Break-Free advertises 8 different products for the civilian market, 3 of which use CLP as their base ingredient. I assume this thread this thread is about CLP, though it wasn't specifically stated as such.
IME, CLP WILL dry-out over time and cause mechanisms to bind, regardless of what you read or hear. I have seen this on personal weapons and military weapons during my term of duty as Small Arms Repairman and company armorer. If it is used on moving parts, the old coat should be removed and and a new coat reapplied periodically - like every month - to keep things moving. Used as a corrosion preventative on the exterior of weapons, the periodic cleanings probably need not be repeated as often. If it is used to clean a weapon's bore, it should be removed from the bore with dry patches immediately after cleaning. Actually, ANY excess lubricant or cleaner should be removed from a weapon's bore before firing.
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The case, in my reply, was that the guns had not been used
for a couple years and had dryed to a hard finish. This
made me consider Break Free to be a very good storage coating
and when taking them out of storage, WD-40 or Kroil oil will
desolve it very fast. The type I used was the aerosol form
and can get to much in hammers or even triggers if your not
careful. I did use a patch to apply it though.
Break Free does have a collector type in their line now that
is for long term storage and probably due to its nature.
If you are using your firearm regularly you won't have a problem,
but it would be better to wipe out the bore before the next
firing session, which is desirable for any bore oil.
So, nothing I can say wrong with it, just when I went to the
range it surprised me and without the WD-40 I would have had to
go back home.
I've also used Tri Flow another teflon based oil and never had
problems with it, but, I still always wipe out the bore before
firing.
Don
