My good friend and a Master gunsmith(Which he didn't tell people) Bill Mains the Master Engraver, I had asked what he preferred to wipe down guns, told me he highly recommended Rem-Oil. I have used it for years and have found nothing better.

 

After Bill Mains engraved my trap gun, he told me the same thing. I have used Rem-Oil ever since, no problems.

 

I like Rusteprufe, can't say I ever had a problem with Rem oil either.

 

I've used Rem Oil for 25 years and have never had an issue. A light coat and a wipe down. Good to go.

 

I was told by a gunsmith that Rem Oil was nothing more than mineral oil with teflon added, dont know if thats a bad thing, seems to be a decent light lubricant, I dont use it for rust protection so cant comment on how it works for that.

 

I wiped on Rem Oil and lasts on all my guns for months and never had any issues and also Remington Brite Bore works equally as good cleaning all my actions, stuff hard to find had to mail order new cans last month

 

I have been using Rem Oil faithfully since the 1970's no problems here

 

I'm 72 been using it for years no problems.

 

From what I see, Ed's red is probably the best cleaner and good old Hoppes gun oil is the best rust preventer. Now I personally use Breakfree CLP and Remoil but I think I am wasting money.

 

Ive been told by a gunsmith friend that WD40 is hard on the blueing. I never used it much. alex

 

To wipe a gun down anything that leaves a life coat of oil is going to protect the surface.

To take any liquid oil and squirt it into an assembly and just leave it there is asking for trouble!

Most of the gummy beyond belief assemblies that I have seen have come from products like 3in1 oil, the little plastic bottle of Rem-oil, and products like these. Someone puts the little spout at a small opening and fills it then when it is barely working does it again and again and again until nothing will keep it working. That is where the Teflon in rem oil is liability, in lite use wipe on wipe off you will never know it is there but coat it on leave it coat it on and leave it........... The same can be said of any lubricant!

It will gum up as fast as any, probably faster then most!

The first time I ever saw Rem-oil the user was using the green plastic bottle to slather up a 700 trigger and bolt never doing anything to remove the excess, then one mild summer day here, it was kinda of cold that day, only 101 or 102 in the shade, the first sign of trouble was there was no click when the trigger was pulled, then the sear was not resetting so the striker would start forward as the bolt closed. After all the over applications that stuff made cosmolean look liquid like and was harder to remove. This where Rem-oil justly takes a beating!

It is easy to forget that Rem-oil comes in a spray when you first see the plastic bottle.

But anything used in a bubba fashion will get a bad name! Justly or un-justly!

Most can hear of what bubba did or does and claim [true or false] not me! But most whacky law suits or on an action that bubba would be proud of!

 

I've never used Rem-oil. For surface protection I always use a piece of lambs wool or a RIG RAG with RIG grease on it. It carries easily in a zip lock bag inside of your gun case. No muss no fuss and doesn't hurt the wood. Been using it for 40 years.
George

 

Been wiping down mine with rem oil for years and have not noticed any issues at all. I will be paying closer attention now though.....

 

G96............. the best.

 

Spray a little Rem Oil on a rag and wipe em down, been doing it for years no problems.

 

For years I used 3 in 1 oil like my Grandfather taught me when I was a kid. It seemed to work fine and I never had a rust problem. Then I went to Rem oil and have been using it on a piece of lambs wool carried in a ziplock bag and it's worked for me for over 20 years. I use Clensoil on my BP guns to clean bores. I use Ed's Red to clean my smokeless bores.

 

I keep a can on the night stand just in case! Needless to say I use it for everything

 

I've used RemOil for many years but recently have been using Hornady One Shot Gun Cleaner and Lube. Works good for areas where you just want a thin coat for protection.

 

The problem with rem oil is it can act as a solvent which means it is not stock friendly. So if you use it to wipe your gun down it will work its way into your stock much easier then non solvent type oils. The best wipe down oil for all guns is Hoppes #9 oil give it a try and let the rem oil for the cleaning oil good luck

 

Rem Oil with a shaving brush and then wipe with the same rag I have been using for 10 years on all my guns..............

 

Rem Oil for the outside, One Shot for the internal parts.

 

IMHO, the absolute best thing you can do for your gun is the following:
1) coat the barrel with Roguard
2) have all moving parts coated with NP3+

The gun will never rust and it will never need to be lubed-the gun will be impervious to any and all weather conditions

Phil Berkowitz

 

Whale oil - Wikipedia

 

If any of the forum members have old shaving brushes lying around I have found if you put a few drops of oil on them and then brush it onto your metal parts it works great and gets into all nooks and crannies lik e between the trigger guard and the receiver.

 

Love Rem Oil, but G96 all the way for a wipe down. Love the smell of G96!