i was wondering if anyone knew of a place to get the heavy oil or if anyone had a good alternative....i am currently using slip2000 and it is ok but i was wondering if anyone had a better suggestion as slip2000 was the closest thing the gun dealer by me had.

Are you referring to the Friction Block teflon oil product? That was actually a thin mineral oil with a heavy dose of Teflon dust. What are you lubricating? For pistols, you might look at Wilson's Ultima-lube line (http://www.wilsoncombat.com/a_ultimalube.asp). Sprinco had an excellent heavier lube oil called CC IV, but I don't see it on their web site currently.

If you are just looking for a heavier oil that has good sliding properties, but doesn't need to flow as fast as weapons operation normally require, look at way oils, like Mobile Vactra 2. It is extremely slick on lathe ways.

I'll move your thread to Gunsmithing where some other suggestions may appear.

How would good old Lubriplate work? I use that in lots of applications.

Rev

I used to use Lubriplate. It must be a WWII era lube. It has been around forever. My observation has been that it dries out over a long enough time, leaving the dry lube content in chunks that don't slide too smoothly. I have gone over to the Mil-Comm T25 where I used to use Lubriplate. You can warm the metal and burnish it in. I believe it is the only lube the military approves for the GE gattling guns.

I e-mailed Sprinco (http://www.sprinco.com/), and Alan says his Machine Gun Lube is available. Apparently he didn't put up his own web site, and can't change it easily. You can get contact information from the web site, though. This lube is a motor oil-thick, black oil. It has some micronized, acid neutralized moly in it as well as NASA patent lubricants that bond to steel for long term reliability.