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Posted: 3/19/2010 7:00:41 AM EDT
| Now is there any huge advantages of using one oil over another..? When i clean my rifle i use the hoppes bore cleaner then i use the spray can version of the Rem oil. Is it better to use the clp that comes in a liquid dropper form or is the spray rem oil just fine? |
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Rem oil will work, but I find it a little light for my preface in oil.
BF CLP will work (baseline to test other oils), but I find Weapons Shield CLP to clean and lube better, no testing on rust prevent. I always use a dropper type bottle, I dislike Sprays, send to much oil out for what I need. |
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Here's my semi-annual contribution to this forum: ATF = automatic transmission fluid is all the oil you need. Dextron II or III. Mobile 1 smells nicer but an undesirable characteristic of motor oils is that they are formulated to carry contaminants -including water. If you want an "all-around" cleaner google up "Ed's Red". Grease is what you want for sliding surfaces wherever possible, moly axle grease is great -just don't get it on your clothes. Despite impressions based on combustion temperatures, semi-auto firearms are not particularly demanding environments for modern industrial and automotive lubricants. . |
| I have always been a Hoppes and Rem Oil fan. Like the way they work on my firearms. I just bought an AR-15 and the Rem Oil let me down big time. Seemed like it just evaporated completely away after about 24 hours. Read all the news on here about Break-Free CLP and decided to try it. All I can say is WOW!!!!!!!! This stuff is awesome. Will recommend to everyone. |
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So breakfree CLP is just one spray can and does both? Clean and lube? So you spray it on to clean, then use the same bottle to spray on lube? Yes. There are specific lubes that you could use after cleaning but I think CLP does a pretty good job. I use it on almost all my weapons. I also have been known to use it on squeaky door hinges, squeaky stroller wheels, and anything else that needs cleaned and/or lubed. It reminds me of that Frank's Red Hot radio commercail "I put that #%&* on everything" 
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So breakfree CLP is just one spray can and does both? Clean and lube? So you spray it on to clean, then use the same bottle to spray on lube? CLP is an acronym for Clean. Lubricate. Protect. +1 for breakfree i use it on everything, and i too like the way it smells...though my wife doesn't.... |
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So breakfree CLP is just one spray can and does both? Clean and lube? So you spray it on to clean, then use the same bottle to spray on lube? CLP is an acronym for Clean. Lubricate. Protect. +1 for breakfree i use it on everything, and i too like the way it smells...though my wife doesn't.... I thought P stood for penetrant |
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Is it the Break Free stuff in the dropper that is thicker and smells like the military CLP? I bought the Winchester branded stuff in the spray can, BreakFree I think, and it was much thinner and didn't smell the same.
I do like the spray can though for flushing the fouling out of the smaller parts of the bolt and makes for much quicker cleaning. I use Slip 2000 for lube for in/on the BCG and upper receiver and just clp for everything else. This seems to be an outstanding combination for cleaning and lube in terms of how quick and easy the cleaning is and how well the lube stays put in the action. |
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BreakFree was the first of the military issue CLPs. There are others.
There are also other brands that haven't been tested to the mil spec, that call themselves CLP because they are designed to do that. Just because something says CLP on the bottle does not mean it's the same thing. On ATF, I don't get how a hydraulic fluid is supposed to be a great lube. Oil I can see, as it is a lube, but automatic transmission fluid (and the similar power steering fluid) are a hydraulic fluid, not made primarily as a lubricant. |
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Is it the Break Free stuff in the dropper that is thicker and smells like the military CLP? I bought the Winchester branded stuff in the spray can, BreakFree I think, and it was much thinner and didn't smell the same. I do like the spray can though for flushing the fouling out of the smaller parts of the bolt and makes for much quicker cleaning. I use Slip 2000 for lube for in/on the BCG and upper receiver and just clp for everything else. This seems to be an outstanding combination for cleaning and lube in terms of how quick and easy the cleaning is and how well the lube stays put in the action. The picture above your post is what I use, its fairly thick and works great, IMO, no reason to use anything else, if you neglect your firearms you may need something harsher to get the initial cleaning, but use CLP there after |
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Honestly I have always believed clean lube protect with one step with one product is absurd. Well I was wrong. Gunzilla does do everything it says better than any other group of products combined. Plus it is non toxic and smells good too, even the wife likes it and does not banish me to the shop to clean my guns.
I have always been anal about keeping my weapons clean in top order. Still my first use of Gunzilla got me a lot of dirty patches from what I thought were extremely clean weapons. The longer I use this stuff the easier my guns are to clean it actually repels carbon and prevents it from bonding, sticking and building up. When Gunzilla drys it leaves a thin dry teflon like lubricant. At first I was reluctant to run my guns dry with just Gunzilla as a lube. Especially my AR which I am accustomed to running wet. But after a few months I tried it. First with my hand guns. I checked after every mag for signs of wear. There was none, they all do seem to run smoother. Than I tried my bolt actions than my 10/22 dry with only Gunzilla as a lube. They have all run flawlessly. Finally on my AR. For nearly a year now my guns only get cleaned and lubed with Gunzilla and they have run flawlessly. Once you try it you will be a convert. Save yourself some money and buy the big bottle because if you buy the smallest like I did you will regret paying for shipping twice. I know guys mostly Marines and a couple of contractors being deployed who are buying Gunzilla out of their own pockets for their whole units. To me that says a lot about a product. When out of your own pocket you supply guys whose life you are responsible for with a product like Gunzilla it had better work. |
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Rem oil will work, but I find it a little light for my preface in oil. BF CLP will work (baseline to test other oils), but I find Weapons Shield CLP to clean and lube better, no testing on rust prevent. I always use a dropper type bottle, I dislike Sprays, send to much oil out for what I need. Yeah WeaponShield is badass stuff. I moved over to that years ago from Breakfree and have not looked back. |
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Yep on Weapons Shield! This is the same guy that invented FP-10 for Shooters Choice Products.
www.shooters-choice.com/fp10.html
www.weaponshield.com/products.htm |
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remoil sucks for ARs, it's too thin. Breakfree CLP is better but still not the best, it tends to evaporate pretty quick. Slip 2000 and Slip 2000 EWL is awesome. YMMV. Actually, RemOil works great as the "C" in CLP. For the "LP" I use Slip2000. I suppose if Slip ever makes an aerosol product, I will go to it instead of the RemOil. |
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