Trouble finding CLP in stock in Phoenix. Is this a local thing?

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4-5 Walmarts and a Sportsman's Warehouse in the last few weeks. Empty spot for it on the shelf. Plenty of Powder Blast. Managed to find a single small spray can at the 5th Walmart but no large cans.

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A good field expedient replacement when you cannot find CLP is Dexron Automatic Transmission Fluid. Don't laugh - Dexron is one of the best lubes humans have come up with. It has no Teflon in it but is an excellent lube and cuts carbon extremely well. Do some Googling on it. A quart will last you forever but you'll want to get a small squeeze bottle to dispense it with. Another really good lube is Marvel Air Tool Oil. Any products that come in an aerosol can waste a lot of the product you paid for. A bottle that dispenses a few drops at a time will save you money and is much less messy. The best way I have found to coat a gun is a small stenciling brush (craft store has them) - put about 4 or 5 drops on the brush and paint the gun with it. The brush will get into the tiny nooks, checkering and right up next to the grips without slopping lube on the grips.
 
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Keep it lubed and the Teflon is not really necessary. Think about what is going on in your transmission - no Teflon in there.......
 
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Break free no longer has teflon. Rem oil does.
Do you have a source for this? There was a post in AR15 a while back from someone who got an email back from them that indicated that the new formula had Teflon, just in a form not so susceptible to settling out in the can/bottle.

Anyway, I do have a small amount of mil-Spec CLP coming from Amazon to tide me over.

Mike
 
In the last two years I have seen posts on forums by individuals who said they called Safariland who bought the Break free name and now produces products under it and they were told that CLP does have Teflon and others were told that CLP no longer has Teflon. Who knows what the truth is? I would expect them to state on the bottle what is in it but apparently they are not required to tell us. I don't worry about the Teflon simply because its only purpose is to provide some lubrication once the oil has evaporated away. I never let that happen - just keep the metal oiled and it doesn't really matter if Teflon is there or not. ANY oil is better than dry metal.
 
Go to an auto part store and buy any general lube containing PTFE, Teflon.

ATF works well but it is toxic.
 
For years, I've ordered it a half-dozen cans at a time from Brownells.
When I get down to my last two, I order another half-dozen.

Other than for seasonal sale ammo deals, I stay out of the big-box stores for gun stuff.

Amazon Prime will get virtually anything delivered to your door for the same price as you will pay at the Big-Box. Less actually, if your time is worth anything, plus gas, wear/tear on car.

Next order, I'll check to see if Amazon has a better deal than Brownells.
 
Not sure your point? The first product has 15-25% Synthetic Rust Inhibitors &
lubrication additive. The particular Teflon product in the second link has 3-5% Fluorinated Polyurethane aka PTFE aka Teflon.

My empty 2015 spray can of Safariland BreakFree CLP says right on the can that it contains PTFE.

Mike
 
I've had the same problem lately - no BreakFree CLP anywhere I look, not even at the last three gun shows I went to or any of the local gun shops. I had to go online and order a couple of 16 oz. bottles of it at amazon.com. Hopefully that will last me for a couple years.
 
As far as north Phoenix goes, try The Shooter's Vault on Happy Valley. That's where I got it last time.

You could also try Tracy/Crossfire Guns on 19th and Rose Garden.

You could give them a call first to see if they have any in stock.
 
Just a dumb question: Why do you like CLP? Is it just what has worked for you or do think it is better than others? There are dozens of guns oils and cleaners on the market so I was curious. I think I tried to use it as a cleaner before didn't care for it. Never tried to use it for lube.


I had been using Hoppes gun oil, but started using Slip2000 EWL lately. No real issues with either one.
 
I've been using Breakfree CLP since it was first introduced back in the Dark Ages because it works and I have never found anything better. The formula has been changed and it is no longer approved for use by the D.O.D. G 96's CLP is currently approved. I haven't been able to find any G 96 CLP locally. When the D.O.D. first drew up it's requirements for a new cleaner/lube/preservative the entire industry looked at the specs and said it couldn't be done. Breakfree not only met all the specs - it exceeded them. The only thing it won't do is dissolve copper fouling which doesn't matter to me since I only reload and shoot hard cast lead. I have run 1911s hard in competition and training - sometimes up to 1000 rounds in a day - and at the end when I tore them down the guns were FILTHY but there was still plenty of CLP on the barrel lugs, bushing and rails. It really does clean, lube and protect metal.
 
