Originally Posted by
jonconsiglio
You guys are all insane! Don't get me wrong, I'm glad to hear of the testing and personal experiences. Still, I think a few of y'all are obsessive and crazy... ;)
I live in South Texas. Every day is in the high 90's to low 100's with high humidity. I live literally one block from the ocean and the majority of my shooting is outdoors, plus I often have a rifle in the car.
I do a lot of shooting and hunting at a dusty, windy ranch with ponds and muddy areas. My guns get covered in all kinds of crap. They'll be outdoors for 16 hours a day. They'll go in and out of an air conditioned house on the ranch, which forms condensation.
I occasionally take a rifle out on the boat. No matter what, I always have a handgun on me, typically a Glock 17.
I've used Slip EWL for a while now and my local shop gave me a bottle of Frog Lube liquid and about a 1/4 tub of the paste. I'm very interested in trying Fireclean as well.
But, my guns barely show any rust. What rust is there, is surface rust that cleans up easily. When I'm at a class or at the ranch and my guns get filthy or covered in mud, I might hose them down with fresh water, dry them off with a towel then they sit in the sun for a bit. I then squirt some Slip or now Frog Lube on the bolt, carrier, fire control group and the pins.
I've never had issues with rust other than a brushed stainless Ed Brown I carried for a few months. As a lubricant, Slip and Frog Lube have both worked very well for my needs. If I think it needs more, I add more.
As for application, I applied Frog Lube just as I do Slip.... I cleaned the guns before the first application, then just squirted it on, worked the action a few times and called it good.
Of the Slip and Frog Lube, I'm content using whichever I have on hand at the time. I am interested in the Fireclean though as I've heard a lot of good things about it.
I'd generally have a hard time believing it works any better than Slip and would eventually test it myself just to see if there was any benefit or not. But, I've seen enough members here that I either know or know of enough to trust their experiences. So, I'll definitely give it a try at some point.
I'm not worried about it being a rust preventative. My guns never sit for more than a day without sry or live firing, so I'm pretty quick to see any surface rust forming.