ditching froglube.. need help guys

[luigi1031]

hey guys i have been using froglube for about a year but i feel like my guns are getting kinda sticky feeling and the FL is starting no kinda smell weird not minty anymore. i need to get something else that doesnt stink and thats non toxic. i have been looking at mpro 7 lpx, weapon shield, slip2000 & fireclean. price doesnt matter i just want something thats going to work as a clp, thanks in advance guys.

 

[Bob R]

I have been using Weapon Shield ever since the manufacturer gave away free samples, which was so long ago I can't remember it. I have had no issues with it.

There are tons of quality products, its just a matter choosing the one that is right for you, even if through trial and error.

bob

 

[WC145]

My only experience with frog lube is a Springfield Ultra Compact that I traded into. It wouldn't run right because it was all gummed up, I checked with the guy I got it from and he said that he only used frog lube in it. I cleaned it out with Gun Scrubber and relubed it with MPro7 as recommended by my gunsmith, it's run like a champ ever since. I've been using it for several years and have been very happy with it. I also use Wilson's gun oil and grease and have had good luck with their stuff in my 1911s.

 

[enidpd804]

Scrub the FL out of everything really well before re-lubing. It breaks down standard lubricants. I like Weapon Shield but there is a ton of good stuff out there.

 

[TucsonMTB]

i have been looking at mpro 7 lpx, weapon shield . . . fireclean . . .

These three products have received SWMBO's sniff test of approval and work really well as cleaners and lubricants on my revolvers, 1911's, plastic pistols and even my venerable Garand. Add a little Shooter's Choice Synthetic grease for an odorless, effective and convenient solution when you need a little grease, like the Garand.

Oh, and I still like FrogLube. I have NOT reapplied it after the initial application to the lockwork in a couple of revolvers, but it still seems to be working well in this single applicaton after many months. Admittedly, the minty smell is long gone. I can't smell anything from those revolvers.

 

[UncleEd]

Right now as you gents are ditching FrogLube and looking for something else, some outfit is figuring a way to market another tube of goop.

Or you could just forget all of the new stuff and go back to Break Free or some other similar product. Just like the gun companies use and recommend including Glock.

 

[doublesharp]

RIG..........

 

[sipowicz]

I have found they all work fine: Breakfree, mpro, miltech.... Although my 1911 seems to like grease over oil and I bought a little tube of superlube at my hardware store. I really don't believe gun grease/oil is much different than other grease/oils...

 

[O2Guy]

Back before marketers started hanging cool names on lubricants and charging ridiculous prices, there was

It kept your dad's, his dad's, and his dad's guns working and kept mom's sewing machine running smoothly. And, guess what, it still works today.

 

[tops]

delete: I type too slow. Larry

 

[Harrison]

Congratulations on coming back from the darkside. There are a lot of clp's that will work. Take your pick and use whatever you think will fit into your cleaning/maintenance style. Just stay away from green gunk that is named after an amphibian, that is slimy and lives in a swamp. I hope you get the offensive smell off your firearm.

 

[doc84]

Slip 2000 EWL

 

[Jaysq]

I am a big fan of M-Pro7 cleaner and oil. No odor and non toxic

 

[JayCeeNC]

I use Slip2000 EWL (Extreme Weapon Lube) on all the guns I shoot.

 

[Doug M.]

SLIP for the win.

 

[venomballistics]

http://smith-wessonforum.com/reloading/395096-how-toos-my-skunkworks.html

part two of my how to powder coat bullets in the reloading section shows one of my experiments with Teflon, applied to the race ways in the slide, and frame rails.
While not a total solution, it was one of the best things I ever did to a gun.
It's like a slide pinch and frame peen in spray and bake form as well as the result of being a permanently lubed gun.

 

[carpriver]

Go old school.

Rem-oil. It works.

 

[amazingflapjack]

LSA (lubricant, small arms) is available on line-it is mil-surplus.

 

[DR505]

Well this thread sure taught me something...I now know what a "Minty" gun actually is: a firearm recently treated with Frog-Lube! This will help a whole lot in the classifieds and on the auction sites.

 

[venomballistics]

Teflon slip black powder coat.
I might still be testing the stuff to find it's failure point. But at 2300 rounds and counting through a gun running dry of grease and oil, I think I found the last word in gun lube.