Thread: The good and Bad of Gun Oil

+1 for Eezox works well have that break free on me shelf personally found the Eezox works better for me

CLP here as well , only because of army days ...... but I also just bought some eezox because the arrogant guy at petone gun shop said I should ..... grumpy old prick

Have used all kinds of crap on my shooters. 3 in 1, WD40, CRC 556, Slip 2000 EWL, Break Free, Hoppes, diesel engine oil, chassis grease...

Always found WD40 to offer good corrosion protection, shit as a lube, better than nothing as a cleaner. Chassis grease works well in the action of piston guns. Seemed to work ok as as a corrosion barrier. Diesel oil works great in AR's, keeps the carbon fluid. Kroil is good as a bore cleaner, I made the mistake of lubing the bolt on a 700 years ago when I was young and dumb. Stunk for weeks.

After a long time seeking the perfect do it all oil, it I've given up. It seems to depend a bit on the gun, and what you're using it for.

Nowadays I use boretech for cleaning the bores of all rifles. I usually follow that with Kroil to protect the bore.

On my old hunting guns, lee-enfields and mausers, I use ballistol a lot for a cleaner/protectant, because it is fine for use on wood and leather. I don't want to screw my wood/bedding if the wrong oil gets into it.

On my ARs I use slip2000 to clean the action/parts, CLP to lube bolt, gas rings, springs, pins etc, and lithium grease on the bolt rails. On my chinese guns I use Ed's red as a cleaner/lube. On my M305, I also use lithium grease on bolt rails, and roller.

To me, it seems like the product you use will depend a bit on your rifle and needs. What works well for one, might not be so great for others. I've got a box full of other oils/solvents that I've tried over the years, most of them just didn't measure up, or I found something that worked better for me.

Hoppes #9 and INOX

Eezox is really the best. There's a article on 6mmbr

Originally Posted by scoped

Eezox is really the best. There's a article on 6mmbr

It only scored average on the tests shown in the link that Banana posted.

Frog lube came in the top three - might give it a try.