Some folks will not agree to what I’m going to say because it offends decades of use/habit/love in their family history… so, apologies. However:

RemOil

RemOil congeals first and turns in to a plastic-like lacquer over a couple of years.

It’s been my experience multiple times that RemOil will eventually make a revolver NOT work. The last gun I rescued from RemOil was a S&W Model 317, for my brother. He agreed to grab his bottle and together we shot that bottle at the pistol range.

^^congealed and lacquered RemOil

^^after RemOil-ectomy

The frame of the 317 lost some anodizing over this, but it hasn’t affected the function of the revolver, just it’s curb appeal.