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What was the solvent that we used to clean our rifles in the Marine Corps?
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 555901" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>My first real job about 40 years ago was a QC technician with a government contractor for military lubricants. Jet and helicopter hydraulic fluids and lubricants, and LSA grease. The test standards for LSA were very stringent. A whole battery of ASTM tests for metal friction and corrosion were performed on every lot, then the results inspected by Uncle Sam. One test was to coat a sandblasted carbon steel plate with LSA and place it in a high temperature, high humidity, salt water chamber for one week. As I recall, when complete, if you were able to count more then 5 spots of rust the size of a pin head or larger, it failed. I tried this test with some Outers Gun Grease that was a common product of the day and the plate was totally rusted in 2 days. I didn't even bother trying it on the friction tests. I used LSA on my 45ACP's when I shot IPSC. Good stuff!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 555901, member: 10291"] My first real job about 40 years ago was a QC technician with a government contractor for military lubricants. Jet and helicopter hydraulic fluids and lubricants, and LSA grease. The test standards for LSA were very stringent. A whole battery of ASTM tests for metal friction and corrosion were performed on every lot, then the results inspected by Uncle Sam. One test was to coat a sandblasted carbon steel plate with LSA and place it in a high temperature, high humidity, salt water chamber for one week. As I recall, when complete, if you were able to count more then 5 spots of rust the size of a pin head or larger, it failed. I tried this test with some Outers Gun Grease that was a common product of the day and the plate was totally rusted in 2 days. I didn't even bother trying it on the friction tests. I used LSA on my 45ACP's when I shot IPSC. Good stuff!!! [/QUOTE]
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