All around best product for gun care?

[Shuz]

For all gunpowder residue and minor lead fouling, I use Ed's Red. For protection on my blued guns I use a small rag, kept in an old medicine bottle, that has been impregnated with R.I.G.(Rust Inhibiting Grease). I still have the original tube that was given to me over 40 years ago. A little goes a long ways!

[porthos]

the best product that I've found for a rust preventative is boshield t-9. I've tested this product and others on bare steel old rifle bbls. leaving the bbl. outside for a week or more in summer humidity.(a real test). I've got a couple newer products to try and will update. by the way breakfree and ballistol failed big time

porthos

[oscarflytyer]

Eez-Ox

[Petrol & Powder]

WOW, one of those, "what's the best gun oil" threads

Well staying with the first post and seeking the one gun care product I have to go with Clenzoil.

Everyone has their own favorite gun oil / grease / snake oil / witch doctor approved secret gun care product. I use a lot of different products for different applications but if I had to pick one it would be Clenzoil with regular old ATF Dexton II as a real close second.

I still like RIG for long term storage of things I can't afford to have rust on. I still use Hoppes #9 and Kroil.....a lot !
I like Lubriplate for loads that involve sliding friction (slide rails, bolt carriers and the such) and Ballistol is on the shelf.

I went through the Breakfree stage when I was told to use Breakfree CLP for everything. I don't regret that but it wasn't what it was all cracked up to be.

I know people that have used 3 in 1 oil for decades on every gun they own and that actually seems to work for them.

I'm not a big fan of the super expensive, super exotic, super new wonder products and tend to stick with the old proven products. It has been my experience that the super trendy wonder products are very good at separating people from their money but no better at lubricating and protecting guns than the old oils/greases.

[Der Gebirgsjager]

Interesting thread. There are lots of opinions and recommendations, and one can't argue with any of them. Certainly some of them must be based on the poster's location in the country and conditions of humidity and moisture. I've mostly lived on the west coast and learned to like Hoppe's No.9 as a bore cleaner, kind of an inherited "like" as that's what my dad used, followed by any of several gun oils. Later, as a surface preservative I used G-96 Gun Treatment almost exclusively and it did a good job. I used their spray can, oil, and wipe down cloths. However, a few years back I moved and before doing so I hosed down a dozen revolvers with G-96, wiped off the excess and stored them in plastic bags in a foot locker. A couple of years ago I was showing off my collection to a friend and found that almost none of the cylinders wouldn't turn as the G-96 had turned into gum. They cleaned up with a toothbrush and some kerosene, but it was a job as I had to remove the sideplates, etc. There was no rust. I decided that I needed something a little lighter and went to Rem Oil, and so far it's proven satisfactory. Something that I haven't seen mentioned in this thread as an external preservative is wax. I have several long guns that I use a carnauba based wax (TreWax brand) to preserve the external surface of both wood and metal. The advantage is that it fills the pores and doesn't evaporate away. One can will last for many years, and I apply it by removing the can lid and just placing my index finger on the wax for a second. The heat of your finger will melt a tiny bit onto your finger, then apply it in small circular motions. Wait a couple of minutes and polish it off with a soft cloth. If moisture gets on the surface it will bead up like raindrops on a freshly waxed car and is easy to blot off. If you decide to try it, TreWax comes in two flavors, clear and a sand tint. Get the clear one. It's not that easy to find anymore because it was developed for hardwood floors which kind of went out of style. Also, a dusty gun is much easier to wipe clean than if it had an oily surface. I'm not recommending it for all applications, but wax has it's place especially in display guns and will certainly benefit most wooden stocks in and out of doors.