Your preferred gun lube ?

[markshere2]

I need to maintain my investments in steel and alloy .

Paying high prices for little bottles or spray cans of exotic liquids offends my sensibilities.

Is there anything better than marvel mystery oil, or Ed's Red (automatic transmission fluid cut with acetone)?

What is your go-to protectant?

[Pag23]

Currently Lucas Extreme.. Slip2000 overall works well on multiple guns.. I don't tend to stick with one brand though..

[Delkal]

All of the "super lubes" on the market are mostly hype in a very expensive little bottle. For an internal lube I usually use a small amount of CLP but for an external wipe down I keep a rag slightly damped with a few squirts of Mobile 1 synthetic oil I keep in a plastic bag. Just like the Wally's gun rag for the old timers out there. I also use a pound can of white lithium grease for Garands and M1 carbine and the smallest dab of grease from the GI issue grease pots (but any cheap grease will work) on the slide tracks of auto pistols. I avoid anything with moly because you will have black crap all over.

For bore cleaning I have been making Eds red by the quart for over 30 years and it is an excellent bore solvent with some residual oil from the ATF (which is also a good gun oil). Unless it is for long term storage I don't separately oil my bores after cleaning. My recipe is the original one which is equal parts ATF, kerosene, mineral spirits paint thinner, and acetone. I also use shooters choice (with ammonia) for heavy copper fouling and JB's bore paste for when all else fails on a neglected bore.

[bogey1]

Weapon shield.

[Walleye Hunter]

Is Hoppes #9 not sufficient?

[ar15jules]

Is Hoppes #9 not sufficient?

It doesn't do the best. It gums up in cold weather. I use Break Free CLP with good results.

[eatmydust]

Ballistol on wood, CLP on most metal surfaces, and a tiny dab of red gun grease on semi-auto rails.

[wis bang]

Weapon shield.

2x

[CleanDean]

Inexpensive guns ( lower costs) get the old & original FP-10 . That brand was / is made by Muscle Products , around Butler,Pa.
They also called it Firepower- 10. The grease was called PL-10 .
My top of the line guns get Weaponshield & also their grease.
Some years go, I bought a 12 bottle box of Firepower-10 . Original FP-10 Is different than the one that is now branded by Safariland (

[CleanDean]

Inexpensive guns ( lower costs) get the old & original FP-10 . That brand was / is made by Muscle Products , around Butler,Pa.
They also called it Firepower- 10. The grease was called PL-10 .
My top of the line guns get Weaponshield & also their grease.
Some years go, I bought a 12 bottle box of Firepower-10 . Original FP-10 Is different than the one that is now branded by Safariland (