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Don’t buy it. And don’t buy those products. All oils, gun oils included, are made from well known and understood ingredients. A lone inventor, working in his garage, isn’t going to come up with a new compound not already known to lubrication engineers (who are called tribologists.)

Oils are generally crafted from a petroleum base, or a synthetic petroleum base, that has been augmented by any number of additives. Additives give the oil its ability to reduce corrosion, resist high temperatures, lessen wear at high pressures, aid in pouring, reduce oxidation, keep dirt in suspension, and many other things.

When a lubrication scientist wants to formulate a new oil, he or she looks at the job that needs to be done, picks the correct base stock, and adds in the appropriate additives in the appropriate quantities. It’s really not all that hard, and manufacturers have lubricants crafted for speciality uses all the time – some of those being companies marketing to gun owners.

Here’s the important thing to understand: the qualities of the base stocks are well known, as are the additives and their benefits. Many additives have been in use for many decades, and their effects and any interactions are very well understood. As tribologists have told me, there are very few (if any) proprietary or heretofore unknown ingredients in the lubrication business.