Gun lubes, what say you?

[stevie_d_64]

For lubrication I use Hoppe's gun grease on slide rails mostly, other times I'll use Break Free. For lubricating the action (trigger components) I've been using Militec. Not sure if the Militec is any better at lubing actions yet, just thought I'd try it for a while to test it out. I use the Break Free for rust protection also.

JLaw

This Militec stuff would probably be the only other stuff I'd use...

When some have noted the "traveling" aspect of lubricants, its hard to find one that stays "in place" where you want it...

So thats why I use, almost to an obsessive lower limit, or amount, where I know it'll need some kind of "coating"...

And thats really where it is...You won't find a light oil that will stay in place that much...So instead of trying to find out what to put on it, try to figure out just the amount you think you need, and then put slightly less...

With the amount some of us do shoot...And the amount of cleaning and troubleshooting we do on our firearms...I don't see a need personally for me to lubricate much more (or in my case, "less") than what I do now...

The whole motor oil has me intrigued...The retention, adhiesion, or viscosity level (capability) of those products give me a reason to think about doing some experimentation on some other lubricate product...

But the bottom line is that things (subjects) like this is what makes the whole idea of firearm ownership and usage a lot of fun in my book...

[Paladin]

Mostly I use breakfree. I've also got Slip 2000... which works pretty well too.

[isa268]

Clean with Hoppe's #9.

Wipe the whole thing with a silicon rag.

Oil with FP-10 and Miltec Grease. I found light surface rust on my carry peace after a hot day in Aug. with just Miltec oil, so I switched to the silicon rag and FP-10.

I might switch to Kroil w/ silicon http://www.kanolabs.com/ to make cleaning, lubing and rust prevention a lot easier.

[ThunderDownUnder]

I have tried them all and finally settled on mil-comm which is used by USSOCOM, Coast Guard, Dillon Aerospace ( on mini-guns), Gunsite and a number of other agencies.

http://www.mil-comm.com/

The fact that some Special Ops guys raved about the stuff got my attention. I have been using mil-comm grease and oil (has more solids than CLP/Breakfree and evaporates much slower) for almost a year now and am very pleased. I had some old militec and used it for it's intended purpose...... my chain saw!

But with that said , for the majority of CHL's , most of the aforementioned products will work great in a non-combat environment and throughout Texas.
J

[yerasimos]

I strongly dislike the heavily-Tefloned lubricants such as Break-Free, Remoil, etc. I've tried the Wilson UltimaLube, and peanut-butter-like XF7, as well as Mobil1. Lately, I've taken a liking to FP-10 (the Shooter's Choice stuff easily found at places like Academy or Gander Mountain); I don't think this has much, if any, Teflon to gum things up.

I typically like to use Hoppe's #9 as intended: as a general powder solvent, removing the bulk of powder and copper residue from the barrel, chamber, slide, "dustcover," breechface, trigger mechanism, etc.

The chamber gets a good cleaning first to avoid false positives when cleaning the barrel. The barrel gets plenty of Hoppe's patches, followed with a couple treatments of Kroil & JB bore cleaner, however many are necessary to get the exiting patches squeaky-clean, then leave it protected with a single pass of a Kroil-soaked patch.

Frame/stocks, slide, etc get a Gun Scrubber treatment, closely followed with Sheath or Barricade. Reassembly includes drops of FP-10 at the slide-rail interfaces, barrel pivot points and trigger/firing mechanisms. If I have time, I will wipe down the exterior of the slide with Tuff-Cloth and let it air-dry for a while, pointing downrange with an orange flag in the chamber. (How is that for range safety? )

I always like to clean guns immediately after firing them because:
1) it can be a little easier to clean the barrel when it is warm
2) breaking down the gun gives me an opportunity to inspect it for wear and damage
3) I will not trust my life to a dirty or otherwise-suspect gun

My NRA pistol instructor up north, a 1911 IPSC/PSA shooter, was a big stickler for cleaning his gun after every shooting session, always outdoors for proper ventilation, and wore gloves while cleaning the guns to protect himself from the lead particles, toxic solvent, etc. I continue to do the same to this day. Where we parted company was the Tao, or method, of cleaning guns. What did he use? Break-Free, everywhere.

[HOSSISFREE]

I must agree with whomever it was that mentioned the amount of lubricant that you use being important. Having qualified expert on the M16 and M60 every time, while in the Army, I can tell you that the amount you use makes a huge difference. The M16 simply needed a thin coat to work properly without malfunctions, while the M60 didn't work right unless it was slinging oil in your face.

Bottom line.....Trial and error for your paticular weapon. They all have a personality. Some are ficle about oil and ammo, some will work with anything.

May not be much help, but totally true to my knowledge.

[rodnocker1]

I had read in another thread about some milsurp light weapon oil and some weapon grease that was supposed to be available at the Command Post stores around Houston. So far I have been to the one on Long Point and the one out north on I-45. They didn't have it and didn't know what I was talking about. I haven't had time to try to locate the other ones. These were along the way on two of my last trips in. Has anyone else found or tried these?