Thread: Lubrication

Hi All

What (if any) oil should you use for protection and lubrication of your rifle action and barrel?

Can you coat the outside of metal parts with oil for protection?

Thanks in advance.

you're about to be bombarded with every known substance on the planet no doubt, but I have always used long life CRC and wipe it on with a cloth sprayed with it, also use it to protect the bore when not in use, absolutely swear by it personally

Hoppes for day to day cleaning and just rub down the rifle with a used patch.

Storing a rifle I don't use much CRC long life inside and out.

Little and often, don't let it build up.

A little moly grease (a little is a slight amount on a cotton tip barely visible) on receiver and bolt contact patches like recoil lugs, and on the outside of the metal work a persistent corrosion preventer. Lanocote or LPS3 or something of those lines, nothing inside the barrel or chamber and nada on the lenses of the scope. Springs will still rust on a stainless gun, so they need a coating of some sort too.

you can go as simple or complicated as you want...bottom line,as long as gun is clean and metalwork has SOME KIND of oil whiped on it when it goes away it will be fine. over the years Ive used everything from flashharry shop bought stuff like breakfree CLP (awesome stuff) right down to oil off dipstick of landcruiser when out n about and rifle got wet... used motor oil for years and mums 3n1 sewing machine oil is pretty hard to beat for simple and all over use.

mobil 1 synthetic buy one litre and it will last you years

Ballistol.

Good for the metalwork, wood, leather and even allegedly wound cleaning.

Don't need much just a wipe on a rag and I have never had corrosion issues. Not very expensive (last I checked) and lasts a good bit.

The ole pig hunting 303 used to get some oil from the dip stick when the bolt got extra hard to move.

hoppes: if you dont use it as gun oil it makes great aftershave!

Originally Posted by gonetropo

hoppes: if you dont use it as gun oil it makes great aftershave!

Bacon grease,it makes them smell good enough to eat😁

Just don't get lots of oil between the action & bedding as it can cause accuracy issues

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Do not put penetrating oils such as crc, wd40, inox, kroil, or any barrel solvents/cleaners near your scope. They creap around the seals.

Don’t use wd40 on anything gun related. It dries and leaves a gum type coating unlike crc and others. There are a vast array of oils out there. I use Hoppes for bore Solvent and ballastoll for Ed’s red for general oils. Specialist fouling solvents are a whole can in themselves….

Originally Posted by dannyb

you're about to be bombarded with every known substance on the planet no doubt, but I have always used long life CRC and wipe it on with a cloth sprayed with it, also use it to protect the bore when not in use, absolutely swear by it personally

CRC for me too.

Inox for summer, Breakfree clp winter protection.

CRC long life, or marine are my choices