All of these mad scientist potions remind of Grandpa Munster in his lab.
Have not put a single drop of oil on any of my many nice guns since 1976. Oil on a gun is a gumming agent.
How do you protect against rust?
Dyna-Tek Gun Shield kept my stainless M70 375 H&H fine after spending two weeks in the rains of SE Alaska and two dunks in the sea. The areas I missed when applying it rusted. Amazing stuff.