Another thread is dealing with cleaners and preservatives. Along the same line is lubes.
I've tried quite a few over the years and had few loyalties. Then I stumbled on to Lubriplate 105 (NAPA), an extremely light-weight engine-building grease. Love it! I understand oil as a lubricant, but in guns it seems like a variation of the emperor's new clothes. Thick greases get pushed aside and some can show instances of associated galling. Lubriplate 105 always shows evidence of staying where you put it. At the end of the day you can always wipe 105 off of locking bolts, hinge pins, and knuckles.
