Hornady One Shot Gun Cleaner-Degreaser and Dry Lubricant

[noylj]

I have always wondered if there was REALLY any dry lube in the Hornady cleaner/dry lube.
Well, I have a well used para .38 Super Open Comp gun I bought well used for a very reasonable price.
I cleaned it and did my normal non-lubrication of my 1911s. Never have needed to run a 1911 "wet" and almost always run with absolutely minimum lube. Well, this gun just did not cycle with anything less than max to +P max loads.
I cleaned it and lubed it and took it to the range, wet. Again, it would just barely start to cycle with max loads but was basically still a single shot.
Well, didn't feel like cleaning it (I generally only clean a gun when I procure it, switch bullet type, or get tired of it looking so dirty), so I sprayed some Horandy One Shot cleaner/dry lube on the breech and along the slide rails.
Now, I have a gun that cycles on most loads.
There must really be some dry lube in it.

 

[Mike 27]

I use the Hornady every time I shoot. Here in Alaska it seems to work well in the winter, as a "wet lube" tends to freeze up or grease up, and cause problems. I do clean my guns everytime they are shot, with very good results using the Hornady.

 

[kelbro]

Works great on my Benelli Super Black Hawk.

 

[hAkron]

Does Honady manufacture this stuff or can you buy it under another name? Nobody local carries it and it is recommended for cleaning the Hornady press and dies.

 

[gregj]

Most local gun shops carry it. I know Midway does as well.

 

[Fishslayer]

While it's not "necessary" I've found that One-Shot on 9mm pickups makes ironing out that glockified brass easy peasy.

I use it on .357 as well.

 

[rsrocket1]

While it's not "necessary" I've found that One-Shot on 9mm pickups makes ironing out that glockified brass easy peasy.

I use it on .357 as well.

Is that One-Shot Gun Lube or Case Lube?

The cans look almost identical, but one is for cleaning/degreasing and leaves a dry residue lubricant while the other is for bullet case sizing and leaves a wet residue, although some swear it only leaves behind a glue to guarantee a stuck case is the die.

That's one of the problems with Hornady products, half of them seem to be called "Lock and Load" the other half are called "One-Shot"

 

[Shmackey]

Yep--One Shot Cleaner/Degreaser is great stuff* whereas One Shot Case Lube is the devil.

*It leaves behind a dry film of some kind, unlike brake cleaners that leave behind nothing. The dry film is no substitute for a proper lube/protectant, as my lightly rusted LnL rotors demonstrate.

 

[06]

One Shot case lube is just "OK" on straight walled pistol but it failed miserably on bottle necks. Quit using it after a few 223 cases got stuck.

 

[Shmackey]

One Shot case lube is just "OK" on straight walled pistol ...

"Hornady One-Shot Case Lube: Barely Adequate Where It's Not Even Needed!"