Actually, I lie, sort of! I did switch, but to Inox, not baby oil. Good cheap all rounder. Where I do need to lubricate (hehehehe), I don’t actually use oil. I used to use a very thin coat of gun grease (aka high pressure run of the mill grease), bit later I discovered that Inox also makes high pressure grease, a lot cheaper than gun grease, so I’ve switched to that too, Bunnings all the way lol.
Once you figure out what’s what and why and when, you just realise that 99% is just commonly available materials from any hardware store.
Yes, but slightly modified. I only use Turps, Kero & ATF. I prevent excess Copper build up by using Sweets every 5th clean. This works well in all my firearms (except BP, of course), and I use a Gin bottle for safety as I wouldn’t be caught dead drinking Gin! Cheers.
The best every day solvent, as demonstrated over and over again is Hoppe’s carbon solvent. It has small amounts of, I’m guessing, ammonia, because it does keep copper under control a little bit. But really, Hoppe’s 9 carbon remover is by far the best one I find. On milsurps I use Ed’s Red.
Once in a while you’ll need to get copper fouling out, Sweets is the go. It is potent, so once it’s been cleaned with sweets, patch it out and then use normal carbon solvent, to wash whatever sweets may have remained. You don’t want Sweets in your bore while in safe storage, but it’s the go to for copper fouling.
Innox/Lanox will work fine for you… Also, not sure if it’s innox or lannox, but one is food grade, so you’re actually saving money, because you know… Sex lube
Actually, something to point out, took a page out of @sungazer’s book and started using this:
This is like magic! A few squirts before cleaning with solvents and let it soak/drain for a minute. Brush, squirt again to wash crap out and then proceed to normal cleaning with solvents. Holly crap, it’s some voodoo magic stuff, takes so much faster and seems to do most of the work for you. Done in fraction of the time.
The CRC one works a bit better. Nearly killed a workmate though - long story but heavier than air gasses will fill your lungs and stay there if you are stupid enough.
However, what are you using 