Just a dumb question: Why do you like CLP? Is it just what has worked for you or do think it is better than others? There are dozens of guns oils and cleaners on the market so I was curious. I think I tried to use it as a cleaner before didn't care for it. Never tried to use it for lube.


I had been using Hoppes gun oil, but started using Slip2000 EWL lately. No real issues with either one.
I've had a lot of problem with black powder cannon and mortar corroding in the past. I apply CLP generously and it dries quickly and does not attract a lot of dust or leave oil in the powder chamber or touch hole. Even after is is dry to the touch there is an obviously shiny surface layer on the steel.

I also use it on ARs and the SMG I run stages with as a lube and corrosion inhibitor. It's not that great a cleaner but it seems to be a good lube and excellent corrosion inhibitor.

Mike
 
I've been using Breakfree CLP since it was first introduced back in the Dark Ages because it works and I have never found anything better. The formula has been changed and it is no longer approved for use by the D.O.D. G 96's CLP is currently approved. I haven't been able to find any G 96 CLP locally. When the D.O.D. first drew up it's requirements for a new cleaner/lube/preservative the entire industry looked at the specs and said it couldn't be done. Breakfree not only met all the specs - it exceeded them. The only thing it won't do is dissolve copper fouling which doesn't matter to me since I only reload and shoot hard cast lead. I have run 1911s hard in competition and training - sometimes up to 1000 rounds in a day - and at the end when I tore them down the guns were FILTHY but there was still plenty of CLP on the barrel lugs, bushing and rails. It really does clean, lube and protect metal.
G96 synthetic base (I'm assuming it is PAO) meets current milspec. Their consumer petrolium base does not. Probably the extreme low temp viscocity or smoke point or some other extreme part of the spec. It is probably just as good for most use.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21431738/CLP Sped MIL-PRF-63460E_AMENDMENT-2.pdf

Edit: Found this on G96's site.
Synthetic CLP Gun Oil has been approved by the US Military (MIL-PRF-63460E) whereas Gun Treatment is not an approved product for the US Military. Gun Treatment and Gun Oil are petroleum based. The Synthetic CLP gun oil is synthetic based. The Synthetic CLP Gun Oil is 85% biodegradable and contains no VOC's. Synthetic CLP Gun Oil only comes in a liquid form whereas G96 Gun Treatment is available in either a liquid bottle or an aerosol spray can. Synthetic CLP Gun Oil has slightly better cold weather specifications. Synthetic CLP gun oil is rated at -74F and Gun Treatment is rated at -50F. Synthetic CLP Gun Oil has slightly better corrosion protection and slightly better clean up after firing. Synthetic CLP Gun Oil has Corrosion Protection from Propellant Reaction Products Both have excellent properties for Preservation protection for long and short term. Neither product will evaporate. Neither product will thicken or congeal.

Mike
 
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No trouble finding it up this way. I typically use it on the range during courses.
There is always someone using some kind of funky lube who's gun jams up due to dirt, wet, cold etc.
I usually pull out the bolt carrier spray everything down and give it a good wipe.
A second little spray and the gun is back in service.
I also use it at the end of a range day on my guns when the weather is miserable so I can get them back home where they get a proper cleaning and lube.
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eBay has plenty for about $9 shipped for the 4oz bottles. Cheaper than driving all over town. Also, call Dillon Precision in North Scottsdale. They seem pretty stocked up, not that I've noticed CLP.
 
If the OP is looking for just oil and not spray cans, just get yourself a quart of 5W-20 Mobil 1. It'll last for years, do the same thing, and cost FAR LESS than "gun oil".

I know some will get all up in arms about using motor oil on guns, but I have been using it for years and it works.

As far as spray oil, I use Rem Oil in the aerosol can, cheap and it does the job.
 
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