I started using the Lucas products when they came out and have been pleased. I still have a jar of Remington Hinge Pin grease I use one my SxS’s. Sweet’s for rifle bores.
I’ve tried a lot cleaning and rust protection products. My favorite right now is Ed’s red, and EEZOX. I always have Barricade on hand but liked it better as Sheath before they changed it.
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Butch's Bore Shine to clean bores and exterior, Ponsness Warren STOS to lube semi-auto slides and Birchwood Casey Barricade for rust prevention. I also use Bore Tech Eliminator bore cleaner and Break Free CLP. Really dirty fouled bores get JB Compound, Lewis Lead Remover to remove lead deposits.
Whatt chu doings on my thread willis???? Thot chu hads me on the ignores???
If you want good cheap gun oil. Buy Singer sewing machine oil. It can be bought cheap on Amazon and works good. If that’s to much, get a can of cheap ATF, works just fine too.
If you want good cheap gun oil. Buy Singer sewing machine oil. It can be bought cheap on Amazon and works good. If that’s to much, get a can of cheap ATF, works just fine too.
Can vouch for this . Old school mineral oil. Nice viscosity. Sold great grandma,s 1927 singer red eye 8 drawer couple yrs ago. 400 bucks.... Pristine....
Used a bottle from the 80,s that was in a drawer. Worked good on the mod 70. Slick.... None of the daughters wanted the thing Getting out to Colorado or Arizona issue....
Ella the cat used it as a launch platform to go take naps on my 10 pt mounts neck... Gawd knows how many times till I caught her one day racked the fuuuuk out on it. WTF???? 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
I don't know what is "best" and never will, but have experienced zero difficulties with wear or corrosion via the simple stuff done for a very long time.
Top priority, never put one away wet or even damp and store in a dry environment - attend to them on a schedule using what has worked so far (RemLube or Hoppe's here - sometimes ATF based mix). Clean the bores soon after shooting - the cleaner is some one-off stuff in smallish plastic bottles a knowledgeable guy sold or gave me a long time ago at a local gun show - still on the market I think.
For stubborn powder residue/dirt, using Kroil.
Good thread - thanks - responses as diverse and opinionated as some predicted.