Shotgun Oil

Sphawley · September 26, 2010, 10:42 PM

Just to pick everyones brain's...What's your shotgun oil of choice?

zippy13 · September 26, 2010, 11:05 PM

I use RemOil.

the rifleer · September 26, 2010, 11:32 PM

Hoppes 9, I use it for all my guns.

Scorch · September 27, 2010, 12:12 AM

BreakFree. Why? What else is there?

oneounceload · September 27, 2010, 07:06 AM

Remoil, Hoppe's and Shooter's Choice are all in my cleaning box, along with Shooter's Choice red grease.

BigJimP · September 27, 2010, 12:14 PM

For a general purpose oil ---- I use Break Free or Wilson's Ultima Lube ...( like on choke tubes ) / or on barrel connections in a semi-auto, or on the rails inside a semi-auto receiver, etc.

for barrel to receiver connection on an O/U - I use grease - and I prefer Rig grease or Wilson's Ultima Lube grease. I don't think oil is enough lube for the barrel to receiver connection on an O/U.

for real "light use" like inside the receiver on an O/U on the springs and firing pins --- / or inside the trigger group on a semi-auto - then I use a "light" spray oil - like Rig or Rem Oil.

scorpion_tyr · September 27, 2010, 01:07 PM

Hoppes #9 for shotguns and for all of my other guns as well.

BigJimP · September 27, 2010, 01:43 PM

Hoppes #9 is a solvent ...it has no lubricating properties ...

Sphawley · September 27, 2010, 01:58 PM

I believe hoppes has an oil availible...

oneounceload · September 27, 2010, 02:15 PM

Both are correct - I have a large bottle of Hoppes 9 Lubricating Oil I use to refill my smaller, easier to work with, plastic bottle

hogdogs · September 27, 2010, 02:17 PM

I know it is blasphemy to many but I use 3-N-1... Well it has little picture of a gun right on the can so it has to be good...

Brent

jmortimer · September 27, 2010, 02:50 PM

Ballistol - good for metal, wood, plastic and leather. Non-toxic so no gloves needed.

jmortimer · September 27, 2010, 02:55 PM

Ballistol - good for metal, wood, plastic and leather. Non-toxic so no gloves needed.

Pahoo · September 27, 2010, 03:37 PM

Some of the oils that have been mentioned are not suitable in Semi's, during cold weather. Much to my unpleasant surprise, I have had shotguns freeze up on me. Might consider this if Y'all are going to hunt up north, during the winter months. I mostly use Breakfree and silicone spray by Gunk. There are times when I have gone to dry teflon.

Be Safe !!!

mete · September 27, 2010, 04:33 PM

Hinge pins and locking bolts on O/Us should see high pressure greases that are available .Otherwise a good gun oil works fine.

shortwave · September 27, 2010, 07:08 PM

Mostly RemOil.

RUT · September 27, 2010, 07:26 PM

Another vote for Remoil here. (as far as the final oiling goes)

VA Gent · September 27, 2010, 08:26 PM

I guess I'm the only one still using Militec...for my guns and in the V12. For the guns, it can be wiped near dry but still leave a micro film. In the 12, it makes a gas engine feel like a electric motor...gas pedal becomes a rheostat.

Bluehighways · September 27, 2010, 09:14 PM

pennzoil. Only Pennzoil. I use the stuff that comes out of my truck when I do my oil change every other year.

Okay, I use CLP breakfree. Any of the modern oils are good, and with regular cleaning, a dab of lube and a bit of use any gun should be runnin' just fine.

Just remember that in cold weather an oily firing pin can get sticky. It happens here in WIS. Mostly to folks that don't keep their guns clean, though.

Scubasimmons · September 27, 2010, 09:42 PM

Breakfree. I've used it on my browning automatic down to -10F goose hunting without issue. Wouldn't even consider anything else.

Dave McC · September 27, 2010, 10:29 PM

A fast check shows that there's Hoppe's, Remoil, Slip 2000, Beretta oil and a half gallon of Mobil One synthetic 30 weight. All work, but I like the SLIP best in bores and outside.

I also use a grease on hinge pins on my break action guns.

DE Shooter · September 28, 2010, 04:28 AM

+1Rem Oil, +1Hoppes

natman · September 28, 2010, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Hoppes #9 is a solvent ...it has no lubricating properties ...

An understandable confusion. Check this out...

BigJimP · September 28, 2010, 10:44 AM

Hey, things change ......I get it ....

oneounceload · September 28, 2010, 11:06 AM

Jim - I have had my large bottle of Hoppe's Lubricating Oil for at least a decade - bought it a few years before I moved to sunny FL.........good product - can't say it is better or worse than any of the other quality brands - most are probably the same stuff anyway - but it works

September 26, 2010, 10:42 PM	#1
Sphawley Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 272	Shotgun Oil Just to pick everyones brain's...What's your shotgun oil of choice?

September 26, 2010, 11:32 PM	#3
the rifleer Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2008 Location: Sunny California Posts: 1,281	Hoppes 9, I use it for all my guns. __________________ There is no such thing as a stupid question, only stupid people.

