Originally Posted by
Clay
Hoppes Gun Oil in the orange bottle has no smell or color, does not expire or go rancid, is not harmful to skin or plastic or wood, and works fine. Nothing nano, or tactical, or modern, but it works just the same, and the bottle doesn't leak. You can find this stuff almost everywhere.
Ballistol has been around 110 years or so, is non-toxic, and will not harm wood or leather, or modern plastics. Never expires. Smells like Anise. Works great. Nothing modern here either.
Weaponshield is a modern synthetic that smells like cinnamon, and works great. Also non-toxic. Very high-tech and tactical. George Fennell, the inventor, is a great guy.
Rem-Oil is an old school CLP. Same stuff as Dupont TFL-50. The solvent carrier that allows it to clean will evaporate and leave a thin Teflon film behind to provide lubrication and rust prevention. Some people don't like it because it's not a 30wt. oil. Works fine to me, but I'm not applying it to AR's or belt-fed machine guns and then shooting 5,000 rounds at a time. Available at every Wal-Mart I've ever been to.