I've been reading a lot about gun oil and gun grease.

What does everyone use on rifles and handguns?

I use slip2000 and Mpro-7 on AR...

What do others use on AK? Handgun? Bolts action?

I use Hoppe's no 9 for cleaning and SLIP 2000 for oil. I was thinking about buying some Ballistol, because I keep hearing about how great it is.

I like white lithium grease because it's easy to tell when it's dirty and needs to be changed.  But plain old axle grease works fine.

its probably because im lazy, but i just use CLP for everything.  havent had any problems, but im open to other suggestions if they really are better.

CLP is fine for an AR, but older rifles like the M1 and M14 need grease.

There's so much opinions and recipes for lube. Here's one:
1/2 qt of 10W30
1/2 qt of ATF
8 oz of Hoppes #9
And quite a few lubes are nothing more than something else repackaged i.e. Shooter's Choice = Drydene red grease. Some suggest vacuum tube grease and lubriplate.

CLP is fine for an AR, but older rifles like the M1 and M14 need grease.

why?

why?

oprod channel

oprod channel

well, i have no experience with any of those, so why is it important?

No 9 to clean and krex to lube..no issues..
Btw I only shoot .22 if that makes a difference.

well, i have no experience with any of those, so why is it important?

to elaborate further and since I'm at a real keyboard that's one of the areas to grease
here's a better explanation http://www.garandgear.com/how-to-grease-your-m1-garand
a better way to understand the M1 is to get one here : www.odcmp.com

for thinner runnier lubes i have mpro7,eezox,breakfreee clp, and froglube. definitely like frog lube the best. its a weak cleaner so i consider it just an 'LP' but parts do wipe pretty clean after a good oiling. the smell and the way it works is excellent.

im personally in the market for some actual grease. so many different lubes and greases its confusing, i end up buying multiples and seeing what i like best. right now im leaning towards milcomm tw-25b.

to elaborate further and since I'm at a real keyboard that's one of the areas to grease
here's a better explanation http://www.garandgear.com/how-to-grease-your-m1-garand
a better way to understand the M1 is to get one here : www.odcmp.com

i want one, but im holding off on it for now.  i want to get into pistols soon.

well, i have no experience with any of those, so why is it important?

High friction area and a critical component, the tab on the op-rod that runs in the channel is prone to wear.   I’m actually on my second M1 op-rod already    Same goes for the M1A/M14.

As far as lube/oil/etc… I use Plasti-Lube on my Garand & M1A for high friction areas, Mpro-7, CLP, or RP Gun oil for surface protection on just about everything else.

For cleaning, Hoppes, Sweets, whatever’s on sale.   Big fan of ultra-sonic cleaning as well! 

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I've been using Dexron ATF on my ARs and the thing won't burn off.

http://www.garandgear.com/how-to-grease-your-m1-garand

I will read this link later, but toss in my $0.02 having been issued for a short time and experiencing a M1 Garand that was quite worn out possibly from lack of piston lube.

 The gas piston on the end of the op rod was shot.  The poor rifle was a single shot.  I learned to slather Lubriplate (what we were issued back then) all over the end of the piston to be able to go semiauto for a few rounds.

Huge PITA since I was going through ITR* at the time, with lots of advance and fire squad drills, fire while moving at pop up targets, etc.

A separate gas piston that can be replaced when worn is a good thing.  Never heard of a M14 with a worn piston.

No M1/M14 expert, just my personal experience.  Love to hear other anecdotes.

* ITR= USMC Infantry Training Regiment at Camp Pendleton

I've been using Dexron ATF on my ARs and the thing won't burn off.

Been thinking about using that on my AK's... Give'm that nice sheen  

Anyone ever use tetra grease in the white tube? Been reading that its good for AK's and semi auto handguns.

I got ballistol from KGS which is what Daniel recommended for AK's.

What's good for polymer handguns? Or stainless handguns?

Where is everyone buying their oils and greases? Online or LGS? If LGS which one?

I used to use Corrosion X as a LP, but I've switched to SLIP 2000 EWL and EWG.  With the M&Ps, it doesn't seem to make too much of a difference as a lube.  There is a noticeable difference with my 1911 though.  The slide on the 1911 seems to be a lot smoother since I switched to the EWL.  The difference with the EWG isn't as noticeable feel-wise, but I do see more of it still there when I clean the pistols.
It doesn't seem any cleaner when I'm done shooting, but I do only shoot lead through the pistols so that may be a big factor. 

For trigger groups on my AR I use moly grease. For the rest of the gun I use CLP. I use the moly grease on other guns that have a separate type of trigger group such as the 10/22. For lube on my Marlin and 10/22 I have used graphite and other dry lubes for the bolt/receiver. The reason is the bolt/receiver collects so much carbon and dirt from crappy .22 ammo that the dry lube allows one to not have to clean the area as often. But now I just CLP and clean them more often.