September 27, 2010, 12:12 AM	#4
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	BreakFree. Why? What else is there? __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

September 27, 2010, 01:07 PM	#7
scorpion_tyr Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2008 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,326	Hoppes #9 for shotguns and for all of my other guns as well. __________________ “Nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science, by rendering them my supreme delight.” - Thomas Jefferson

September 27, 2010, 04:33 PM	#15
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,575	Hinge pins and locking bolts on O/Us should see high pressure greases that are available .Otherwise a good gun oil works fine. __________________ And Watson , bring your revolver !

September 26, 2010, 11:05 PM	#2
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	I use RemOil.

September 27, 2010, 07:06 AM	#5
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	Remoil, Hoppe's and Shooter's Choice are all in my cleaning box, along with Shooter's Choice red grease.

September 27, 2010, 12:14 PM	#6
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	For a general purpose oil ---- I use Break Free or Wilson's Ultima Lube ...( like on choke tubes ) / or on barrel connections in a semi-auto, or on the rails inside a semi-auto receiver, etc. for barrel to receiver connection on an O/U - I use grease - and I prefer Rig grease or Wilson's Ultima Lube grease. I don't think oil is enough lube for the barrel to receiver connection on an O/U. for real "light use" like inside the receiver on an O/U on the springs and firing pins --- / or inside the trigger group on a semi-auto - then I use a "light" spray oil - like Rig or Rem Oil.

September 27, 2010, 01:43 PM	#8
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	Hoppes #9 is a solvent ...it has no lubricating properties ...

September 27, 2010, 01:58 PM	#9
Sphawley Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 272	I believe hoppes has an oil availible...

September 27, 2010, 02:15 PM	#10
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	Both are correct - I have a large bottle of Hoppes 9 Lubricating Oil I use to refill my smaller, easier to work with, plastic bottle

September 27, 2010, 02:17 PM	#11
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	I know it is blasphemy to many but I use 3-N-1... Well it has little picture of a gun right on the can so it has to be good... Brent

September 27, 2010, 02:50 PM	#12
jmortimer Junior member Join Date: January 24, 2010 Location: South West Riverside County California Posts: 2,763	Ballistol - good for metal, wood, plastic and leather. Non-toxic so no gloves needed.

September 27, 2010, 02:55 PM	#13
jmortimer Junior member Join Date: January 24, 2010 Location: South West Riverside County California Posts: 2,763	Ballistol - good for metal, wood, plastic and leather. Non-toxic so no gloves needed.

September 27, 2010, 03:37 PM	#14
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	Some of the oils that have been mentioned are not suitable in Semi's, during cold weather. Much to my unpleasant surprise, I have had shotguns freeze up on me. Might consider this if Y'all are going to hunt up north, during the winter months. I mostly use Breakfree and silicone spray by Gunk. There are times when I have gone to dry teflon. Be Safe !!!

September 27, 2010, 07:08 PM	#16
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,970	Mostly RemOil.

September 27, 2010, 07:26 PM	#17
RUT Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2004 Location: NH, USA Posts: 812	Another vote for Remoil here. (as far as the final oiling goes) __________________ Liberals don't care what you do... as long as it's mandated.

September 27, 2010, 08:26 PM	#18
VA Gent Member Join Date: September 6, 2010 Posts: 62	I guess I'm the only one still using Militec...for my guns and in the V12. For the guns, it can be wiped near dry but still leave a micro film. In the 12, it makes a gas engine feel like a electric motor...gas pedal becomes a rheostat.

September 27, 2010, 09:14 PM	#19
Bluehighways Member Join Date: January 4, 2010 Location: The frozen North Posts: 42	pennzoil. Only Pennzoil. I use the stuff that comes out of my truck when I do my oil change every other year. Okay, I use CLP breakfree. Any of the modern oils are good, and with regular cleaning, a dab of lube and a bit of use any gun should be runnin' just fine. Just remember that in cold weather an oily firing pin can get sticky. It happens here in WIS. Mostly to folks that don't keep their guns clean, though.

September 27, 2010, 09:42 PM	#20
Scubasimmons Senior Member Join Date: February 10, 2009 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 119	Breakfree. I've used it on my browning automatic down to -10F goose hunting without issue. Wouldn't even consider anything else.

September 27, 2010, 10:29 PM	#21
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	A fast check shows that there's Hoppe's, Remoil, Slip 2000, Beretta oil and a half gallon of Mobil One synthetic 30 weight. All work, but I like the SLIP best in bores and outside. I also use a grease on hinge pins on my break action guns.

September 28, 2010, 04:28 AM	#22
DE Shooter Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2009 Posts: 215	+1Rem Oil, +1Hoppes

September 28, 2010, 10:44 AM	#24
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	Hey, things change ......I get it ....

September 28, 2010, 11:06 AM	#25
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	Jim - I have had my large bottle of Hoppe's Lubricating Oil for at least a decade - bought it a few years before I moved to sunny FL.........good product - can't say it is better or worse than any of the other quality brands - most are probably the same stuff anyway - but it works