What are your favorite dedicated gun oils ? Not necessarily CLPs or lubricant/cleaners, but dedicated oils for general purpose or specialized lubrication in your own guns where oil is called for. I'm assuming "gun" oil is somewhat of a misnomer depending on the oil's properties, given the sophistication of lubricants in general.

I want to buy some "gun oil", but I dont' know if there's any real difference in modern gun oils, compared to the three or so brands I have now, Hoppes gun oil, FP-10, Lucas Gun Oil, and some brown liquid shit labelled Militec-1 Metal Conditioner I picked up at a gun show about 20 years ago.

I don't know if gun oil is still just gun oil, or if it's time to upgrade, so to speak.

Am I out of date or is my gun oil as good as anyone elses ? This is for regular shooting irons, no high speed military stuff, just regular hunting and sporting firearms.

Slip 2000 EWL, as well as the entire family of Slip 2000 products.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Slip 2000 EWL, as well as the entire family of Slip 2000 products.

Thank you Para. I know it's poplular but have not studied it to date. Coming from you I will research that recommendation thoroughly.

Superlube, both the oil and the grease.

A little off topic, but there is a guy testing the coefficient of friction of different gun and standard lubricants. His current summary is here...https://drive.google.com/file/d/15o5gdLxiJnqR35CSXRPCgLHT1nDwBgTy/view

Of course, a good gun oil is a mix of lubrication and corrosion protection so the above is only half of the "equation). I use Lubriplate (an industrial food grade lubricant) grease on my rails, barrel bushing area, etc. that sees high pressure and then Breakfree CLP on the rest. For years I used Mobil 1 multiweight too.

Don’t research it. Just buy it! Para suggested this to me a few years ago and I have been using it ever since.

There are a ton of newer lubes on the market that will do the same thing. I have tested just about everything out there. It is just a matter of personal preference.

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Originally posted by wrightd:

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Slip 2000 EWL, as well as the entire family of Slip 2000 products.

Thank you Para. I know it's poplular but have not studied it to date. Coming from you I will research that recommendation thoroughly.

I grew up in the 70's using Hoppes and in the 80's I switched to CLP Breakfree.

I switched to FP10 a few years back and I can tell it is slicker than Breakfree.

For rails on aluminum frames, I used Lucas grease.

I've been using Slip EWL & EWG for at least 10 years, so I guess that's my favorite.

Another vote for Slip2000 EWL and EWG.

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I use primarily the Lucas Oil products and have been for years. I absolutely love their oil and grease.

I use Lucas, but mainly because I'm was a sponsored shooter of theirs for several years. I'd say any of the quality lubricants out there would work. I try to stay away from stuff like REMOil.

For gun oil it is FP-10.

I use Lucas clp to clean and lube parts and Slide Glide grease on the rails.

I’ve switched to SLIP 2000. Primarily the EWL 30 and the EWG, with the light oil for .22.

I’ve got a bunch of Lucas Extreme Gun Oil that I use on the AR and to let others use if need be.

Mobil 1 synthetic oil and MasterPro white lithium grease.

For gun oil I like Wilson Combat Ultima-Lube oil.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Slip 2000 EWL, as well as the entire family of Slip 2000 products.

Same for me.

If I were still using oils, probably Lucas,Slip, Wilson, FP10, etc.

All I use anymore on all my firearms is, Black Rifle Balm and Winter Balm.

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EezOx mostly.

And Mobil 1 synthetic bearing grease on choke tube threads.

And by the way ... I saw an AMAZON ad for "Gun Oil" and ordered a bottle to try out without looking further. Needless to say, it was for a different shooter. It's the brand name of a sex lube!