My NEW favorite gun oil....

[huthike]

I'm with mauser9, like trying some new things. Ordered some up to see.

 

[IrishFritz]

Mobil One 10-30, works great and dirt cheap.

 

[sonora]

I have used G-96 for years and I really like it. The one issue I have with it is it is very expensive. I use it mainly to clean bores and charge holes. It leaves them so clean they sparkle and glow. For routine wipe down on the exterior surface I use a soft flannel cloth treated with Mineral Oil. I extend the life of the bottle
of G-96. I do have a question, for long term storage will G-96 work as well to protect against rust as a good gun grease?

 

[luvsmiths]

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.

You HAVE to try Castrol 10-30! ( non synthetic- the synthetic slides right off the rails) It's leaps an bounds over the Mobil 1, and the 0W-20 is just too thin a viscosity to begin with.
I know I'm going to catch it now from the tranny fluid guys.

 

[Mike-AK]

BALLISTOL no others needed and Cancer free!!

Actually, Ballistol is composed mainly of mineral oil, which has been claimed to be carcinogenic. That said, the exposure levels related to lubricating your firearms is going to be so low that toxicity isn't a big concern. You'd have to bathe in the stuff.

 

[SnidelyWhiplash]

Smith & Wesson used to put out a gun lube years ago. When I attended S&W Armorers School back in the early '90s they gave each student some.

I've been told by the owner of a gun store that was the best gun lube he ever saw but it's now unavailable. I think I may still have a tube or two of it...stored away somewhere.

 

[chief38]

It's a gun not a Saturn rocket.

Yup - you're right! I just have a thing with Oil quality & performance as I have used CLP's for a long time now and want the very best out of what I use. The Synthetic G96 is so far the best I've found. Hey..... it's not easy being me!

I am also a big Amsoil proponent for Gasoline engines. I use it in my vehicles, motorcycles, generators, power equipment, etc. While it may be over kill in some instances, I have had stellar luck with it and believe it's about the best I can get.

 

[chief38]

Smith & Wesson used to put out a gun lube years ago. When I attended S&W Armorers School back in the early '90s they gave each student some.

I've been told by the owner of a gun store that was the best gun lube he ever saw but it's now unavailable. I think I may still have a tube or two of it...stored away somewhere.

Try and find out which company made it for S&W. They never made oil in house, so someone was private labeling it for them as they did for Colt, Browning, etc. Since I've never tried that one I have no idea how well it worked.

 

[Narragansett]

Well on the outside of my guns I use Kelloggs Professional products pure silicone Sandusky, Ohio. Been using it since 1968. Never a rust spot.

Hinge pins on shotguns I use a centerless grinding grease. Pretty tacky stuff.
Internal parts of actions, military LSA55 weapons oil ( I figure the Army tested it plenty). Sometimes Marvel mystery oil applied with a toothpick.
Light grease where needed, Ponsness Warren STOS very sparingly

 

[Yaworski]

I use whatever is at hand. The can of Hoppes oil that I got when I bought my first gun is still in use. I have cans of CLP, LSA, Remoil, Birchwood-Casey, and who knows what else. I have never noticed any difference between the slipperiness of any of them.

 

[Mike-AK]

Try and find out which company made it for S&W. They never made oil in house, so someone was private labeling it for them as they did for Colt, Browning, etc. Since I've never tried that one I have no idea how well it worked.

I remember it. It looked and smelled a lot like Tetra gun oil to me.

 

[Autonomous]

It's a gun not a Saturn rocket.

Sperm oil was a highly regarded gun oil, it's used on spacecraft too.

 

[John_M52]

A guy I worked for years ago was 1st Marine Div in Korea. He was at the Chosin Resavoir and said it was so cold they cleaned/lubed with gasoline because oil would get so thick it would cause malfunctions. Fact or fiction, IDK. Some synthetic would have worked wonders back then.

 

[Dogbone44Spl]

Anyone here Fiendoil ? Used it for years.

 

[Yaworski]

Sperm oil was a highly regarded gun oil, it's used on spacecraft too.

I'd comment but I'd likely get a time out.

 

[CH4]

It's a gun not a Saturn rocket.

Only a rocket surgeon would use rocket oil.

 

[diyj98]

I read all the gun oil tests and reviews and after weighing all the scientific data, I use whatever I find on sale . Right now it's Remoil because I bought a couple gallons cheap when a local store went out of business.

 

[LittleAugieMo]

SiliKroil,Militec,Froglube,G96,& 3in1(treeinoneoil). In no particular order,but the kroil is used most.

 

[SnidelyWhiplash]

A guy I worked for years ago was 1st Marine Div in Korea. He was at the Chosin Resavoir and said it was so cold they cleaned/lubed with gasoline because oil would get so thick it would cause malfunctions. Fact or fiction, IDK. Some synthetic would have worked wonders back then.

General Curtis LeMay said he had the B17 gunners in his group clean their .50 Brownings with gasoline for exactly that reason…at the 20k plus altitudes they flew at the guns would malfunction as the oil thickened.

 

[chief38]

General Curtis LeMay said he had the B17 gunners in his group clean their .50 Brownings with gasoline for exactly that reason…at the 20k plus altitudes they flew at the guns would malfunction as the oil thickened.

IIRC many years ago when reading the M1 Garand service manual they specifically said do not use any oil below a certain temperature for the reason of it possibly freezing up. Back then they did not have the products we now have.