Grease or oil for firearms?

Question for all you youtuberz... which do you prefer to use on your weapons; grease or oil?

Comparison between the two (all pretty opinionated, but lemme know what you think)....

Benefits of the grease (currently Vavoline Duramax synthetic wheel bearing grease);
-Cheap ($5 for a 16oz tub at Autozone)
-Provides more stable lubrication and stays where it's put in hot weather

Benefits of the oil (Weapon Shield CLP);
-Provides better rust prevention and protects surfaces better
-Easier to apply
-Easier to clean up after a range session

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• weapon
• shield
• sig
• pro
• sp2022
• 9mm
• valvoline
• duramax
• synthetic
• grease
• lube
• firearm
• protection
• handgun
• clp
• cleaning

[usmguy1234]

Neither. I would recommend using a good carnauba wax. Wax is way more resilient than either oil or grease. The wax actually seals the pores of the metal to resist corrosion even further. It also keeps finger prints and the corrosive chemicals in our skin from damaging the metal. I live near the coast (lots of humidity and salt in the air) and have hunted in all conditions and the wax has worked beyond my expectations.

[pickupmusic]

@usmguy1234 That's a first for me, but interesting to hear.

[Aaotrom]

how do you get a bone infection? lol Not trying to laugh at you but damn that is definitely a first for me

[pickupmusic]

@Aaotrom Broke my tibia, had a rod put in the bone, and it developed an infection

[miltnxc123]

grease if your going to war either way if you have a great weapon it will run without it when I change my carry weapon to a glock 23 I didnt lube or clean all the way through 2k rounds thats how I chose that I was going to carry it my gun never failed good vid thanks oh ya you have a sig very good weapon it will still run if you didnt lube or clean you should try it

[pickupmusic]

@miltnxc123 I'm actually going on about 500-600 rounds without cleaning the Sig... but I'm about to clean it before winter, more for rust protection than for function

[usmguy1234]

@steppara Could you at least check your spelling before insulting someone.

[amitus8]

I was always taught to use butter. Is this all right?

[bordersoldier]

use both at the same time , what the gun doesnt need it will burn out of there in the first few shots

[MilComm1]

just use a little TW25B, polish it in, that's all you need mil-comm .com pre-treat with MC25 cleaner and thats your C+LP

[RoadHardOffRoad]

I'm like you even though I know my sig pro would work flawlessly without having to clean it so much, but to me I was taught to always clean and maintain my firearms even after I shoot that way I know they will always shoot good. So ever time I use the stuff and go shoot then come home to break it down and clean it, even though sometimes there will be alot of black powder substance on the gun from some of the cheap ammo I use, I can always still see the TW-25b grease where I put it. It only take

[RoadHardOffRoad]

@pickupmusic- I use the synthetic TW-25b grease for my sig pro 2022 in .40s&w, it's the same stuff sig recommends for there sig pistols. You should have gotten the brochure that came in the case. It also states it's the number one product choice for our military and special forces guys, which I asked two of my brothers who are navy seals and they verified it with me that they all use it and love the hell out of it.

[indyrottenone]

That's way more lube than glock recommends. 5 drops.

[MrMapex2010]

Should only need to lub it every few hundrend to a thousand rounds for function but should still run oil and solvents through it after each shoot for rust preventing and maintaining accuracy.