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


  • Gun Care Bag Wishlist

    Thinking about range bags that include or are focused on being inclusive of gun care products, what the sport shooter wants is what counts. The question is, how significant are firearm maintenance products. You certainly don’t want to take up too much room. In a gun range bag, you have your eyes and ears (eye…

  • Triple Action CLP Oil for Treating Firearms Gunmetal

    The acronym for Mil-Spec CLP stands for Cleans, Lubes and Protects. Formally known in the military as MIL-L-63460, CLP is an oil-based cleaner, lubricant and protectant for firearms that is supposed to be an all-in-one product, and for the most part it is. Beginning with the original formula issued by the U.S. Army in the…

  • Tetra Gun Care Aerosols

    From the Gun Care Professionals Editorial coverage last year in #shootingillustrated #gun #magazine #nra First Look: Tetra Gun Action Blaster II & Spray II Aerosol Formulas | An Official Journal Of The NRA (shootingillustrated.com)

  • Applying Grease to a Glock or other Semiauto Handguns

    There are different successful ways to apply gun grease to gunmetal. In this case, semiauto handgun rails. Below is a picture of a tapered tip cotton swab, which is shaped perfectly to place grease deep into the rail groove. If you don’t have Tetra Gun tapered-tipped swabs, you can use regular round tipped swabs, cotton…

  • Gun Care Guide Checklist

    Lubricants are categorized under grease, oil, semi-fluid, clp (cleaner, lubricant protectant) and sometimes given special niche identifiers like anti-seize lubricant. In an aerosol format, gun lube is often referred to as gun spray. Cleaners are available as water-based cleaners including for use in ultrasonic cleaner machines and alike, or under more traditional names like copper…

  • The worst Gun Care Myths spread by Snake Oil Salesmen on the Internet

    Assume everyone on an internet message board has an agenda, especially those who write articles with direct links to Amazon web stores. Myth #1: PTFE lubricants turn to deadly toxic fumes The most impactful falsehood that got around well over a decade ago was that PTFE in Mil-Spec CLP caused toxic fumes that killed people,…