Lubricants

[kornax]

I have been cleaning with Hoppes No.9 for a long time, and always used Hoppes lubricating oil. I just switched to ballistol, and so far it works well. The cleaning and lubricating all at once is nifty, but i can't help to notice that it almost feels too oily everywhere it shouldn't. I feel the need to wipe the firearm down much more than my old cleaning methods.

 

[dan323]

Has anyone ever heard of Zoom Spout oil ? I was told by a friend that he oils his firearms with Zoom Spout only. I looked it up and it's a high rev machine oil. I just got a can of Ballistal to work with Hoppe's. I was only wondering if anyone here had real life or experience with this stuff. My friend has a habit of doing things on the cheap so I have to look for other users experience to help clarify how good/or not this oil is.

 

[BE Mike]

There are a lot of good lubes out there and I own most of them! I like Hoppe's Elite cleaning products. I like FP-10 for lubrication (many bullseye pistolsmiths and bullseye shooters like it too. I like Eezox and CorrosionX for rust prevention. I like TW25B for grease, but use Shooter's Choice High Tech Grease when using around air guns, because it won't hurt seals. I once shot a bullseye pistol match next to a guy who sprayed on WD-40 constantly during the match. By the end of the match, I didn't feel like shooting downrange, if you know what I mean!

 

[BARgunner]

SLIP 725 to clean, SLIP EWL to lube. Non-toxic, first quality.

+1 Started using the SLIP EWL several years ago.