Does Eezox dry out or does it stay "oily" ? If it is oily, it will attract dust/dirt/sand and will cause mag malfunctions in the field
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It will stay liquid for quite some time if not wiped off, but it will dry. Every coat I put on I let sit for at least 24 hours before wiping off the excess. The longer it sets on the metal, the better the coat, IMHO.
There are better cleaners, lubes, and protectants versus CLP, but CLP works just fine and works very well as a rust protectant. The PS90/P90/F2000/FS2000 is NOT sold to the US Military on a large scale (maybe a few small units), but CLP is still the recommended CLP for these weapon systems!
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It would be a slap in the face to the military (their biggest client) if they spec'd a different lube for their LEO and civilian weapons. Plus, it would raise a lot of questions and be a point of confusion if the company had 2 lubes spec'd.
I was thinking of the upper and lower receivers regarding the exterior protection. I should have corrected it and added that the steel parts should be protected by a light film of CLP and then wiped off (barrel, FSB, etc...)
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It's true that the hard anodized aluminum parts technically don't need to be protected as well as the steel parts. Hard anodize is porus, however. When I was using FP10 on my AR (after a degreasing), it appeared that the anodize would soak up the oil and retain it. Even after being wiped off with a clean rag, the color of the metal was very different (darker). I see no reason not fill these pores with a light coat of oil (apply and wipe), rather than something else floating around in the environment.
I am not sure where I'd even bother using a dry lube on the AR-15, maybe inside the upper receiver where the bolt carrier slides around on the 4 bearing surfaces.
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I was VERY skeptical of Eezox when I first bought it. But after I cleaned a couple of mags and felt how smooth my AR's action after a thorough coating, I was impressed. After shooting (Wolf with no malfs), when I was able to wipe the carbon off the bolt with a paper towel and get the barrel clean with just a few strokes of a brush and 3 patches, I was sold.