EEZOX For The Carbine

[INLAND44]

I cleaned my Inland today after the little range trip last week. This time I used Eezox for everything, bore and all. I really like the stuff. I typically use carb or brake cleaner to blast out carbon and firing residues, then spray everything with Eezox and wipe off the excess. The breech face area gets the toothbrush along with the gas piston/nut, bolt, slide box and cam area. I use Eezox on the bore brush and patches. The bolt gets a good cleaner-blasting then a heavy dose of Eezox. The trigger housing (not removed from receiver) gets sprayed out with cleaner then sprayed with Eezox. Today I also cleaned a 1911 and AR-15 the same way. All guns are finished off with a wipe on the external surfaces with Eezox, wiping off excess. If you don't mind the smell, it's a very interesting gun treatment.

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[Bill Hollinger]

Inland, where can one pick up such a product? Sounds interesting. I use break cleaner and am very please with it as it cleans better than anything I have found. Then I use Hoppe's gun oil.

[INLAND44]

Oh man, you're in the stone age with Hoppe's (just kidding). I got mine on-line. Years before that, I may have picked up the previous batch at a gun show. It's synthetic product that cleans very well plus lubes and protects - basically another kind of CLP.

http://www.eezox.com/gun-care.html

[ulflyer]

Folks, if you ever run across a spray product called "G96" try a can. Its also a cleaner, preservative, lube type and smells teriffic. Been using it for many years after I finish cleaning the bore and internals with other stuff. Never had a closet queen to get any rust.

[jmoore]

Eezox is my favorite anti-rust treatment! Absolutely outstanding in that regard.

As a lubricant, not fully sure how it will perform over the long haul, as it seems to get tacky over time. Whether or not it hardens too much for good function, I don't know. No problems, yet.

[INLAND44]

The site I linked has instructions that speak to that. The idea is to give all metal a film that you let dry. You have to wipe away or blow away with air any excess. You're right about it's rust-prevention - there is nothing better. It's also the best for using on steel or bronze wool for rust on a polished surface without removing blue.

[us019255]

Here we go again: Another mericle product. Wonderful rust prevention, but where is the results of ASTM salt spray, or other careful test etc. Lubricates with a dry film (but be careful not to use to much or it gets sticky), but where is the results of testing with a demanding platform (like the AR 15/M16), or even the undemanding M1 Carbine. If it is so good, why are there so few dealers (only one in MT, and while down the road from me I never have heard of him).

Personal opinion: Save your money stick with the tried and true.

[ramit]

EEZOX, good stuff, I've been using it for a few years, get it from midwayusa and locally. local shop turned me on to it.

I use it mostly for the anti rust on the metal surfaces, and only shoot it down the barrel if I'm pickeling it for more than a few months. Be sure to run a clean patch down the barrel before shooting the carbine if you sprayed such a heavy oil down the barrel. For short term, down the barrel I use the Remington oil... some on a clean patch, and swab the barrel

But for the carbine and garand, I still like to grease the typical points in the receiver.

I use it all over my 10/22's where the heavy grease would be a problem, and light oil not too effective in the receiver.

[jmoore]

Well, I haven't done salt spray tests, but I do hunt in the rain, and I've had several rifles go all season w/o disassembly and several thorough soakings with NO corrosion. That's three months sometimes! No rust above or below the furniture whether its my Winchester 52c squirrel rifle, M1a , AR15, or muzzleloader. MUCH harsher conditions than can be expected in your gunsafe, I reckon.

Now if I could find a wood treatment that works as well, I MIGHT consider hunting more w/ some of my "nice" stuff in foul weather....The poor old 52c's stock....Oh, well.


ETA: One lube that hasn't been hugely impressive is SLIP 2000 and SLIP 2000 EWL. It's oily, but parts wear is not decreased at all n the working ARs I'm running. Supposedly it has good ASTM salt spray numbers, so maybe it's better there...


ETA2: Link to an apparently unaffliated independent corrosion test below:

Corrosion Protection Products for Rifles, Shooting, Benchrest Competition, Varminting and Firearms Storage

[INLAND44]

Here we go again: Another mericle product. Wonderful rust prevention, but where is the results of ASTM salt spray, or other careful test etc. Lubricates with a dry film (but be careful not to use to much or it gets sticky), but where is the results of testing with a demanding platform (like the AR 15/M16), or even the undemanding M1 Carbine. If it is so good, why are there so few dealers (only one in MT, and while down the road from me I never have heard of him).

Personal opinion: Save your money stick with the tried and true.

There's your salt spray test. No bull, the stuff is great. I use it in all modern guns, including the 1911 and M1 Carbine. I personally have never seen it get gummy, but I just follow the directions. Should be easy enough to do for most anybody...