I would use grease on pressure points, e.g. the bolt lugs or the cam in the bolt (bolt action) that cocks back the firing pin as you lift the handle. I use moly grease, but I'm not wedded to that. It was inexpensive and available, and I won't need a second tub unless I'm still shooting past 100 years old.

 

Grease for load bearing surfaces, oil for the slidy bits. Sparingly. Brand: ADNM. Absolutely Does. Not. Matter. Use anything on your list and you'll be just fine.

OK. Popcorn time. . .

 

Grease for load bearing surfaces, oil for the slidy bits. Sparingly.

Also bears repeating.

CorrosionX oil is one of the top performers tested for long term protection against rust.

 

Wheel bearing grease, if it can stand the heat from rolling wheels......

 

I have become a solid fan of One Shot cleaner/dry lube for all of my rifles and most of my handguns with TW-25 grease on pistol slide rails. The only guns that see any oil now are my revolvers, one drop in the hammer, trigger, and ejector areas.

 

depends on the use. for most stuff i shoot a lot and need lubrication, i use mobil 1 pink synthetic chassis grease. if i need an oil i am still using a bottle of royal purple 32wt synthetic machine oil i have had forever. when that is gone i will probably buy a qt of SAE 30 royal purple to last the rest of my life for dry lube i like tw25b. stuff that likes to rust i use corrosion x.

 

Mobil 1 grease and oil.

 

^^^THAT^^^

You asked about lube and that's the best.

Doesn't do squat for rust or corrosion, but that's not what it was designed for, just lubrication.

Eezox is my fave for rust and corrosion prevention.

Wet

 

I like hornady one shot. But i do use bearing grease and clp and balistol to clean bolts and actions. They all work. A little is all you need.

 

I've been using Mpro7 exclusively for quite a while now. I want to say about ten years. I think it's the best. Doesn't discolor. Great for storage. Seems to do just fine with Bakelite/plastic/rubber/hard rubber, even seems to condition them somewhat. I usually disassemble my firearms to a point and then brush out the actions with a painters brush and Mpro7. I just reassemble and wipe clean. It weeps just perfectly and never seems to gum up. More recently I've also incorporated TetraGrease for things like O/U shotgun pivot pins, lugs, lumps, triggers, and BCGs. I use Hoppe's No.9 bore-cleaner to scrub out my shogun bores. Of course I leave a light coat of Mpro7 on everything afterwards.

 

Evening gents, thanks for all the replies, lots of great info and ideas to add to my list of products to try.

 

Any good gun oil will work just fine for lubrication and a few that aren't labelled as gun oils- 3 in1 Oil for instance is a fine gun oil. Most gun oils are simply lightweight oils in about 10-15 range of viscosity....
A light wipe of oil on all the metal surfaces with a patch or rag and a drop in the moving parts is all you need as long as you keep it up occasionally and after exposure to moisture....

No oil in the trigger though....

Bob

 

A vote for Eezox! When the volatile hydrocarbons evaporate, it leaves a thin, dry coating that both lubricates and protects. Great all-purpose product.

 

oil

lucas has a synthetic gun oil good stuff

 

I'm kinda picky about gun lubes and use different ones for different things...

-When it just needs oil and isn't picky, Break-Free CLP is used. For most rimfires, it's all you really need unless you're picky like me.
-Eezox is used for exterior surfaces and bores because it offers good rust protection.
-For ARs and similar weapons that are semi-auto and expected to be run long and hard, I use Slip 2000 EWL. Expensive stuff, but the best there currently is for ARs; IMO.
-1911s get Tetra gun oil.
-Glocks and XDs get a combo of Break-Free CLP on some parts, but get TW25B grease on the slide rails.
-For bolt action locking lugs, I use Pro Shot Pro-Gold grease.

My advice for using grease is this: Unless you know where to use it and where not to, just stay away from it and use a good oil.