My NEW favorite gun oil....

[chief38]

OK - call me OCD when it comes to gun oil, I'll admit it - LOL!!

So after 40 years of using Rig #2 Gun Oil , (discontinued by the new Birchwood-Casey 5 years ago) I started using BreakFree CLP - excellent stuff! Recently after participating in a gun oil thread here, I started using (found some I had squirreled away) G96 Gun Treatment - excellent CLP and smells the best of any gun oil I know of! In my OCD quest for the best, I bought and started using G96 Synthetic - approved for the US Army latest spec's. While the synthetic doesn't have the great aroma of the regular G96, (basically it has no smell at all) it actually is an incredible gun oil!! It actually cleans better and is super duper slick!

More than likely it's even over-kill for routinely maintained firearms, butt for the OCD guys out there, guys who go into the field to hunt, or if you live in extreme climate areas - you should give it a try. I still use the regular G96 from time to time just because I love the smell.

 

[robertrwalsh]

Darn. That means I will have to give up using old guacamole paste as a gun lube. It smells really great but is kind of messy.

 

[1911haulic]

My NEW favorite gun oil....

Ok, I'll bite, what is your favorite gun oil?

 

[Electraclyde]

You are supposed to oil guns? LOL.

 

[Mike-AK]

I used to like MPro7 LPX gun oil (the old formulation) but since Hoppe's bought them out I think it is just repackaged Hoppe's gun oil, and unfortunately my old supply has polymerized into a solid block of useless goo inside the bottles. I now use SuperLube oils and greases except for my 10/22s and MK IV pistols, where I have had really good luck with Hornady OneShot.

 

[hkcavalier]

Italian Gun Grease was this for me, but they came and went during the last decade. I've mostly been using CLP but will have to check out G96. With that said, unless it's strictly as a protective layer I tend toward heavier greases for action parts, all stemming from military days of making good use of 90w gear oil and auto grease where CLP would just burn up or dry off.

 

[chief38]

I was particularly impressed with how well it cleaned my Sig P365 yesterday. Normally, the patches start coming out clean within the first 4 -5 cotton patches and after a few initial passes with a Bronze brush.

The Syn. G96 kept taking out more and more! I will also say the slide on the P365 is slicker than ever.

 

[T112-4]

Going to give G96 syn a try. A number of years ago at a company shoot a dealer gave out samples of Militec-1 weapons grade syn metal conditioner. Works great I took several hands full at the end. But I am all most out.

 

[MetalMan]

I just purchased a can of G96 Complete Gun Treatment and have only used it to wipe down the exterior and run a patch thru the barrel and chambers of a "clean" gun…

Much more pleasant scent than Ballistol but have yet to test effectiveness on a "dirty" gun.

 

[JH1951]

A drop of Mobil-1 0W-20 on the inside is about as extravagant as I get. The outside has all oil removed and a coat or two of Ren Wax or Johnson's applied. Never had any type of problem with gun or car internals using the product, and at $0.25/oz I am quite happy with the expense.
Over the years I have tried a lot of products and none have brought me more satisfaction and confidence.
The quest for the newest and best has ended for me, although I must admit that at one time I was also OCD on the issue.

 

[Autonomous]

We all want to love our guns, Harleys, boats, etc. etc.
I'm just as guilty of buying nano-teflon-ceramic-graphite-tungsten-molybdenum wonder oil as the next guy. Thing is, guns especially don't stress and break down oil like a 7,000 mile vehicle oil change.

Total loss engine lubrication systems were replaced by circulating oil systems well over a century ago. Our guns still have total loss systems, and other than corrosion resistance the oil only needs to and can provide temporary protection.

 

[Protocall_Design]

It's been my experience that the synthetic lubes don't tend to dry out over time or get thicker in cold weather like the older petroleum based lubes. My favorite for years has been CLP, now is Lucas Extreme Gun oil. Probably the G96 synthetic is about the same.

 

[Rpg]

I'm still using sewing machine oil. Have for years.

Right now I'm working through a batch (4 cans) I picked up at a garage sale for $1 last summer.

I've never found that the products tailored for guns do a better job.

 

[bigwheelzip]

It's been my experience that the synthetic lubes don't tend to dry out over time or get thicker in cold weather like the older petroleum based lubes.

or get thin and runny from the heat generated by shooting during extended range sessions.
Synthetic lube pretty much stays where you put it until you take it off.




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[somorris]

I started using RemOil gun oil (when I couldn't find Outers) way back in the dinosaur age and still use it now. I am looking for a shotgun cleaning kit for Christmas for my grand son. I don't think the old metal Outer's shotgun cleaning kit like I have is still available. I want brass rods, and it looks like a Hoppes kit will likely be what I buy for him. The kit comes with oil.

 

[jeeps]

BALLISTOL no others needed and Cancer free!!

 

[stang1911]

How About Royal Purple 0w8 XRP Synthetic Racing Oil, the ultimate gun oil.

 

[lrb1200]

Been using Tri-Flow for decades,
never ran into anyone that's even aware of it.

 

[ladder13]

It's a gun not a Saturn rocket.

 

[mauser9]

Always like trying something new. Been using Rem-Oil and Breakfree CLP in the past for lubing. Hoppes for bore work. That Remington gun cloth works well which has oil and rust inhibitors is a good choice for wipe downs too. Thanks for the tip.