Gun protection oils

Gatehouse said:
I know it's on USA Amazon but not Canadian, don't know if Amazon will export it though. I was given some to demo by them awhile ago when I met the owner. It's something I have been meaning to follow up on.

This is their website

http://ship-2-shore.com.au/gun-oil-firearms-rust-protection
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Rust Cure 3000 & ACF-50 do the same job for less cost. Our military rated Formula 3000 better than ACF-50 in light lube performance & corrosion prevention on dissimilar metals, electrical systems & aviation airframes along with marine vessels. The stuff has worked beauty for me over the years.
 
If somebody new to firearms comes across this thread, just want to add that in many locations it is really not necessary to keep your gun slathered in oil. In a dry climate (and with a storage location with good ventilation), quality steel can sit unprotected for decades without issue.

Also: Too many wood stocks have been damaged over the years from oil runoff.
 
alpining said:
If somebody new to firearms comes across this thread, just want to add that in many locations it is really not necessary to keep your gun slathered in oil. In a dry climate (and with a storage location with good ventilation), quality steel can sit unprotected for decades without issue.

Also: Too many wood stocks have been damaged over the years from oil runoff.
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From what I have seen with my own rifles in Saskatchewan and Manitoba - is generally true - however, chambers and bores tend to be uncoated bare steel - exteriors tend to be blued, painted or otherwise protected - and noticed - so can get a "good looking" thing - with horribly pitted and rusted bore inside it. Can be really instructive to moisten a white rag with good cleaner and rub down a "good looking" blued part - always amazing to me how much "red rust" comes off - was not visible to me, but was there. Has become my view that all metal parts need thinnest skin of oil to prevent rusting - is different story about "lubing" - to allow parts to slide past each other
 
I live in Calgary, and although we get a lot of snow, it is very dry. That being said, with the humidifiers part of the HVAC, I found it better to have a light coat of oil on my rifles.
 
alpining said:
If somebody new to firearms comes across this thread, just want to add that in many locations it is really not necessary to keep your gun slathered in oil. In a dry climate (and with a storage location with good ventilation), quality steel can sit unprotected for decades without issue.

Also: Too many wood stocks have been damaged over the years from oil runoff.
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I agree, up here I never had a gun rust on me while in storage, or in the bush for that matter, but I still run a patch of oil into the barrel of all my guns before putting them back in the safe and they sleep in socks! Usually before heading out, I will wax the entire rifle with renaissance was and I always keep an oily rag in the kit for in the bush maintenance if there is rain or snow or condensation!
 
My Alberta rancher uncle used whatever motor oil he happened to have around. When he died and I inherited some of his guns, they were completely black but the bores were bright. Under the black, I found perfectly preserved wood. Yet in my experience, sunny dry open Alberta is remarkably easy on guns, nothing at all like coastal B.C.
 
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SHELL SHUCKER said:
Rust Cure 3000 & ACF-50 do the same job for less cost. Our military rated Formula 3000 better than ACF-50 in light lube performance & corrosion prevention on dissimilar metals, electrical systems & aviation airframes along with marine vessels. The stuff has worked beauty for me over the years.
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Is that good for reducing carbon adhesion as well? Lots of my guns get run pretty hard and if they are pre treated with S2S the carbon comes off really easily.
 
Like most here, I have had very satisfactory results using G96 on all my guns. All I need for most situations. But when hunting in nasty, wet, rugged conditions, I protect my blued steel guns with a product called Eezox. Nothing else I've used comes close to its rust protection qualities, and it seems to be a good lubricant too. It lasts longer than G96. It seems to form a film on the surface that's difficult to wipe off. That's only important if I don't have access to a daily wipe down, like on backpack and canoe trips.
 
I have to admit that this is incredibly impressive.

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Ballistol on everything inside and out.
SuperLube Synthetic Grease on SemiAuto’s & Bolt Guns. Have not tried it beyond 35 or below -12 degrees.
Will see how it fairs in -25 this winter and report back.

Was once into frog lube when ARs were all the rage but it dripped out into my cases on hot days. Both types. Loved it otherwise.
 
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