Best oil to coat your guns with in safe

Has anyone ever used 3 in 1 oil? My father and grandfather were collectors, and this is all I've ever seen them use. It's not the best smell in the world but I have learned to love it.
 
Best oil to coat your guns with in safe
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I suggest you coat the guns outside of the safe, then put them into the safe. Unless you have a somewhat large safe.

Best metal protectant oils on the market are the new wave of synthetic thin film lubes. Examples are Eezox, Weapons Shield, Militec, WP25, Gunzilla, probably a few more. Most of these pass the various duration "salt spray tests" with flying colors.
 
anyone ever used 3 in 1 oil? My father and grandfather were collectors, and this is all I've ever seen them use
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As we've seen from all the responses there are a lot of options. Although it would not be my first choice my Father always used vaseline and all his guns still look good forty years later.
 
Gunzilla {first generation} can...as has partially taken the wood varnish off with one of my own rifle's.

I do like to use Gunzilla on my bores though, especially after using salty primers & blackpowder guns.
 
The one with the best and most established track record for long term storage of firearms is cosmoline ..... just sayin' ....
 
It still leaves me with some questions. My guns are stored outside in a hot garage (Houston). It is not ideal but I literally have no other choice. I run several dehumidifiers in the safe and keep the RH at 30-40% year round. The safe obviously gets rather hot for a good portion of year.
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The optimum RH for gun storage is 50%. Museums like NRA are setting the RH to 50%.

I have used RIG in a very humid environment with 100% satisfaction and this was a situation where I had mold growing on the wood. Obviously that was more like 90% humidity not 50. I dont get the comments on cost. A small jar of rig will last you years and years and fits neatly in a gun kit tool box. Penny foolish.

While I am satisfied with RIG another excellent option is Renaissance wax that can be applied to both wood and steel. Again, the NRA museum used this product. Google to read more. Top of the line treatment. I have started using this, not enough years passed to say any more. This stuff seems expensive but a small containers looks like it will also last for years.

If you want to experiment you could try LPS III. It is a synthetic wax and has done an excellent job of long term protection on machinery and should be safe on the wood. This 'should' be more pleasant and easy to clean off, equivalent of cosmoline for deep storage. I prefer to stick with one of the two proven products (RIG, R Wax) or just oil the metal for short term.
 
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I am posting again on wood. The wood is less understood and often left unprotected.

FIRST: No oil, No grease and NO SILICON. Google silicon if you like. Or take my word for it. My mildew problem on the stock was due to grease and oil on the wood.

The 50% RH is due to the wood content of firearms. If your guns have no wood (synthetic) then 30% is fine.

The wood will benefit from waxing and renaissance is the gold standard. Waxing a new gun is a good idea to add a layer of protection over the finish. New finishes are pretty good, but; more is better IMHO. Wax is also excellent (best in fact) for metal so that is a big stroke of luck.

Do not apply wax over a dirty, human oil, or gun oily stock. Clean that all off first.
 
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