tionesta1 said
Tony,
Thanks for posting the video, very interesting.  
Al
  

Absolutely Al,

It's something that many of us have thought about, and are guilty of old habits, and in many cases just use what's handy, or close by, at hand. It's nice to see the group participation, and the many interesting, and very understanding comments also.

Zebulon said
Couldn't get by without Kroil. I ought to.man up and by a good sized jug of it but there's always somebody tired of a gun I need...
  

Bill,

I will always lean on my Kroil, when needed and especially for those tough jobs, I seem to tackle!

You know that you've got me thinking again! LOL!

Tony

A touch of TW25B Extreme Performance Synthetic Grease on bearing surfaces. 

The U.S. Navy buys BreakFree CLP in 55-gal drums.  It is what we used to clean all of the weapons in our Small Arms lockers for decades.

I have known for a very long time that WD-40 is not a good gun care product, but there are a lot of people who still foolishly buy and use it for that purpose.  

My recipe for cleaning old guns (or modern guns that are real dirty) is quite simple...  Kroil and acetone.  For oiling (protecting), there are two products that my grandfather, father, and I have used for the past 90+ years... Marvel Mystery Oil and/or plain 3-in-1 machine oil.  I do use Old West Snake oil to wipe down my guns before putting them on the rack at gun shows, and because I have a lifetime supply of it, I probably will not buy any Ballistol for future use, but it is good to know that it is a good product.

Bert

That allegation contradicts everything else I've ever read. 

I use  Ballistol because it won't damage wood or wood finishes. 

A product I've used regularly on all unplated steels is BreakFree CLP. It seems to ease friction particularly well in automatic pistols. It isn't cheap but I've not heard anybody knock it. It definitely will get underneath and loosen nickel plating if it finds a chip or bare spot. 

Bo Rich said
Thank you Tony.  Very interesting.  Hope to see you in September at the OGCA/ WACA show.
  

Absolutely Bo, I will certainly Try!

TXGunNut said
Interesting. I dislike the unrelated video content and the teaser format but agree with the description of Ballistol. Never occurred to me that the mineral oil in gun oil is the same as the mineral oil sold in the pharmacy section. I think gun oil protects much longer than is represented in the video but maybe I've just been lucky.
 
Mike
  

Mike,

I also dislike the all the hoopla content in between the facts, that was being presented, and trying to sort out, the distractions.

A fellow member here on the WACA Forum put me wise to the Ballistol, a little while ago, and he's certainly spot on with that recommendation. The Mineral oil part threw me also.

Tony

Thanks for posting the video, very interesting.  

Al

Mike

All comments and insight is appreciated.

Tony

Otisman68 said
New barrel on a blued younger 86 action (1920s).  Action smooth but bullet gets hung up on insertion in the chamber.  After chambering dummy rounds multiple times brass starting to build up on the barrel chamber mouth on the bottom of the barrel, between the recessed bolt areas.  Would it be safe to stone that area down to allow feeding easier?  
  

First post a picture of the area in question on the gun and a pic of the bullets. 

I did have fun one year at an OGCA show when one was up for sale for a paltry $100,000 or so!  Once I convinced the owner I was not a buyer, he relaxed and took it out of the wood and glass case and he and I had a great time just talking and examining it.  So I CAN say I've handled one in detail.  Tim