My friend Ivan has produced a video on cold weather shooting, including lubrication considerations, with various firearms.
Learn more at kitbadger.com/cold-weather-gun-testing-cleanliness-lubrication.
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It is always good to remember to use the right lubricant for the environment you are shooting in. CLP and Slip 2000 do well in temperatures below 32 F and below 0 F. CLP is rated at -65 F and Slip 2000 rated at -85 F. The Lucas extreme gun lube is rated for -38 F, which is surprising it did not pour. It could be the metal applicator that is used on the bottle at -13 F in the video.
We have lost a lot of institutional knowledge of cold environments for firearms since the Cold War ended in the 1989 in these wet and cold, dry and cold environments. Jungle environments have a set of different problems with firearms involving the high humidity, rain, and salty coastal zones.
It’s interesting to contrast this with AK Operator Union’s recent video on winterizing the AK platform which basically boils down to making sure the gun is clean and bone dry. No lubricants needed.
Not to turn this into the worst debate of all time, but ARs will run clean and bone dry as well.
MagicPrepper put out a cold weather vid as well. He had similar issues with getting the AR’s to chamber and also had some trouble with a USPc. At the time I wrote it off to an out of spec rifle ,but seeing Ivan have similar issues….
It’s an insane take. The fact that a mechanical device with moving metal on metal parts doesn’t require lube because its cold is just downright wrong.
It might work on a range day, but for prolonged FTXs and similar, it’s bound to give you issues. At some point, any snow or frost condenses and turn to water- either by moving into a heated tent/vehicle or simply by shifting temps (day/night, sun/overcast etc.) Then you go back into the elements and that freezes. Now you have ice inside of your rifle or magazine that will cause issues.
Most oils used in firearms are hydrophobic and have a freeze point a lot lower than water. This means that water will not freeze in an area where there is oil, and the oil stays liquid in any temperature you’re in. NATO spec CLP has a freeze point of -65F/-53C, which is pretty damned cold.