Best gun lubricant

[pineappleshooter]

I use Speed-X skateboard oil. It is designed to lube skateboard wheels. Does a great job - think about it - how fast do skateboard wheels go? If it can stay in place on skateboard wheels it is awesome for guns.

 

[TAROMAN]

Bacon grease for me.
Smells great when shooting.

 

[therevjay]

You're dead on 1SG, I've similar experiences of my own with it and concur 100%. My old grandad who served 36 years had introduced me to Hoppe's when I was a child as apparently it was in use by the Army in his day (WWI, WWII) and he swore by it. I still use it. But by the time I came in the Army, CLP, or Breakfree was the stuff of the day, and still is. The Army eased away from LSA because soldiers were not wiping it off after firing; it has no protectant and is designed to be used only during firing. When CLP/Breakfree came along, it quickly proved to be the perfect solution for the soldier's use and maintenance of weapons. For civilian modern weapons, it's a great choice if you are not sure about finishes being damaged, and is a great protectant. I still love Hoppe's, but Breakfree is a proven winner, at home, and on the battlefield. It works very well on machine guns as you well know, and everything in between.

One more vote for "Breakfree". Although any of the lubes mentioned by others and even 3 in 1 oil or WD 40 will work OK if a light coat is applied on a regular bassis.

 

[pokute]

The best lube for any situation is one that does not run away or degrade during normal use, and which doesn't contribute to the build-up of debris in close tolerance areas. Light, mobile oils with good tenacity, like CLP/Breakfree, are excellent for close tolerance use. Applying Breakfree and then wiping it off leaves a perfectly good lubrication layer for a day of shooting.

Sometimes you want to grease up a loosely fitted slide or bearing. It's best to use a transparent, colorless grease because you can tell immediately if it starts to get dirty, and hopefully fix something that starts wearing rapidly before it fails. There is a very high quality transparent grease called "Super Lube" that I have used over a temperature range of -150 to 550 F for sustained periods (days). I used it for lubricating high-speed high-load sliding parts when I did aircraft structure testing, and it is great stuff.

I hate to say it, given some of the enthusiastic statements in this thread, but Graphite and Molybdenum Sulfide are bad choices for close-tolerance applications, because they are both prone to building up flakes, and can produce disasters under high load.

 

[TAC]

"To be honest, as a lube just a qt of straight Mobile one synthetic(or the Wal Mart brand) will work as well as anything and last for ever."

Botta bing, botta boom. How true.

While being an excellent lubricant, it does not perform very well as a rust preventative.

 

[sipowicz]

Extra virgin Italian olive oil on the internals and a wipe down of the finish with "I can't believe it's not gun oil."

 

[Moonman]

WD-40 is a WATER DISPLACEMENT (WD), it's also the 40th try to produce a usable formula as a water displacement, hense it was called WD-40.

BREAKFREE CLP is a good Clean, Lube, and Protect product.

Rusty's Rags are good for wipe down, they're Sheepskin pieces impregnated with Silicon. (Google it, I think MidwayUSA even carries them now)

 

[LouisianaJoe]

Hello all, this gun cleaner/lubricant is a grease less spray. It's called Safari Charlie Gun Lube have any of you used it yet? it has some pretty good reviews:
Gun Lube - Safari Charlie
This is not a spam website, just pointing out a good product in case you are interested.

For those who have used it, let me know what you think!

I have used this in the spray can and the bottle. I have used it to remove cosmoline and and I also used it to clean guns. I took a brown 3M pad and some of the charlies to clean the rust off of an old wood lathe that had a pipe type mount. It did a good job of removing the rust and it has not rusted again in over a year.

I started using the Slip2000 cleaner and oil because the cleaner is water based and neither the cleaner or the oil have a smell so they can be used inside and it avoids the wifey feedback that we all enjoy. The cleaner is good for milsurp ammo with corrosive primers once you get the barrels clean when you first get it. I use Kroil and JB Bore Cleaner on C&R guns when they arrive.

I also use the Shooters Choice lube on pistol slides.

 

[OK Hog Shooter]

I've been a Hoppe's and RemOil fan for years... but the truth be known... I usually use whatever is handy when I'm cleanin firearms. I am in the process of expanding my knowledge of oils and lubricants, though, and will be trying some of the suggested remedies. I do have a small glass vial of bear grease... hmmm... wonder how that will work? I know it works great on flintlocks!

