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4/11/2010 6:09:53 PM EDT
I'm a believer !   I find this formulation to be a hybrid of CLP and Brake/Carb Cleaner.

And a big can of it is only $5 at Wally World.
4/11/2010 6:24:11 PM EDT
[#1]
Too thin for me, although it does a nice job shining up the exterior of the upper.
4/11/2010 6:36:33 PM EDT
[#2]
I use it when it's cold, 32* or less
4/11/2010 6:49:33 PM EDT
[#3]
Quoted:
Too thin for me, although it does a nice job shining up the exterior of the upper.



That's my main gripe––it's too thin and runs down into the buffer tube during storage.
4/11/2010 7:00:49 PM EDT
[#4]
I'm happy with it as well.

A while back, a cousin came shooting with me, and brought his new AR15 to break in.  I knew he wouldn't clean the thing, so after he was done, I opened his up and hosed the inside down with Rem Oil, just because I had some in the range bag.

About two weeks later, he asked me to come help him clean the gun.  When I opened it up, I found that the oil was still largely there (while CLP seems to evaporate to some extent), and that it had done an EXCELLENT job of keeping the crud dissolved - after wiping out the black oil, the bolt/upper were surprisingly clean, and didn't take much work.

After having done the same thing with CLP, I think that the Rem Oil did as good, or a better job.
4/11/2010 7:01:08 PM EDT
[#5]
works great to prevent rust and that is about it.  I only use it to protect the outside of my firearms!
4/11/2010 7:55:58 PM EDT
[#6]
No.. not for lubrication, but for cleaning and degreasing.  Sorry, should have been more clear.

Grease is the word.... for lubrication
4/11/2010 8:32:12 PM EDT
[#7]
I've used it for years myself on hundreds of firearms of every description, no complaints.



4/13/2010 4:33:16 AM EDT
[#8]
Quoted:
works great to prevent rust and that is about it.  I only use it to protect the outside of my firearms!


This.

4/13/2010 4:58:28 AM EDT
[#9]
I tried Rem Oil on my bolt carrier group, the next day I removed the bcg and it was dry. No sign of lubrication at all.  I am disappointed in the results.
4/13/2010 5:31:08 PM EDT
[#10]
you didn't use enough.  i've been using it on all kinds of stuff for years.  does it make it slick like a good grease will?  hell no.  will it function?  it sure will.

i think of it like wd40:  its an all purpose when you don't have what you actually need.
4/14/2010 3:47:31 AM EDT
[#11]
Hmmmmmmm............... I sprayed it on until it was dripping off. Oh well.  Stays on my other guns just fine.
4/16/2010 6:48:44 AM EDT
[#12]
I use Rem Oil on everything but my AR. It works good, but like stated above it doesn't stick to my AR as much as I want. I'll give it a +1 for working satisfactorily on everything else I own. I'll stick to CLP for my AR though
4/16/2010 3:48:41 PM EDT
[#13]
Quoted:


i think of it like wd40:  its an all purpose when you don't have what you actually need.


My thoughts exactly.I actually think WD40 is a slightly better lube/protectant and smells better too.But that is not saying much other than using them as a degreaser/cleaner which they both do very well..
I'd much rather have a 4oz. liquid bottle of Break Free CLP than a 10oz. can of Rem Oil..
4/16/2010 4:20:14 PM EDT
[#14]
Remoil is an awful lube for ARs.  If it's all you have then use it, but there are so many better options.
4/17/2010 1:40:51 PM EDT
[#15]
Quoted:
Remoil is an awful lube for ARs.  If it's all you have then use it, but there are so many better options.


This. I don't like it. I don't use it for anything anymore. My wife won't even use remoil around the house. She will get into my gun stuff for clp.
4/21/2010 8:40:49 AM EDT
[#16]
I keep a spray can in my day pack for emergencies. Great stuff for field expedient rust prevention in wet weather but that's about it.
5/3/2010 12:13:24 PM EDT
[#17]
Interesting. I use it exclusively on all of my handguns and find it to be the best lube with the added value of some cleaning abilities. The teflon sticks to carbon or stainless steel well, plus aluminum frames. It keeps the pistols I don't shoot that often well lubed for months. Of course, I'd never go longer than six months without lubing or at least checking, any firearm.  I plan on using it on my M-4, but will keep an eye on its "legs."
5/4/2010 2:57:16 AM EDT
[#18]
teflon sticks to nothing.
5/4/2010 3:10:16 AM EDT
[#19]


RemOil is a better rust preventative than it is a lubricant.  I also use it as part of my barrel cleaning routine.
5/4/2010 6:41:30 PM EDT
[#20]
Do you guys use it to swab out the chamber and Barrel?

Would the teflon build up inside the barrel?
5/6/2010 1:23:48 PM EDT
[#21]
Quoted:
teflon sticks to nothing.


It has a high coefficient of lubricity in contact with steel given the chemicals included with the teflon, I should have said, with respect to tribology..
5/7/2010 7:38:27 AM EDT
[#22]
At the Magpul course I went to, the more prudent, (or ones with newer or more finicky rifles) would pull their BCG, and spray that stuff into every orifice of it, and then hose it off at lunch and the 3 PM break. Shake off excess, and back into the rifle it went. Seemed to work fine, but after another 4 or 500 rounds, no matter what you used, your bolt would be dry again.

For the right price, I'd use it again.

Looking at the can, it had some mil specification number on it, so I suspect it's very close to Break-Free CLP in a can, with a different smelling solvent, and probably a different additive package to get the same effect.
5/8/2010 9:43:13 PM EDT
[#23]
Quoted:
I'm happy with it as well.

A while back, a cousin came shooting with me, and brought his new AR15 to break in.  I knew he wouldn't clean the thing, so after he was done, I opened his up and hosed the inside down with Rem Oil, just because I had some in the range bag.

About two weeks later, he asked me to come help him clean the gun.  When I opened it up, I found that the oil was still largely there (while CLP seems to evaporate to some extent), and that it had done an EXCELLENT job of keeping the crud dissolved - after wiping out the black oil, the bolt/upper were surprisingly clean, and didn't take much work.

After having done the same thing with CLP, I think that the Rem Oil did as good, or a better job.


I don't think it evaporates. From what I understand it cures into a type of dry-film lubricant.
5/8/2010 10:18:25 PM EDT
[#24]
Quoted:teflon sticks to nothing.
except frying pans....

5/9/2010 12:57:01 PM EDT
[#25]
Use it for the outsides.  Mobil 1 for BCG, etc.
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