Legendary Bloopers, Blunders and Missteps by those who are so overconfident in maintaining guns the wrong way while blaming others for their subsequent failures.

Is it ego, machoism or a resistance to common sense. Don’t care, or worse yet, as the funny movie line from Billy Madison goes (and I paraphrase) “… Everyone is now dumber having listened to it.” Such is the incoherent, idiotic commentary and expertise of internet gurus on every subject, including gun care. Now I need to rebut.

Here are a few examples which unfortunately re-emerge again and again:

• Your grease caused my precious guns to rust. They’re ruined.
  • Did you follow the instructions?
  • Did you remove solvent residue before lubricating?
  • Do you even know what you used?
  • BTW, the grease and lube can’t cause rust, so …
  • Remember, only you can prevent forest fires.

• I’m gonna change brands. This stuff is caking up on my guns.
  • Why did you apply it like cake frosting?
    • Oh.
  • How did you clean first? How did you apply lube after?
  • Did you follow the instructions?
  • Did you even remove pre-existing material first?

• I like to use a bore seasoning. Part lard, vaseline and cayenne pepper sauce.
  • Good luck. Sounds like you got it all figured out.

• I like to use transmission fluid, and then some synthetic motor oil.
  • Good for you. Please allow me to step back before you fire.
  • But yes, you saved money on car insurance.

[Trying to have a little fun here. Sarcasm goes a long way, while also trying to be compassionate for those less fortunate in the ole noggin.] Here’s more:

• I heard your stuff is toxic at over 500 degrees F.
  • You’ve fired firearms at sustained temps over 500 degrees F?
    • Sure, all the time.
      • Uh huh.
• I just use any old lube. Whatever’s around.
  • Makes sense. Hit the garage, because everything in life is the same.

• I swear by BRAND X. That’s the best stuff there is.
  • [One Year Later – SpongeBob French accent]
  • I switched again. This is the best stuff I ever used.

• High Tech lubes are a ripoff. They’re no better than anything else.
  • If that’s what you think.
  • Some are BS, but others are quite real, and they cost more to make. It’s funny how the price of guns are never scrutinized in this way.

• Grease is grease. Oil is oil. Cleaner is cleaner.
  • No. [Please refer back to the Billy Madison quote]

Wherever metal touches metal. Whenever two surfaces of gunmetal under pressure are either sliding against each other or banging up against one another, there is a need for lubrication to prevent friction and wear.

Cleaners clean. Lubricants lubricate. A dry gun will suffer. Follow these basic steps:

1. Clean gun parts with products labeled gun cleaner, gun solvent, bore cleaner or bore solvent, whether it be in aerosol or liquid form.
2. Remove excess cleaner / solvent residue.
3. Apply a quality firearms lubricant to clean, dry parts.
   • Polish lube until no longer visible.
   • Remove excess.
4. Throw lead down range.
5. Wipe off gunmetal after shooting and see carbon fouling come off on the cotton patches, wipes, rag or swabs.
6. Spray down gun with a quality gun spray. Wipe off excess.
7. Store firearms in a cool, dry place, like a safe. Use an dehumidifier if you have one.
8. When you pull out your handguns, rifles and/or shotguns just before your next shoot, are you confident that those guns are in fire ready condition? (no chance of misfire, jam or something funky like a stovepipe?).

Tetra Gun care products, when used properly, will give you improved reliability over just about anything on the market in terms of gun cleaners and gun lubricants. There are good decisions and bad decisions. Choose.

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Gun cleaning aka bore cleaning involves the use of firearm maintenance accessories such as bore cleaning rope or a gun cleaning rod along with accessory attachments such as bronze or nylon brushes, jags, cotton mops and/or a patch holder and cotton patches. From there, you need to use some form of gun cleaner or bore solvent, a CLP and/or a gun grease depending on the application points on the gunmetal surfaces, and even polymer gun parts if they need care. Overall, you want to clean firearms and then lubricate them before shooting at the range or in the field. Clean, lubricate, protect.