cleaner&lube

[Gunsnwater]

Hoppes is my fav and its home grown just a few miles away from me. If you use motor oil for the cost look for non detergent oil https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy...08,d.dmg&fp=746bd702df9010f1&biw=1440&bih=809 My old boss in the knitting industry taught me that it doesn't pull carbon out of steel like detergent oil and to not use detergent oil in unfiltered systems. It kept the socks from getting black.

 

[Old_Sparky]

Looking at getting some Frog Lube for my guns. I see it comes in spray and paste formats. Is it just a matter of personal preference, for paste or liquid?

Chuck

 

[Bkreutz]

Looking at getting some Frog Lube for my guns. I see it comes in spray and paste formats. Is it just a matter of personal preference, for paste or liquid?

Chuck

I use the paste and an acid brush (any small brush will work) on everything except the bore where I use the liquid (it's not a spray, more like a goo) on a bore brush, pull it through and let it sit for a bit before pulling a swab through.

 

[Harrison]

H-#9 or Butch's Bore shine to clean and Mobile One 5w-30 mixed with synthetic ATF 3:1 to lube. Actually the Mobile One-ATF mix does a pretty good job of cleaning for carbon build up, but no copper.

 

[CleanHarry]

I just ordered some Ballistol. I like what I've read about it. Have high hopes. Used Hoppe's since I was 9... I will miss that smell if I really switch.

 

[tbc]

I just ordered some Ballistol. I like what I've read about it. Have high hopes. Used Hoppe's since I was 9... I will miss that smell if I really switch.

You will for sure miss the smell of Hoppe once you open/spray your parts with that Ballistol

 

[Amedeus]

I use to use generic oil cleaners, that the military taught me to use. I read a bunch of good and bad reviews on Frog Lube till I went ahead and bought just a small bottle of the paste to try it out on my ruger 10/22. I figured if it doesn't work the ruger will survive, its built to survive after all.

To my suprise it works very well, it even smells nice, and its non toxic. But here is the thing with Frog Lube. You have to be smart enough to understand how it works to use it properly. Most the bad reviews are from people who try to use it like they would any normal gun oil, which will NOT get the results you read about in good reviews by people who applied it correctly.

Frog Lube is a LONG term cleaning and lubrication solution. Meaning it will work just like any other oil or grease until a thousand rounds or so later and reapplications. The grease needs to heat up through use and work its way into the interior of your firearm to get that super easy wipe away the residue that you read about in the reviews that call it amazing.

If you use it the first few times, a few benefits you will see is that the grease very easily changes from grease to oil after only a few rounds, which makes it great for a conceal and carry firearm IMO because you don't need liquid based oil moving around while you are going about your day. I know use it on all my guns ranging from my Shield 40 to my AK47 and it works great. I even had problems with another cleaner getting a little sticky in my 1911 compact leading to a few FTF, but after switching to Frog Lube and a trip to the range I haven't had a FTF on that same pistol even with the crappy questionable reload ammo I was trying to get rid of. Which turned out to be a pretty good test for the grease. Frog Lube grease smells a bit like peppermint.

I would also recommend you get one of the small sized combined packs to start out with, a small bottle of liquid and grease. Use the liquid much like you would any CLP or oil in the barrel, and major friction areas inside the firearm. I like to use a small hobby brush to then apply a very light over coat of the grease along the inside of the barrel, and trigger assembly. That way the oil doesn't move because the grease is holding it in place. A very fine layer of grease will not interfere with your weapon, the grease will turn to oil after one or two shots, it has a very low heat resistance but that is rather the idea, to burn the cleaning solution into the metal to fill in the tiny microscopic pits in the metal that normal residue will cling too. Once you used it enough that those pits get filled in, then you will be able to just wipe your firearm clean like you see in the video demonstrations.

 

[2tango2]

Frog Lube and don't look back..carbon just wipes off. I wasn't a believer until I bought some at the Sig Sauer Academy Pro Shop. What a difference. Action seems a lot smoother as well. I can also clean at the kitchen table without my wife freaking out lol

 

[Justin69]

Frog Lube wont fry your brain cells like other products do. Its also made in the USA!!

 

[Starwalker]

For me Hoppe's for cleaning, and Mobile 1 synthetic 5w-30 motor oil for lube.

