I would like suggestions for gun oil for use in cleaning and lube. I had heard that Hoppe's is the best but there are others out there. I have had good results with Hoppe's but go through a lot of it while cleaning. I had the old style method of running oily patches through a barrel till it comes out clean literally beat into my head and it seems to work for me. But it takes a lot of oil to do that and those little 2oz squeeze bottles don't hold much.

So I guess I need to either buy Hoppe's in bulk (quarts?, pints? whatever) or use another brand that I CAN get in larger quantities at a time.

I have read several threads on cleaning and know I am not doing it per some of your preferences. S'OK, I can deal with that. My gun(s) so my risk. I just want to know about the other brands and where to get them - in bulk if possible.

Different question. What tool(s) and size do you recommend for cleaning the chamber of a .308? I use a barrel snake and (lots of) oil and patches on the barrel of my rifle but I don't think I have been doing the chamber NEARLY justice.

Take your pick, hard to go wrong with Eezox, BreakFree CLP and a couple others, you can see what doesn't protect well in the tests below.

Eezox is good stuff, been using it for over 20yrs.

http://www.6mmbr.com/corrosiontest.html

http://www.ctmuzzleloaders.com...osion/corrosion.html

http://www.ctmuzzleloaders.com...sion/corrosion2.html

http://www.thegunzone.com/rust.html

Bill
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I prefer the oil to the spray!

I use it for leather, gunstocks, pipes, dogs,(cleaning ears, ticks, wounds,) wood furnishers, cuts, blisters, and a other millions of things. Maybe not the best in everything but the best and most practical to have around.

Cheers

Corrosion X, you will never look back.

I have been impressed with Mil Comms TW25. Best gun grease I have found to date. Good from -90 to +450 farenheit

Do you need a bore cleaner or a bore protector?

If the answer is both I recommend eezox.

You could mix up a batch of Ed's Red.

http://www.frfrogspad.com/homemade.htm

Ed's red is as good a bore cleaner as any but it won't do a thing to bullet metal fouling.

What makes Ed's "red" is the Automatic Transmission Fluid and it's an excellant gun/reel lube and rust resistant oil all by it's self. It's the ONLY oil I will put on triggers - or fishing reels - because it won't dry out to leave a gummy goo like many others will. I buy ATF by the pint (or quart) from Walmart's auto lube department, get the cheap house brand stuff and save money.

Oil your bore with what ever you want to protect from rust. Before firing again run a WET patch of Hoppe's to clean out the oil. Follow that with dry patches until they show no wetting. Your first shot will likely to be 'in the group' without having to remove the oil with 'fouling' shots.