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I'm wondering what owners here of Remington 1100/11-87 auto shotguns use for lube?

The current owners manual suggests a light lube of the gas system (with RemOil, of course) but I've seen references on
other forums ranging from 'completely dry' to 'very wet', all of course written by people who have owned Remington autos
for 25+ years and never had a problem.

I've been running an 1100 wet (FP-10) without a problem, but I have an 11-87 (20ga, new, not completely broken in yet) that isn't as reliable so I'm re-considering lubrication options (or maybe I just need to run a bunch of slugs or buckshot through it - its only seen light target loads)

opinions?

I use a very light application of Ballistol on my 1100 and I've never had an issue of any kind.

I use Mobil 1 it's as good or better than the higher priced gun oils. I'm a "wet gun" guy put enough on the gun to stain a cloth when you wipe the part. Remember, a dirty gun that is well lubed will work when a clean dry gun may not.

MoJo wrote:I use Mobil 1 it's as good or better than the higher priced gun oils. I'm a "wet gun" guy put enough on the gun to stain a cloth when you wipe the part. Remember, a dirty gun that is well lubed will work when a clean dry gun may not.

It appears Mobil 1 is used by a lot of people on a lot of their firearms. Is till use Gun Butter on most all of mine except the AR-15 and I use Wilson Combat Ultimate Lube II.

I use Rem Oil with Teflon, as final light on the internals. Now, taking about cleaning Semi-Auto Shotty, I need to clean my A400.

thanks.

I'm going to try RemOil and see how that goes since I have some, but continue to use FP-10 on the well-worn 1100.

Lots of folks using custom blends based of motor oils, including me.

It's cheap and an excellent lube. The internal environment of a IC engine is far more stressing to lube than a firearm.

It's cheap and an excellent lube. The internal environment of a IC engine is far more stressing to lube than a firearm.

Agreed.
This was the direction I was going to go until I heard about frog lube, so I'm running a bunch of different things:

11-87: remOil (I think this stuff is too thin for the Texas heat)
22 pistol: slide glide (yes, grease; not oil)
1911 CS: frog lube
everything else: FP10

I know people want to save money and use motor oil like Mobil 1, but I think in this day and age I will use a lubricant designed for firearms. I can spend $5-$10 and have enough lube to last a few years (and I clean and lube my guns a lot). Saying that I also realize that Mobil 1 was designed to stand up to demands greater than a firearm needs so I can see why people use that too. I try a lot of different lubes, so far I have used Hoppe's, Remoil, Brian Enos Slide Glide, Wilson Combat, FP10, M Pro 7, Kellube, Militec 1 and a few others that I cannot remember off the top of my head. The Hoppe's, Remoil and Wilson Combat are too light for me. I settle on the FP10 and Kellube. I prefer the Kellube due to the container in comes in, it makes oiling easy.
When I get in used shotguns I use FP10 on them after a thorough cleaning and I have never had any problems.