My opinions on lubrication and lubricants comes from what I have discovered and experienced first hand. In 1997 I acquired numerous Benelli Entry guns for our patrol division. I was using Breakfree CLP and LP. The first winter in Minnesota I was giving the Benelli's a wipedown with CLP every 4 weeks. I noticed a light film of rust was forming on the exterior surface of the barrels and sights. These guns had not been exposed to the outside elements, only to the hot and cold of a police car in the Minnesota Winter. So after experiencing this I went in search of a better corrosion protector. I bought anything I could get my hands on and started experimenting. I found that the Militec-1 gave me better results than anything else I could get. The trick I have found with Militec is to make sure you get it bonded under heat, and the more it is used the better it gets. It bonds under heat, so much that my gunsmith has trouble rebluing a weapon once it has Militec bonded to it. I went as long as 6 months on two Benelli's over the winter without having to rewipe them down and no corrosion was found, but these guns have been treated several times and used on the range where the Militec would be bonded very well.
I started using this in the AR15/M16 Armoring and Instructor courses that we have run with DPMS rifles that last several years. What I found in each class that we exclusively used the Militec was great results. One course that comes to mind is several years ago we did an instructor and armorer course just south of Nashville TN. We had 9 new DPMS M4's in the course. These weapons were brand new right out of the box, and we disassembled them over two days in class. These were Militec'd and then put back together. The last three days of the course were spent on the range in 45 degree weather, of which it poured down rain the entire time. Students shot from every position we teach, including lots of prone in the mud and 4"-5" of water on the ground. All attendees that had these new rifles were issued Sellior-Belloit ammo by their agency. None of these rifles were cleaned during any of the days, and all functioned flawlessly. The only negative I have found with Militec-1 is that it eats butyl rubber on surefire lights.
Again I do not manufacture lubricants. I have had great experience with Militec-1, but only after it has been bonded. We started selling it in our tactical store only because people that have attended our courses kept asking where to get it.
I have recently started using Slip2000. I like their 725 solvent, and Carbon Cutter. I am still testing their lubricant, and am trying to find any negatives about it but have not found any as of yet. I am open to any lubricant that works and works well. People draw their own opinions of what they like and use, just like some people have preferences like Ford or Chevy.
If you searchd the internet you will find many police agencies have had great success with the Militec, Michigan State Police has a very good study that they have done.
I hope this helps.
Sully
Chief Instructor
www.thedefensiveedge.com