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I just came into some Froglube. On line some say it's the best thing to ever happen to gun cleaning and some say it's a gimmick. Anyone out there used this stuff? What do you think? I'm going to give it a try on one of my heavy use shooters and report back. They say you can even eat this stuff so if it doesn't work at least it won't go to waste.
 
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I have been using it on all my handguns for about a year now and very happy with it. Might be time to do a deep cleaning. When I run out of hopes and rem oil I will be converting my rifles over to it.
Biggest immediate differene was that the handguns were easier to clean and if only lightly used could simply be wiped off.
 
I picked some of the paste up and am currently testing it my M&P45. So far it's been no better or worse than the Ed's Red I've been using for the last 20 years, but it is 20 times more expensive.
 
Make sure you use it exactly as instructed on the container.
Excess frog lube becomes very stiff when near freezing and hard as a rock in 0 degree temps.
It has and will make cleaning easier as stated before, but if you live or hunt in cold country just remember EXCESS Frog lube ( in COLD temps )can inhibit the action/trigger/hammer etc.
It does a decent job , but I don't see it being nearly as good as my regulars of Miltec-1 and Ballistol.
 
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Been pleased with it myself. Have used it on some but not all to test. Love the smell. Performance results are very good.

Better than Mobil 1 on the AR innards? Jury still out. More expensive and better smelling? Yes. Might be more able to enlist your wife in gun cleaning duty...
 
Some guy did an impromptu test on another forum.

He drove nails into his deck railing, coated with various coatings, including Froglube.

The Froglube barely did better than Eezox.

I will switch away from Eezox, when I drive my guns into the deck!! :eek:


:D
 
I got a few of the little sample packs at a gunshow where the vendor was selling froglube and as part of his demo would eat it.
Don't know what that may do as far as sales other than maybe bio-degradable. I haven't tried that yet but may be ok on toast, etc.
I have used it some but can't tell much difference other than it does seem to help in cleaning powder stains off front of stainless cylinders if applied prior to firing.
Other than that, I haven't done any extreme testing to see which product is better.
 
I have tried it on one of my pistols following the mfg instructions and it seems to work okay. Is it better than other products couldn't say one way or another. If you like it use it only your gun knows for sure!
 
First, I tried some Froglube on a salad instead of my usual salad dressing. It ruined the salad. So much for claims that it is good to eat. After what it did to the salad, I am not going to use any on my pistols. Ed's Red and Mobile One have been working for decades, and are inexpensive, so why change.
 
A few months ago on Sig Forum a guy posted detailed pics of his Sig frame rails that he lubed with Frog Lube. The gun was lubed and then stored in the safe for several months . The Frog lubed had molded . Yep, mold,just like cheese . He had detailed pics to prove it .
 
Isn't this the stuff you have to heat your gun with a hairdryer before applying?

I like the M-PRO 7 cleaner and oil. They are non-toxic and the cleaner doesn't have any smell. They also do a great job.
 
I use Mpro 7 and havent had any issues.

I think people get "wowed" by the cool factor of frog lube. The people i know who have tried it had problems with it.
 
I have got a shop closet FULL of over 40 different lubes, oils, greases, cleaners, rust preventatives, and truth be told, they all work well enough for 99% of our purposes. I used to enjoy trying new products out, but settled on the Rig #2 Oil as it works so well for me for all 3 purposes.

If we were to go into combat in a dusty, sandy, salty, or wet environment, some might be better than others, but for most of our needs almost any quality gun product thats been around for a while works just fine.

Here is just an off the top of my head list of some of them (without going down to actually look)

CLP
Tri-Flow
Hoppes #9
Hoppes Copper fowl-out
Shooters Choice Bore cleaner
Outers
G96
Birchwood Casey Degreaser
ssme as above but OK for plastics & wood
3 in 1 oil
Marbles Bore Cleaner
Marbles Oil
Hoppes Oil
Sears Oil
Sears bore cleaner
browning bore cleaner
Browning Oil
S&W Oil
Remoil
Remington Oil with Rust preventative
Remington Bore Cleaner
Elmer's Slide All Dry Lube
Rig Universal Grease
Rig #2 Oil
Rig Bore cleaner
TS 70 Moly paste
Cosmoline
GI Lubriplate
GI bore cleaner
GI Oil
Ezzox
WD-40
Kroil
PB Blaster

There are others but without looking I don't remember their names.
 
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Nick B said:
A few months ago on Sig Forum a guy posted detailed pics of his Sig frame rails that he lubed with Frog Lube. The gun was lubed and then stored in the safe for several months . The Frog lubed had molded . Yep, mold,just like cheese . He had detailed pics to prove it .
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Maybe as with some food products, it needs to be refrigerated. :)
 
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