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


  • Solving Problems For Gun Owner Customers New and Old

    Tetra Gun has been in business for 40 years now serving the greater firearms industry as well as other outdoor sports and industrial markets. Of course, as is the case, new gun owners find us and hopefully solve their problems with figuring out best practices in cleaning and lubricating gunmetal. At the IWA Outdoor Classics…

  • Best Synthetic CLP Gun Oil

    Tetra Gun Triple Action CLP is most authentic, most reliable choice There are so many companies (and individuals in wood sheds) offering products that they call CLP, all of whom are claiming they have the greatest product in the world. That’s nice. I remember my first beer. The Tetra Gun Triple Action CLP is a…

  • Air Rifle Care is Important but Different than Firearms

    The most common air rifle calibers are .177, .20, .22, and .25, with even larger rounds available, including those used for less lethal law enforcement applications. Air rifles are not legally considered firearms, at least not equal legally in most terms, but there are very obvious differences, such as the method of propulsion, “air” having…

  • Shot Show showcases Firearms Industry Innovations

    Tetra Gun always looks forward to exhibiting at the Shot Show and 2025 is no different. And, as one of the show’s oldest running exhibitors, we have become a fixture so its important not to let it get stale. Reconnecting with customers including those from around the world makes the gun industry’s biggest event that…

  • Down the Barrel: Shotgun Shooting and then Cleaning that 12 Gauge Bore

    Out for deer hunting, or maybe range time for some skeet shooting or clays. Even after a few rounds, you want to at least dry swab out any light carbon fouling. If you let it sit, accumulation will fester. The easiest product we have is the 34″ Bore Mop Rod which is simply a full…

  • Tetra Gun Cleaning & Lubricant Formula Checklist and overall Product Review

    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…