Lubricating Lever Guns

[CHEROKEE COWBOY]

Dear Fellow Sportsmen:
Today a friend told me that he lubricates his lever guns with
Mobil 1 Synthetic motor oil. He swears by it. He says it helps
with the slicking/smoothing process. I told him that I did not
believe it and that he may be courting disaster because motor
oil is not the same as gun oil and may be corrosive.

What do you think?

Kindly,
Cherokee Cowboy