of a "real world" type of result the user could more easily relate to. And again I would point out the fact, I would be far more concerned about which
FIREARM LUBRICANTS FAILED, than I would be about what household products or shampoo's you have zero intention of putting on your firearms
PASSED.
Here is yet another lubrication test performed by Bell Performance Lubricants utilizing a similar method of testing, along with a few others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqM8wdaHBaQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jez_qiEOD_w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_okkAH4LqB8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq3kwxaQBUQ