I have use motor oil, ATF , or Gear lube syn or conventional and different oils in a spray cans and Slip 30. Oil is oil and I am not nice to my range guns. I my self and my kids shoot about 10,000 rounds through my guns per year. As a cleaner I used to use the solvent tank at work before retiring 20 years ago and Wipe out exclusively now and brake cleaner to flush out the crud. . My carry guns and nice guns get cleaned after use my range guns which are highly worn duplicates of my nice guns get cleaned when they get my clothes dirty or start to fail to function. I have found with lube the pistols usually go 3000 rounds without problems, my Dan Wesson 1911 and Ruger P95 can run with out problems to 4,000 rounds with just lube firing my reloads. The XD 40 needs the lead and carbon scraped out of the chamber at about 3500 rounds , then will go the 4,000 rounds.
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