Gun lubrication in the form of gun oil, gun grease or CLP (cleaner, lubricant, protectant) is the critical next step after gun cleaning.

When you clean a firearm, you are removing carbon fouling and pre-existing gun solvent and other residue on the bore and other gun parts. And, even if you do a thorough job, you are only half way there.

Ultimately, you want to apply a quality firearms lubricant to clean, dry parts. This is something that many gun owners just don’t understand enough, nor do they follow-up properly, which leads to operational failure. Usually, a gun jams, not because of the firearm itself, but by sticky, gummy, debris-immersed residue. That is almost always the culprit.

You need to assume that most firearms that come out of a factory are made well with OEM parts where they are tested before release. It is what comes after that leads to problems. Any way you alter a gun will create risk, and overlubricating with inferior oils or gunking up fine precision parts with residue only slows you down. There is rarely any room between two parts of gunmetal to leave too much room for error.

Lubrication is designed to fight friction but providing a buffer between two surfaces of metal either sliding against one another, or making banging contact. Either way, you want something between the parts to reduce wear and keep it running smooth, reliably and consistently. You want the gun lube to hold up.

A gun cleaner or firearms solvent will not give you any of that, and in the case of an oil-based solvent, including a CLP, you will not really benefit unless you have something there besides the oil, like the fluoropolymer particles that Tetra Gun lubricant products provide because they stay in place and give you longevity between treatments.

To the untrained eye, anything slippery when wet seems awesome, but its not at all. What works best is what you can’t actually see because the magic is working on a submicronic level, smoothing out the pores in the metal in a way that can only be seen under the microscope.

There are good products out there, but you will be much better off if you avoid cleaning products and lubes that are not designed for firearms. I know some people will resist this logic but its ok. The best competitive shooters use quality cleaners and lubricating formulas because they perform at a higher level, and the cost is usually not an issue when you think about it.

NOTE: Super nasty solvents if not stronger can be damaging, not only when immediately used, but after when you try to lubricate because they are sitting there waiting to counteract what you are using. Solvents are designed to eat lubricants. Think about that. Do it right the first time, and repeat.

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