Firearms Maintenance expertise and recommendations for the firearms user community, from step-by-step directions to just sharing years of experience.

Presented by Tetra Gun care, global experts on firearm maintenance technology as the original inventors of synthetic fluoropolymer lubricant protectant products in the 1980s which has grown to the shooting industry’s largest portfolio of gun cleaning, firearm lubricant and metal treatment products for all types of guns and accessories: handguns, rifles & shotguns.


  • Tetra Copper Solvent Works

    Tetra Gun Copper Solvent is proven for decades to remove bore fouling

  • Adventures in Gun Cleaning

    I guess the need to inform and educate people will never end. That’s ok. That’s why we are here. A call comes in asking about what to do, or wondering why something happened. Of course, it all begins with following instructions. Maybe that’s why they shouldn’t have insisted on sitting in the back the classroom…

  • Using Lube & Solvent on Chrome Lined Barrels

    I keep getting asked these questions, which is funny considering that there are chrome lined barrel makers who claim you don’t need to lube the bore let alone clean them out. That is an ignorant misnomer. Even if that coating is effective, there is still vulnerable metal underneath, for starters. Putting lubrication aside, which should…

  • Why not keep trying different firearms Lubes on those Guns

    Or, why does it matter because any ‘ole gun lube will do just fine. Many of the traditional gun lubes out there have proven to be problematic if not a letdown once you get past the nostalgia of a lifelong toxic smell that brings back fond memories. You would think a product is chosen because…

  • All Guns Need to be Cleaned and Lubed despite wild claims and out of control egos in the industry

    When you go into a gun shop and speak with an experienced salesman behind the counter, especially the owner, you want to assume that they know what they are talking about. This is especially true if they themselves are active shooters if not serious competitive shooters. Well, that could be a mistake. Even though they…

  • Tetra Lubricants and Cleaners for Industrial Use

    Looking back at the 40-year history of the Tetra brand, we sometimes overlook the company’s history and application successes with industrial customers. After pioneering synthetic fluoropolymer lubricants, over time, the category of PTFE type lubricants grew into what is today a mature business with many companies offering grease, oil and semifluid as part of the…

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