FrogLube and High End 1911

I have switched from a 50/50 mix of synthetic motor oil and ATF to Lucas Oil Outdoor line products. Their grease, metal polish and bore cleaner are exceptionally good. I use the Extreme Duty Gun oil as well.
 
The 1911 is an incredibly simple and forgiving firearm if maintained. depending on your shooting habits, etc, a nice cleaning now and then followed by a decent lubing is all you'll need. People go a little crazy these days with the latest snake oil (thanks to the internet mostly) and it really isn't necessary and some potions and such have caused malfunctions, failures, etc. Just do the manufacturer's recommended maintenance and enjoy the crap out of it.
 
I bought a Hoppes cleaning kit when I got my first rifle a few years back. When the tiny little bottle of lube in the kit ran out, I bought a bottle of 3 in 1 oil, and I really didn't notice any difference. Way cheaper than Frog Lube, and no special heating process needed for application. I can't say from experience whether Frog Lube is good or bad, but I can say it is expensive, and that is why it has no place in my gun cleaning regimen.
 
Mystro: "Avoid Froglube. I can't get into it publicly on a forum ...."

2ndsojourn: "Why can't you? I'm sure we'd like to hear."

It's classified. If he talks, his family finds him in the living room having collapsed of heart-attack-like symptoms. :eek: :p
 
I own three Ed Browns. Brown formerly just recommended any quality gun oil -- until he started marketing his own. And I don't blame him a bit.

I've used Mobil 1 5W30 full synthetic for years on my Browns and my other 1911s. It's an excellent lubricant that doesn't gum up or run out of the gun. If you like, there are other good products out there -- Weapon Shield, Miltec-1, FP-10, and others. There's probably a hundred threads about the best lubricant.
 
Ive used froglube paste for a s&w shield, springfield TRP 1911, s&w 15-22, and a daniel defense ar15 without a single issue... Follow the directions, do not over apply it, and it will work just fine.
 
There's other well documented products that have had successful extensive testing like Slip 2000, Weapons Shield, etc....
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Yep, like a quart of synthetic motor oil. $7 a quart, about a 10 year supply. ;)
 
Man I'm old school.

Whatever happened to Hoppes #9, followed by Browning gun oil?
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Heck, if a gal puts a drop of Hoppes #9 behind each ear...better than most perfumes!! ;)

Everyone's trying to re-invent the wheel with oils lately...even more crazy in the vehicle category...
I'm sticking with Tried & True, screw the new stuff. Gimme some Hoppes or RemOil.
 
Don't own a Ed Brown but Mobile 1 & Ed's Red works great on my Colts,Kimber & Wilson Combats
& I use A1 0n all my steaks
 
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Cracks me up every time some new wonder lube hits the market. Cool name, cool label, and people think it's magic.
 
Actually the Ed Brown oil that came with my guns looks / smells like mobile 1.

No impressed with frog lube or really any all in one.... 1911's get tw 25b or wilson oil / grease....
 
Most "gun" oils are repackaged oils coming from other applications and marked up significantly. There are a scant few that were actually formulated using current tribology related to firearms.
 
Funny that I just saw this thread and was just talking to a buddy of mine who is also a FBI SWAT guy who uses the FBI's version of the Springfield Professional at work.

He's not really a gun guy but is well aware that I am and he asked me what I thought of FL. So, I went through the pro/con list of the product and he started to tell me that the team got a huge shipment of it and started using it on their training guns.

He said their ARs (DD Mk18s) didn't have issues but almost all of their 1911s had problems after the first week or two of use.

Take it FWIW....
 
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