best lube oil

Moxie is right. I've been using it for over twenty years and before that it was Johnson's paste wax for a total of over forty years. I haven' t had any rust on any of my guns since I switched to wax. Fingerprints won't rust through wax. They will with oil. Pledge is both a cleaner and protectant. It makes the gun look good also. I may not clean inside after everytime I shoot a gun but it gets wiped down with Pledge.

I still say paste wax a a pure protectant, but when it comes to lubrication there's one formula I've been using for close to 20 years now with great success. I learned the recipe from a National Guard armorer who used to shoot where I do. I mixed up a batch just to amuse myself and was pleasantly surprised to discover it works just as well or perhaps even better than any commercial product I've ever tried.

2 parts automatic transmissions fluid
1 part STP engine treatment
1 part Mobil 1 synthetic oil

It's slick, and it clings well and resists burn off.

I just started using this stuff:

http://www.mpro7.com/MPro7-Gun-Oil-LPX.html

Used it to lube the wife's sewing machine yesterday. Works really well.

WD-40 sprayed on an old tee sphirt is what I use for surface wipe down. It has performed very well over the last 40 years.

I am curious what u guys recommend for lubing the outside of the gun that wont affect wood stocks so I can just spray and wipe the whole thing without worrying about discoloration.

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I believe what you want is to protect, not a lube. Oil tends to run off and dry over time so it is a short term product and needs to be reapplied a time or two a year. Oils can also travel into wood stocks in the action bedding areas, soaking in causing damage over time.

Rig grease works extremely well on metal, but I don`t know how it affects wood long term so I`d be careful to avoid getting it on your stocks. I use it on mine (metal) and I`ve a couple seldom used shotguns and rifle that have been stored in my basement for years without being re-greased, and still look like the day I put them away.
Birchwood Casey, and a few others make a spray wax designed especially for gun storage and stock weather proofing. Std floor wax such as Johnson's or a good Carnauba works and is popular too. Museums use wax for their gun exhibits and nothing else.

Boe-Shield TO9 if you have to have a spray. Very long lived and tough enough for airplane landing gear dealing with ice and snow

I've been using G96 for the past 5 years ...... works great.

If you want to spray both wood and metal, Ballistol is your best bet.

I use carnauba (Classic or other paste) wax on barrels and actions that are going to get wet. I don't wipe them down when wet, but put them where it's warm and dry, then give them another coat of wax when they're dry.

This stuff is pricey, but works really well. I use it on the bore also.

http://www.corrosionx.com/marine.html

I like Ballistol, CLP, and lanolin and will use them interchangeably. I also have some $12/qt synthetic gear oil I use on my AR just so I can feel extra-good about it (1/2 qt left over from a transmission lube job on my Jeep).

I use Ed's Red for M1a, AR-15, AK-47, Mosin-Nagant. I shoot corrosive ammo in the MN and AK-47. I use a rag soaked in Hoppe's 9 first and secondly a bore snake with Ed's Red, 'mineral spirits, ATF, and kerosene'. I never have corrosion. They are well lubricated. Well protected. Very cheap. Make it by the gallon.

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Ragnar Danneskjold said:

CLP is mediocre to ok at cleaning, lubricating, and protecting, but not great at any of the three. I prefer to use a dedicated product for each that tends to work better at that one task. For lubricating, I do a few session with Miltec to coat the moving parts, and then for general use, I prefer FP-10. FP-10 just doesn't burn off and add to the carbon like CLP does. When the weapon gets hot, CLP burns and stops working. FP-10 stays wet and keeps the gun running far longer than CLP. I have also found FP-10 to keep its viscosity much better at a wider range of outside temperatures.

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I second the FP-10. Love that stuff. Won't gum up like Rem-oil if a gun sets for a awhile. Works well in cold weather as well.