 

[VN Vet]

Now I am using only Ballistol. I use it to clean, lube & protect. I spray it on and let it set for a bit and then brush/wipe down. If not clean I repeat. To protect: I spray lightly and rub it lightly to spread around then let dry.

There is a Eezox Dealer in the next town over. I may give him a call and buy some to try.

Vv

 

[Old 44 Guy]

I use Hoppe's #9 on the bore then use Breakfree on the rest of the gun including bore. I live within 4 miles of the Pacific & salt air is rough.

 

[amazingflapjack]

I like LSA (lubricant-small arms) and have used it for many years. It is probably still available on line for around 10.00 a qt. It is an Army surplus item from the Viet Nam War. Also-lately, after reading other's experience, I am set to use some Mobil 1 motor oil on my auto loaders, especially. In my case, I have taken 20w-50 motorcycle specific oil that I drained from my MC, and then filtered through about 6 inches of paper. I ended up with about 3 qts of filtered $10.00 a quart oil. I have already used it around the house some, hinges and such, and wow, it is slick stuff. I figure it should be fine on an auto rail, etc, and what's nice is that the hotter it gets, the thicker it gets! Flapjack.

 

[yeti]

BreakFree CLP & LP have worked well for me for many many years.

 

[NE450No2]

As some have stated if you do good maintance it really does not matter what lube you use as long as your gun is properly lubed.

I have found when shooting an AR15/M16, as much as 1000 rounds in a single day for 5 or 10m days straight, as long as I use BreakFree I have never had any problems. I have had the gun lock up when using other products.

Also BreakFree always ranks highly in corrosion tests.

If I could have only one liquid lube, it would be BreakFree.

It is a great cleaner as well.

In high dust areas for sporting arms I like Prolix.
It dries and leaves a dry lybe behind and does not attract dust.

It works to protect leather, and wood as well.

I also use a lot of Ballistol. It is especialy good in rainy conditions and I use it for all small to medium cuts and abrasions...

 

[handejector]

I will go against the grain here, but I still haven't found anything better than WD-40 for keeping a gun from rusting in hot, humid Georgia weather. I still use Hoppes #9 as a solvent, and 3-1 oil, or most any other kind of machine oil, as a straight lubricant.

Try Corrosion-X.
It truly is magic. The lubricity is very high also- BETTER than Mobil-1 synthetic.
CorrosionX for Guns

 

[Rule 303]

I use CLP on most of my firearms as a lubracating agent and a rust preventive.

The guys down at the local Atomic Bomb Factory who drive them around and guard the facility did a study several years ago and found that CLP gave the best quality of protection and as lubricant. They also found that LSA was the best at not gumming up at cold temperatures. They did these test some years ago, so I sure there are new super duper things out now. Me, I just stick with CLP, LSA and Hoppe's Love Potion #9.

Rule 303

 

[walnutred]

Yesterday afternoon I was packing for the range and noticed one of the semi autos looked a little dry. Being that I was packing in the kitchen I lightly lubed it with a little extra virgin olive oil. The pistol functioned fine and there was no unsual residue. I think what you use is less important than using something. My normal lube is Dextron ATF.

 

[snowman]

Try Corrosion-X.
It truly is magic. The lubricity is very high also- BETTER than Mobil-1 synthetic.
CorrosionX for Guns

I've been using this for 7 or 8 years and I'm in agreement with Lee -beats anything I've ever seen or used with respect to rust prevention. I keep all my Smiths in their blue plastic foam-lined cases(almost a crime according to some), and not a one of them have a speck of rust on them after all this time.

It's also an outstanding lubricant, which is of course what oldman45 asked about. It doesn't run off, but also migrates to those areas one can't reach with a rag or whatever one uses to oil the gun, similar to PB Blaster the famous penetrant. I'm sold.

Andy

 

[gizamo]

Cash...Visa, and Mastercard.

Makes em slide right into the safe.

 

[Onomea]

Grant Cunningham, the highly respected revolver smith, has an artticle on this. His conclusion? Automatic Transmission Fluid, as others have noted above.

Here's the article: GrantCunningham.com - Library