I use bore snakes on all my rifles, but for my revolvers i use a rod with bronze wire brush followed by rod with oiled mop. Tooth brush for forcing cones and other hard to reach areas. I like Birchwood Casey's gun oil and Rem oil. Light coat of oil on all exterior for rust prevention in gun safe. Sometimes I use Ren wax for long-time storage, but I usually only use Ren wax on knife blades that are not stainless steel.