gun oil

ctshep,

Save your money and stay with the oil you have if it works for you.

Oils haven't gotten any better for lubricating firearms over the last 20 years. Just more expensive. Guns don't put much stress on oils the way a car's engine does. Super-duper additives for shear-stress or viscosicty breakdowns aren't needed.

If you're looking for lubrication, try using Dexron ATF. Yup that red transmission fluid creeps into tight spaces easily, it lubricates well, tends to keep things cleaner than oil and is cheap.

For corrosion protection, oils still work and so do products like Eezox, Boeshield and others. Waxing your blued guns can protect them as well.
 
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BillCA: +1

I use ATF as my all-purpose cleaner/protectant/lubricant and it hasn't failed me yet. Rain, sleet, snow; my guns keep on ticking without issue and without rust.
 
WD-40 is not a rust preventative and is only a very light-duty lubricant.
It's primary purpose is that it displaces water (hence the name - Water Displacement formula 40). It's actually pretty good if you get caught in the rain or your firearm gets damp from fog, dew, humidity and sea spray. But follow up with a good oil to prevent rust.

Breakfree/CLP products are pretty good. But most any clean light oil will loosen and clean powder fouling. CLP just requires a bit less elbow grease.

The Dexron ATF works for most guns (thanks jgcoastie for the endorsement) quite well. I prefer a thinner oil like ATF that will creep into tight tolerance areas over thicker ones that take forever to migrate.

Don't spend lots of money on fancy lubricants unless they provide a large advantage. Most don't.
 
oils CLPs, cleaning products..

In general I'd add that you do not need to use large amounts of gun oil, grease, lube, CLP, etc.
A little goes a long, long way. I had a small bottle of CLP that I bought in 2004 and I still have a bit left, ;).
A few drops here & there will keep your firearms ticking.
 
I think most of us take pretty good care of our guns. I'm a bit OCD about it, but I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing.

For the small amount of time that 99% of our guns will actually be exposed to really harsh conditions; pretty much any oil will do the trick. Because I clean all my guns at least twice a month, regardless of whether I used them or not, I don't personally see the need for a $15 4oz bottle of the "good stuff" so readily promoted by the masses.

I'm with BillCA 100% on this one. ATF works, it does a very good job of cleaning guns, keeping them cleaner than most oils, and is a superior lubricant than the vast majority of "wonder-oils". I mean; you trust this stuff to keep your transmission running smoothly for tens of thousands of miles... Don't you think it'll protect your gun the same way?

Oh, and a 1qt bottle is $4 and lasts for quite a few months. I use a plastic squeeze-sprayer (found in the ironing section @ WalMart) to apply...
 
I use several. I guess it depends. I use Ballistol for cleaning. I use either Shooters choice gun grease, FP-10 or M-Pro 7 for lubrication. All of them work well. :)
 
I'm a Rem-Oil man myself. Occasionally I'll use Breakfree CLP. I've tried just about every gun oil on the market at one time or another but find myself always going back to Rem-Oil. It's good stuff. :)
 
drip vs saturate

I bought a 4 oz bottle of BreakFree CLP last century.

I have a ton left (I put some in a neddle oiler bottle available from Brownells).
 
Best I've ever used is G96 Gun Treatment and it even smells good. It cleans, lubricates and provides corrosion protection
 
Am I the only guy on here who uses Miletec-1 on contact surfaces? That's all I use on all parts that make contact and rub on my 1911s. It actually impregnates the metal parts, and becomes dry which is why our guys in the sand box love this stuff.

http://www.militec1.com/
 
Use Rem Oil and Kroil (micro) but have also started using Ballistol and really like it. Non-toxic and won't hurt, and in fact will help virtually all gun parts, "lock, stock and barrel." So for now it's Ballistol, Kroil and Rem Oil.
 
I'm with highvel though I do cut my whale oil with 1/3 high speed turbine oil. Seems to stick to my safe queens better giving longer protection. For my carry pieces I use remoil with teflon. My BP guns get a generous coating of bore butter then set out in the AZ sun to cure. You'd think my neighbors would wonder about a ROA, a couple of NMA's, and various rifle barrels and spare cylinders hanging on my clothes line.
 
I have used good, old fashioned "3-in-one" for years. It works as well as anything else and it is cheaper than any gun specific product. For heavier applications, such as the slide/rails, I use Pro-Choice's Pro-shot gun grease.
 
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