 

[Nwmarc]

To me Frog Lube is like the oil threads I hear on motorcycle forums about Amaoil. If its so good why don't they sell it in stores or gun shops. Not saying it is not a good lube but again why not in the stores. Never had any issue with Hoppes solvent and Breakfree or CLP. I also use Tetra gun grease on the slids of my XDS 45

 

[Bkreutz]

To me Frog Lube is like the oil threads I hear on motorcycle forums about Amaoil. If its so good why don't they sell it in stores or gun shops. Not saying it is not a good lube but again why not in the stores. Never had any issue with Hoppes solvent and Breakfree or CLP. I also use Tetra gun grease on the slids of my XDS 45

I think that the decision to sell or not to sell is made by the gun shops. My gun shop and range sells it. I've seen it at other shops in the area. Maybe the reason many don't sell it is like a lot of other products in this internet age. When you can buy it with a click at Amazon.com for 30% less and have it in 2 days, most buyers do that instead of their LGS. I'm assuming you were talking about Amsoil and that Amaoil is a typo, I'm not sure if that's a good analogy. (not going to get into that "discussion" and I'll leave my opinion about that to myself) I started out with Hoppes many years ago, then I discovered Breakfree in the early 80's, recently I've started using Froglube. Technology changes, if I find something that I think works better, I'm not trapped by "tradition". I now shoot a half plastic pistol, something I wouldn't have imagined me doing only a few years ago.

 

[Nwmarc]

I think that the decision to sell or not to sell is made by the gun shops. My gun shop and range sells it. I've seen it at other shops in the area. Maybe the reason many don't sell it is like a lot of other products in this internet age. When you can buy it with a click at Amazon.com for 30% less and have it in 2 days, most buyers do that instead of their LGS. I'm assuming you were talking about Amsoil and that Amaoil is a typo, I'm not sure if that's a good analogy. (not going to get into that "discussion" and I'll leave my opinion about that to myself) I started out with Hoppes many years ago, then I discovered Breakfree in the early 80's, recently I've started using Froglube. Technology changes, if I find something that I think works better, I'm not trapped by "tradition". I now shoot a half plastic pistol, something I wouldn't have imagined me doing only a few years ago.

We have a huge variety of gun stores and gun shops and I have never yet seen it. But I'm also not having any issues with cleaning and the lubes that I use so don't feel the need to change. I've seen and read there are so many different comments about what lube for your gun on many of the gun forums that hey, what ever works for one that's what they should use. I don't use Amsoil in my motorcycle either.

 

[Justin69]

Frog Lube is sold at a STORE near me

 

[3hounds]

Johnson's paste wax for a 1/4 of the price of this frog stuff.

Use it on the metal and wood of all my firearms as a protectant and cleaner.

Been using it for over 20 yrs. with no problems.

I also use it as a release agent when bedding rifle stocks.

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[Nwmarc]

Johnson's paste wax for a 1/4 of the price of this frog stuff.

Use it on the metal and wood of all my firearms as a protectant and cleaner.

Been using it for over 20 yrs. with no problems.

I also use it as a release agent when bedding rifle stocks.

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Shoot, I used that wax when I was glass bedding muzzleloader stocks and never thought of using it for handgun lube and cleaner, good tip will give it a try, thanks.

 

[Jeffemac]

M-Pro 7 cleaner+Frog Lube Paste

M-Pro cleaner will not break down the Frog Lube. Some solvents will break down the Frog Lube and you lose the long term benefits that Amedeus mentioned in his post.

I use a hot gun to heat up the metal parts of the gun after disassembly and cleaning. Apply Froglube paste with acid brush and let sit for and cool for awhile. Wipe off excess and reassemble.

 

[N4KVE]

I also use Tetra gun grease on the slids of my XDS 45

This is the stuff I use on all my guns. GARY

 

[MSG Glenn]

I started with Hoppes #9 & Valvoline 10W30 lube, then Breakfree CLP & now FrogLube. I wouldn't hesitate using any of those today with FrogLube at the top of my list. I never had a problem with any of them.

 

[PennGrizz]

I recently used frog lube paste for the first time after using break free CLP. My question is can I continue to use break free CLP then use frog lube paste. Or should I use frog lube liquid as my cleaning agent?