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[Rimfire Fanatic]

 

[MisterEd]

I'll admit to having liked Rem Oil for a long time and used to get the spray variety, and NOT just for guns but a variety of lube needs however they have 'modified' the formula and it no longer says on the can 'with Teflon' but 'Iconic Formula'.

Well, I bought my LAST can of it as the 'Iconic Formula' does not work nearly as well as the previous style that said 'With Teflon'. I checked into it and it appears they have in fact removed (or reduced) the Teflon in it. Many others online are reporting they find the 'new' formula does not work as well as the previous 'With Teflon. It seems to dry up and leave little to no 'Film' on the metal.

We can beat the gun oil/lube controversy to death but it's had to beat SYNTHETIC motor oil. I have started using it on my guns (specifically in my 1911s) and wipe them down and set them out and keep an eye on them. The SYN oil mostly dries up but leaves a light 'film' that seems to last well. Heck after a couple weeks I'll pick one up and don't see any 'leaking' out but start 'working' the action and a little bit of 'wet' oil starts to appear around the hammer and from the slide. Also it doesn't see to attract much dust as well.

 

[MisterEd]

On the 'flip side' a couple non OIL lubes that I really like are Tetra Gun grease and Gunslick.

The Tetra Gun grease IS Teflon based and leaves a nice, non - migrating film on moving parts.

If you want to slick up moving parts, actions, but DO NOT want to hand polish them apply a heavy coating Gunslick to the parts and go shoot the gun, manually work the action etc. for a few months or so THEN take it apart and clean the Gunslick out. It's dirty, black and sticks to everything but after cleaning and a standard lube you will see (and feel) a BIG difference. It's got powdered graphite in it which is what 'smooths'' things out AND what makes it so dirty!

Done this on a few guns over the years and they are as smooth as silk!

I slathered my Henry Big Boy action & bolt with Gunslick when I first got it and now it is incredibly smooth with about a 3 lb +/- trigger.

 

[Rimfire Fanatic]

On the 'flip side' a couple non OIL lubes that I really like are Tetra Gun grease and Gunslick.

The Tetra Gun grease IS Teflon based and leaves a nice, non - migrating film on moving parts.

If you want to slick up moving parts, actions, but DO NOT want to hand polish them apply a heavy coating Gunslick to the parts and go shoot the gun, manually work the action etc. for a few months or so THEN take it apart and clean the Gunslick out. It's dirty, black and sticks to everything but after cleaning and a standard lube you will see (and feel) a BIG difference. It's got powdered graphite in it which is what 'smooths'' things out AND what makes it so dirty!

Done this on a few guns over the years and they are as smooth as silk!

I slathered my Henry Big Boy action & bolt with Gunslick when I first got it and now it is incredibly smooth with about a 3 lb +/- trigger.

That’s great info. I have a bottle of the Hoppes Elite that I am glad I didn’t use. I also have an old bottle of the Rem Oil with Teflon.

Right now I am sticking to the Hoppes regular oil as I have a ton of it and I am going to buy some Ballistol.

My son uses Frog Lube. I am going to tell him to clean that crap out of his Model 70 before he takes it hunting this fall/winter.

Some of this new tech stuff just doesn’t seem to beat the old tried and true that military’s around the globe have used for over a century.

I use the Tetra Gun products as well. They are really good.

 

[MisterEd]

Don't rule out good 'ol silicone grease either!

It works GREAT for close fitting, interactive parts applied lightly but NOT for say, slide rails, bolts & such or external parts.

 

[Rimfire Fanatic]

Wheel bearing grease works good for slide rails and barrel lugs.

 

[MisterEd]

I use to use the Tetra Gun grease on slide rails but often it squeezes out and stays 'greasy'.

Personally I am finding the Synthetic motor oil to work well. It mostly dries up but leaves a light, wet film on the surfaces and doesn't squeeze out and stay 'greasy'.

 

[Rustybore]

Strange how we all like different things. I actually still use some of the "oldies". Growing up was 3-in-1 oil. Still works. After my army days there was LSA oil. Still have some of that. Now i have a spray can of Rem oil i don't recall ever using. Have had it sitting on my bench for years, just couldn't get myself to spray something all over without real control of the spray. Noe I will have to go check on the ingrediants after reading above post. There is a guy in town making gun oil in his garage out of old restaurant grease and marketing it at the gun shows, even in Reno. Lots of choices, Ballistol is old and still good. I used Gunslick on my 30-30 when I was 12 years old. Bottom line is whatever works for you, but the old stuff is still good.

 

[MisterEd]

Now i have a spray can of Rem oil i don't recall ever using. Have had it sitting on my bench for years, just couldn't get myself to spray something all over without real control of the spray.

It's thicker and doesn't spray out like a 'mist' going everywhere.

If you just lightly press the button it can be controlled to just ooze out in the areas you want it to go. Use the red extension tube on the button.

 

[A11mo$t]

Darn buffering, Starlink is letting be down this morning. Or maybe Google?