Gun Oil

Texas1911 · Mar 4, 2008

So what is everyone's preferred lube?

I'm using Hoppe's at the moment, but I have used Gun Butter before as well. With the Hoppe's it's a bit easy to go overboard with their bottle.

David · Mar 4, 2008

I love my Break Free CLP

phatcyclist · Mar 4, 2008

I started using Hoppes because that's what my grandfather used and seemed to like. I have used a slew of others, including different CLP products. What I use now is Pro-Tech or FP-10 oil for the actions of all firearms except my Swiss rifle. It hates oil and feels less awesome when I use it. For that rifle I use grease and it is smooth as silk. I have Rem-oil for all bores, mostly because it is easy to apply to a patch.

LHB1 · Mar 4, 2008

I've tried a number of different oils/lubes over the last 50 years or so and have settled on what works for me:
Solvent: Shooters Choice Bore Cleaner
Lube: Weapon Shield or FP-10 or Wilson's Lube
Protection: RustPrufe
Rods: Dewey
Brushes: correct sized brass brushes for each caliber barrel and oversize brass brush for the chamber.

Comments:
RemOil: very light and worked well in S&W revolvers but too light for my preference in 1911 pistols.
GunSlick: worked ok in hot weather but dried/hardened in cold weather to a solid lump and lost lubricating capability.
Molybdenum Disulfide (dry, graphite cousin): works OK for reloading presses but have not tried it on my guns. Prefer liquid lubes for them.
Motor Oils: some people swear by them for lubing pistols but my guns cost a lot of money and I prefer to use something specifically marketed for use on them. Cost for the quantities of lube I use is not prohibitive.

Good shooting and be safe.
LB

ambidextrous1 · Mar 4, 2008

I started using FP10 about 8 years ago, and would still, except for the introduction of Weapon Shield, which I've used for about three months now.

Texas1911 · Mar 4, 2008

FP-10 seems like a winner, what makes it better than other alternatives in your opinion?

phatcyclist · Mar 4, 2008

Texas1911 said:
FP-10 seems like a winner, what makes it better than other alternatives in your opinion?

It's slimy, so it sticks around for a long time. It's also very resistant to heat. I really like it in auto-loading rifles and pistols. The AR seems to like it the best.

LHB1 · Mar 4, 2008

Alan,
George Fennell (super nice guy) developed FP-10 several years ago. Now he has started another company and developed Weapon Shield. WS is supposed to be even better than FP-10. I use both and can't tell the difference. FP-10 is available at numerous stores. Weapon Shield is new but can be ordered from their website:
http://www.steelshieldtech.com/

Good shooting and be safe.
LB

ps: If you want a learned discourse on why FP-10 and Weapon Shield are superior products, call or e-mail George. He is an expert in the field of lubricants.

chevydeerhunter · Mar 4, 2008

I'm going to try the Blue Wonder lube. I really like their solvent. I cleaned my shotgun with Hoppes till I thought it was clean, then went back in with Blue Wonder and it still picked up quite a bit of lead and powder residue. So far, that stuff has been great and it's not as messy as Hoppes.

Texas1911 · Mar 4, 2008

LHB1 said:
Alan,
George Fennell (super nice guy) developed FP-10 several years ago. Now he has started another company and developed Weapon Shield. WS is supposed to be even better than FP-10. I use both and can't tell the difference. FP-10 is available at numerous stores. Weapon Shield is new but can be ordered from their website:
http://www.steelshieldtech.com/

Good shooting and be safe.
LB

ps: If you want a learned discourse on why FP-10 and Weapon Shield are superior products, call or e-mail George. He is an expert in the field of lubricants.

Cool, I'll order some and check it out.