What's the best lubricant?

[Alan]

I want to tap into the community's knowledge about cold-weather storage. Which lubricants have you found to be effective in maintaining their performance and preventing corrosion? If you have any platform-specific notes, I’d love to hear those too!

 

[Bobcat]

I use a few different ones. For basic bolt action maintenance and storage in cold weather I like Kroil or Starrett instrument oil along with a little Sinclair or RIG grease for the lugs. The same stuff works well on most platforms. If I’m working on the AR platform then I use Break Free CLP exclusively.

 

[Allen]

 After one particularly sluggish day at the range in the cold, I completely moved away from using any of the heavier stuff. EWL30, being a lighter oil, has just been a lot more consistent for me when those temperatures start to drop.

 

[Alan]

I use a few different ones. For basic bolt action maintenance and storage in cold weather I like Kroil or Starrett instrument oil along with a little Sinclair or RIG grease for the lugs. The same stuff works well on most platforms. If I’m working on the AR platform then I use Break Free CLP exclusively.

Good breakdown, interesting how you segment bolt guns and ARs with different lubrication strategies.

 

[Alan]

After one particularly sluggish day at the range in the cold, I completely moved away from using any of the heavier stuff. EWL30, being a lighter oil, has just been a lot more consistent for me when those temperatures start to drop.

That matches what I’ve heard, lighter oils seem to stay more consistent as temps drop.

 

[ALR]

After reviewing tests I found this to be excellent