I dont typically bash products, but on this one I'm just going to come out and say it.  This stuff is horrible.  in the last 3 days I have seen 5 guns gummed up from this crap.  The oil has turned to a sticky sludge.  To the point of being able to cycle the gun is difficult.  Some of them are pumps some are simis.  Various brands of guns, rifles and shotguns.  The auto's the guns bolt would slowly cycle forward and not fully close causing misfires, the pumps would just be difficult to pump and they would stick.  Then cleaning the residue off is a pain in the rear.

I know part of this is a routine maitenance issues but please take my word and a few others words.  

Look at the FP-10 oil, Millitec, and a few others.  You will lead a happier hunting season especially if its cold outside.  

Thank you and have a nice day.

I use Pam cooking oil, it works great. ;D It also comes in garlic flavor.

Gman, I could not agree more.  As a trained gunsmith the hardest thing to do is to get a customer to buy quality lubricants for the weapon.  I use nothing but a light lithium based grease on bolts, and any moving parts.  People will spend hundreds if not thousands on firearms, then they never clean them or abuse them, and can not figure out why they dont work...

I have taken apart shotguns worth 3 grand, and scraped more than a cup of greasy sand and grit out of the receiver,, guy could not figure out why the gun quit working,  lmao.

couldnt agree more.  Could you help me understand this:  Why's it always the guns fault?  Just couldnt understand that one.

My favorite 3 things to ask people is

Is your gun clean

What ammo you shooting

Are you using rem oil

I know I dont always get an honest answer on the first one but the other 2 I usually do.  I'd venture to say most come down to #3.  Just a trend I have noticed especially when its cold outside.

It is the gun's fault just like it is the car's fault when it breaks down from lack of maintenance.....   :o

I have a harder time keeping people away from WD 40 than Rem Oil,,,  especially the old timers, they think WD 40 is the next best thing to sliced bread for some reason....

LOL Dont even get me started on WD40.   :

I've even seen guns lubricated with birchwood casey tru-oil.  

Why's my gun smell like stain?

I always forget about that one but it is really good stuff.  So is KG brand products.

All very interesting.  I have never had an issue that I linked to Rem-Oil.  I did notice cold weather being an issue, but didn't think it was the oil.

I don't know what to do now.....I really like the smell of the stuff.....

Not to sound stupid, but what is wrong with WD-40? I have used it for 25+ years with no problems. My guns all work great and with no rust. Just curious.

Thanks

Doug

I would like to here about WD40 also.

Not to sound stupid, but what is wrong with WD-40? I have used it for 25+ years with no problems. My guns all work great and with no rust. Just curious.

Thanks

Doug

WD40 actually traps moisture versus keeping it away, therefore you will still get rust and such.  Never, Never use WD40 on your firearm or fishing reels, unless you like paying for repairs.  Had a man, come in with a Remington 7400.  He had sprayed it down with WD40 and put it away the fall before... the bolt was rusted shut on it.  I literally had to disassemble the firearm to get the bolt freed up and fixed.  I ended up having to replace the extractor and spring, they were completely shot.

For firearms, always use a good quality lite lithium grease.  Never an oil.  The lithium will actually fill in the microscopic pores in the metal and make it slicker than you can believe.  Dont believe me, just try it, it will make a believer out of you.  It did me.

I'm sure the lithium grease is good, but just checked my guns again and still no rust. Have hunted in the rain many times and still no rust? Without going down into my room in my basement to read the WD40 can, I thought it says displaces moisture and prevents/loosens rusted parts? Maybe the next time I'm at the sporting goods store I'll check out that grease, but it would seem to me that guy had a little more going on with that gun than just wiping it down with WD40 :-/

Doug

I am glad that your firearms are ok, all I know is that all my instructors and gunsmiths I trained with and have worked with and for, will not use WD40 for anything, and we train our customers to never use it as well.  To many other products out there that work better.

But it smells so good!!

Wow, didnt know this thread was still going.

WD also dissipates fast and leaves a varnish goo on the gun.  PITA to get off too.  Just a bad idea all around imo

I would not use WD-40 for firearms unless I had little other choice. The "WD" stands for "water displacing," and WD-40 does that task well. That means it is good for hosing down and flushing out that duck gun that fell overboard, at least until you can get it home for a proper cleaning. However, WD-40 tends to gum and turn into a varnish with time. So WD-40 may be fine for an external wipe down, but it is potentially devastating to moving parts that require lubrication.