Anyone here use Hoppe's "Gun Medic" lube?

[Mr. Hill]

I stopped by Walmart on the way to the mountains yesterday prior to going shooting. They had the .22 LR ammunition that I needed (thank goodness), but I also needled gun oil, and the only kind they had was Hoppe's "gun medic" lube. I bought a small bottle and used it on the Marlin model 60. The instructions said to only use a little and that a little would go a long way. It worked just fine, and a small amount did indeed seem to leave a nice coating on the metal, which was still present after a short afternoon of shooting. The Hoppe's website just describes it as an advanced formula that is also used in jet engines (???), and doesn't say much more. I don't own a jet, but I thought I'd ask this forum about it.

Anyone here use it and have any comments about it? I'd never seen it prior to yesterday.

 

[Zerodefect]

$19.95. I hope you didn't pay $10 for a 1 ounce tube.
https://aviationoiloutlet.com/mobil-jet-oil-ii-1-quart-can/

I've really got to call a lawyer and see what the liability is to produce and sell my gun lube recipe. I have a bottling company right across the street from my work (when I go to work and not straight to the jobsite). I'm likely sitting on a million dollar product.

 

[Mr. Hill]

Lol yeah, if I hadn't been in such a hurry I'd have probably just bought some motor oil.

 

[v35]

Next time you're in Wal-Mart just pick up a quart of synthetic engine oil, even their store brand. It will be closer to $5 than $20 and will last just as long (several lifetimes, probably).

The most significant advantage to synthetic oil for use in firearms is that it is more impervious to moisture and won't evaporate as quickly as a petroleum-based product. Not knowing exactly what Hoppe's magic "advanced formula" is (other than a perfumed formula that has attained a state of advancement) that's probably what it is designed for.

 

[JONWILL]

Next time you're in Wal-Mart just pick up a quart of synthetic engine oil, even their store brand. It will be closer to $5 than $20 and will last just as long (several lifetimes, probably).

The most significant advantage to synthetic oil for use in firearms is that it is more impervious to moisture and won't evaporate as quickly as a petroleum-based product. Not knowing exactly what Hoppe's magic "advanced formula" is (other than a perfumed formula that has attained a state of advancement) that's probably what it is designed for.

I use Mobile 1. Same as I use in my truck. No odor and works great on guns.

 

[Cannibul]

Due to recommendations from people over at Bob's I picked up a quart of Mobil 1 V-Twin 20W50. It's a really good oil.

 

[hdwhit]

With the exception of a few inaccessible places (like barrels under hard to remove handguards) where I have successfully used thin coatings of heavy weight motor oil, this is all I have used on my guns since 1980.



I picked up five cans of this (at 49 cents per can - they still used price stickers at the time) the day my then-girlfriend picked up a red trenchcoat. I remember this very clearly because of how pretty she looked in that coat.

This can is nearly empty and I have recently opened the fifth (and last) can. It is still good, with no apparent gumming or degradation. This is what my guns were oiled with when I was stricken with a neurological condition that caused me to not do any shooting for roughly 20 years. During that time, my guns remained locked in a safe that was only occasionally opened when visitors wanted to see some part of my collection. And while the guns were wiped down after handling with a dry cloth, they were not cleaned or lubricated during that time. When I recovered and returned to my guns, none of them had suffered any rust or other deterioration from being ignored during that time.

While I wouldn't criticize anyone who chooses to do something else, I have the empirical evidence that for the long term preservation of your guns, something like this is all that is needed.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Almost any oil will do a fantastic job in a climate controlled environment like a safe.

 

[hdwhit]

Zerodefect wrote:
I've really got to call a lawyer and see what the liability is to produce and sell my gun lube recipe.

Yes, you should.

If your "recipe" is simply repackaging quarts of someone else's product in 4 ounce bottles, you may have a problem. Even if it isn't illegal, you might find the manufacturer leaning on their distribution chain to cut off your supply.

On the other hand if you're using someone else's product and adding something to it that changes or enhances its functional characteristics that should not be a problem legally; although, you would probably want to work with the manufacturers of the ingredients to 1) the product directly from them at wholesale, not retail, cost, and 2) be sure they are on-board with what you are doing so that you don't have any "disruptions" in your supply chain.

 

[stchman]

The OP should have just went to the automotive section and got some synthetic engine oil. Heck he could have went over to the hardware section and got a bottle of 3 in 1 oil.