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what is a good quility gun oil to use.i have some i have been using that is at least 20 years old,and wish to try someting new.
 
Hello! There are alot of STRONG opinions on this subject. I've recently switched to Mobil 1, 0-20 synthetic. This is an excellent forum!
 
I've been using Hoppes for years but recently tried a product called Gun Butter. I now use it Gun Butter on the internal parts and use Hoppes for coating and protecting the exterior of my guns.
 
I've been using Hoppes for years but recently tried a product called Gun Butter. I now use Gun Butter on the internal parts and use Hoppes for coating and protecting the exterior of my guns.

The only difference I notice is the Gun Butter seems to have longer endurance than Hoppes as I shoot 250 to 500 rounds with each gun I bring to the range. The Gun Butter comes in a "pen-type" dispenser which makes it easy to apply a drop or two at the range.
 
Big Subject I Tell You!!!!

You can more opinions on gun oil than on health care.
Lots of info, this site and others. This link will carry you to a recipe for Ed's Red, a long time favorite. http://shootersforum.com/showthread.htm?t=341
Makes about a gallon, split with buddy, trade, give away. Or stored right lasts forever.
Economical, especially if you are going to clean a lot of guns.

CLP is hard to beat, Clean, Lubricate, Protect, and it does a good job of all 3.
Kroil is good for rust removal and "soaking" of a bore.
Hoopes #9 is still a good all round cleaning solvent, don't leave on nickel guns.
It a lady is not bothered by the smell of Hoopes, ask her out.
Lots of other products, especially for extreme service.
Research, be cautious of who/what you believe. What ever you use, don't over lubricate.

Pray and Shoot Daily,
Lee Jones(Celtgun

Have your musket clean as a whistle, hatchet scoured, sixty rounds powder and ball, and be ready to march at a minute's warning.

April 19,1775


Lee Jones(Celtgun
 
Good picks for gun oils, CLPs...

There are a few good products on the US market you can use;
MPro7, Weaponshield, Eezox, Gunzilla, Hoppes.
I use CLPs(clean-lube-protect) on my firearms w/o any problems.
A good Hoppes Boresnake for barrels can help too. ;)

CF
 
Castrol GTX. The same thing that goes into my car. It's cheap and i figure if it can hold up to 9.5K RPM's in my car its good enough for my guns.
 
I like Rem Oil for general wipe down and cleaning. For metal to metal contact, I use either Weapon Shield or a bottle of Remington Gun Oil.

There are lots of great oils out there and honestly, you'd likely be happy with most of them.
 
For lubrication I use bearing grease. For cleaning I use Simple Green or Break Free. For really dirty cleaning I use non-chlorinated brake cleaner. Total cost for a lifetime's supply of these products: $15.
 
whether weather matters

Back when I used to carry lubricants in my range bag I would lend my BreakFree CLP to shooters who had just disastrously found out their XYZ Super-Slippery Stuff failed them.
In the heat / rain / snow / dust / cold.
We'd apply it to their lubricated-but-failing firearm and get back to shooting.

I have a bunch of other very good gun lubes on my bench (Corrosion X comes to mind, as does my now-banned-formula Prolix), but when I reach for a lube I grab BreakFree CLP.


I keep two pin-oiler bottle (available from www.Brownells.com) on my bench; one holds BreakFree CLP, and the other Prolix.
 
Wilson's Ultima Lube for inside the barrel and moving parts. A wipe down with Outers gun oil seems to work just fine for short term storage.
 
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