Froglube Sucks!

[Gromann]

Froglube isn't great on moving parts but as a rust preventative it's possibly the best stuff around, especially for knives. I'll stick to hoppes on my guns but I froglube my homemade knives.

[Merc1138]

Has Froglube actually caused a malfunction in any of the above? I'm not sure what "gummed up" means. Froglube solidifies when cold and then slicks up when it gets hot. So maybe you don't like how it looks after you take your safe queen out of storage but that doesn't mean the product doesn't work.


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Digs up a month and a half old frog lube thread and questions whether or not it actually caused any malfunctions, fails to read the first post in the thread where it very specifically states that it gummed up and made a firearm useless. Apparently "gummed up and useless" isn't descriptive enough to understand whether or not a firearm is functional?

[Mitch]

First, it doesn't seem to keep things moving as smooth as regular gun oils and even the old WD-40.

Second, one of my 1911's sat for over a month with no use after applying the Froglube. Went to use it today and it's literally gummed up and useless.

Yes, yes, yes, but did it malfunction?

[dezcars]

I use froglube and the only complaint I have is that makes my pistols smells like rancid oil!

[f308gt4]

I stopped using froglube a long time ago, due to several malfunctions in a few guns.

Yes, I applied properly. But, after using the gun, it heats up, and the froglube will run into places it doesn't belong. Then, the gun cools down, and after a period of time, gunk. Also, froglube seems to affect guns with tighter tolerances more than those with looser tolerances- i.e., worked fine on an AK.

Another thing to note: When I got it, I did the application process to some knives. One of them was a swiss army knife that subsequently sat in a drawer all this time (couple of years). A few weeks ago, I took it out and sure enough, the thing was stuck. Extremely difficult to open some of the blades. Wound up spraying it out with Brake Cleaner, then relubing with mineral oil, and all is fine.

No thanks. I don't need to be haunted by the spectre of stuck/non-functioning guns and knives.

[RestrictedColt]

Has Froglube actually caused a malfunction in any of the above? I'm not sure what "gummed up" means. Froglube solidifies when cold and then slicks up when it gets hot. So maybe you don't like how it looks after you take your safe queen out of storage but that doesn't mean the product doesn't work.


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It gummed up enough that I was getting light strikes/no ignition with my Beretta .25, no ejection with my .22 conversion on the Beretta 92S, difficult cylinder rotation on my BP revolver and .38 Smith&Wesson, ..... Many people said it's probably because I over applied it, I can't argue with that, I probably did.

It did initially make the guns feel super slick and I was instantly in love, problems came a few weeks later. I call Frog and the guy said it was probably interaction with petroleum products, even tho I degreased & sonic cleaned first. He convinced me to buy their cleaner and I got suckered. That stuff is worthless, feels like water with maybe a little soap in it and it didn't even remove the FrogLube without scrubbing and pretty useless on fowling too. So after another thorough cleaning with their cleaner the one gun I decided to test with Froglube still gummed up so I've now removed that ****.

My new favorite as far as feel goes is Hornady OneShot gun cleaner & lube. About a week after application I went shooting, all went well. Now a couple weeks after that trip they still feel good, not as super slick as when I first put it on, but at least as good as they did with any of the other oils I've used. I had little faith in the OneShot as far as protection since it doesn't leave an obvious film like oil does till I saw a test a guy did on youtube. About 40 products tested and the oneshot came in 2nd or 3rd I think. In friction tests it was also very high, possibly #1 but don't recall. Oneshot doesn't make guns feel slippery to the hand even if sprayed all over, but metal to metal is super slick. With nitrile gloves on the parts do feel slippery and I was a little worried as I was reassembling parts, but once de-gloved they feel as grippy as a dry gun.

Of course my feel of the guns' actions can't be quantified, but here's an example that can be conveyed. My Colt AR's bolt: the test for rings is that you stand the carrier up on the bolt and the rings should be tight enough that it doesn't compress under it's weight. My bolt passed that test dry and with 7 different gun lubes as well as synthetic ATF & 2 synthetic motor oils, there was no obvious difference between any of the oils. With the oneshot on it it compressed, it softly slid from fully extended almost all the way to compressed, just a last 1/16" inch or so from fully compressed. After storage it still did that, after shooting a couple weeks ago I just checked and it doesn't compress, but still feels smooth. I broke down the BCG and all the carbon wiped off with a dry shop rag so I gave everything a light sprits of the oneshot to re-lube. The parts look and feel pretty dry to the touch but the action slides like it's wet.

The other lube I tested this time around was Archoil LP4400 applied to my Beretta 92S. After shooting it still feels smooth as silk, but it's a 92 so that's pretty much to be expected with almost any lube. I won't definitively state that it's slicker than with than other oils I've used, but seems to be.

[RestrictedColt]

I use froglube and the only complaint I have is that makes my pistols smells like rancid oil!

That's odd. The only thing I haven't heard argued is that Frog smells better than any other lube.

[Carcassonne]

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/02/21/froglube-is-probably-made-from-coconut-oil-not-frogs/

[Carcassonne]

We banned it in our agency 3 years ago. Never again.

Why?

P.S. I hate Froglube
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[Carcassonne]

That's odd. The only thing I haven't heard argued is that Frog smells better than any other lube.

I hate the smell of frog lube. It smells like Pepto-Bismol and Ben-Gay.

[dadoody]

People drone on about all sorts of magical gun oils, but as far as I've seen, Rem Oil and Breakfree CLP never fail.

I'm a Breakfree CLP guy over Rem Oil. Never any rust, good lube. Hoppes Elite and a toothbrush seem to make for the best cleaner.

http://www.breachbangclear.com/fake-science-bull****-and-your-favorite-gun-lube/

[MudCamper]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU SICK BASTARDS ARE DOING TO FROGS THAT YOU THEN NEED "FROGLUBE".

YOU'RE ALL A BUNCH OF SICKOS I TELL YOU!

Thanks calif 15-22. I had a good laugh when I saw that.

But seriously, I remember when froglube first came out, and there was this Amway/MLM/snake-oil salesman type guy pimping it here on CalGuns. I argued with that guy a bunch of times. But most everybody was on his side. I was the dumb old disbeliever.

I use "old" oils and solvents - Outers, Hoppes, Rem Oil, and even that new fan-dangled Breakfree CLP on occasion. But I love the smell of Outers. Takes me back.

[Jimi Jah]

I hate the smell of frog lube. It smells like Pepto-Bismol and Ben-Gay.

It reminds me of 1970's era angel dust. It does work great on the garage door rails...

[Carcassonne]

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But seriously, I remember when froglube first came out, and there was this Amway/MLM/snake-oil salesman type guy pimping it here on CalGuns. I argued with that guy a bunch of times. But most everybody was on his side. I was the dumb old disbeliever.

I use "old" oils and solvents - Outers, Hoppes, Rem Oil, and even that new fan-dangled Breakfree CLP on occasion. But I love the smell of Outers. Takes me back.

I got banned because of that thread.



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[1911CA]

Slip2000 dude

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