Tetra is best known for its flagship Tetra Gun Grease, Tetra Lubricant, Triple Action CLP and Lubricating Wipes, as well as the Gun Lube Spray and Action Blaster cleaner degreaser aerosols – in other words, core chemicals. The foaming bore solvent has grown in popularity in recent years, not to mention the new Suppressor Cleaner spray and Obex Prime Lubricant Protectant spray formulas.

The water-based cleaner degreaser is best known among handgun users vs. the carbon cleaner series which is accepted in the long gun community. For a stronger, more thorough bore cleaning for any firearm, the Copper Solvent gel is hands down the most reliable option as it has been for decades.

The dry finish lube is a bit of a sleeper but prized for those operating in dusty or sandy conditions vs. say users of the precision oiler, which is handy and more universally used by gun owners to reach those hard to reach points.

In specialty formulas, the Liquid Blue is world renowned but its sister product, the Blue & Rust Remover is another underrated formula even though it is the recommended pre-treatment for the cold bluing.

For wood care, the wood stock oil is the easiest product to use, with the Stock Finishing Kit featuring both the stock stain and stock finish require more effort, but the results will be quite satisfactory, especially if a user follows instructions and takes care in their work.

With the market growth with Bore Boa cleaning rope and alike, traditional cleaning rods have to compete with consumers, and portable cleaning rods in the ValuPro III kits draw greater demand than the Prosmith one piece rods or their ValuPro III series sister offerings. Speaking of which, gun owners understand cotton patch holders and bronze brushes, but especially in the American firearms market within the user community, less people turn to brass jags, cotton mops or nylon brush accessories.

Additionally, it seems like there is less variation in caliber selection by consumers. Clearly, pistols are being predominantly sold in 9mm with a minority sold in .45 cal, .40, .22, .25, .30 and .32 combined. For rifles, .22 cal. is still the market leader, followed closely behind by .30 cal., and then in descending order .270, .50 cal, .17, .243, 6.5mm, .32, .338 and .204, followed by obscure sizings. For cleaning accessories, .223/5.56 falls under .22 and 7.92/8mm is mostly founds in Europe, but it all contributes to the mix. In shotgun, 12 gauge is the leader, with 20 ga. close behind, and trailed by 28 ga. and 410.

For general cleaning accessories, the mil-spec style double ended brush always sells, as does the multi-purpose and wire-twist brushes but the tapered-tip swabs are such a popular find for many shooters. The jumbo head swabs fit 9mm but find their way in the range bags of shotgun and rifle owners as well. The classic lead removal and silicone wipe-down clothes are always good to use, as are specialty tools like the 34″ shotgun bore mop rod and the universal bore guide.

The Provise firearm maintenance workstation is great for the serious gun care enthusiast but the new handgun cleaning mat should become much more popular as it can quickly become the “every man’s” product.

The question is, how many people will try the new Obex Prime NSN grade lubricant protectant grease. It costs more than the original white grease but it can address any gun owners’ needs just as much as it can do for a .50 cal. chain gun operator. That, and the silencer cleaner are great stocking stuffers for the tactical ninjas out there.

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