Ok, grease has a limited application for me. I don't believe in using it to fill in a sloppy fitting gun, seems to me it will just get pushed out and make a mess. Put too much of the heavy stuff in the wrong place and you could have a problem. I use the lighter grease for some concealment weapons where they are not exposed to grit or sand so much but won't be cleaned and lubed very often either. Some stainless guns also need a high tech grease.

My guns get Wilson Ultima lube or break free clp. I find that Ultima lube stays on longer in hot weather. Light oil is for very cold temps or very light load guns like a dedicated lightly sprung steel gun. A gun does not have the same lubrication requirments a car does, automobile oil may work ok on a gun but it is designed for a diifferent enviroment. A gun has some very simple requirments for oil actually.

Thee main job of oil is to keep the metal parts from rubbing each other, as long as it does that it's working. It will also retard rusting if it's kept on in the right places.

Polymer coatings that have a high content of teflon, like Bearcoat, need the least amount of oiling. Even with a Bearcoated guns though, there are areas that need oil. The harder polymer coatings like Wilson's and the stuff I use need to be oiled about like a regular gun. Hard Chrome needs oil and is not as slick as some think it is. In the high friction areas it gets pretty slick after it burnishes in but other than that it is not. Old fashioned nickel is very slick.

Lot's of reasons for oils to gum up, it is difficult to keep the teflon in suspension for one thing, contaminates can cause it, old age is another. I'm amazed that people think they can use the same bottle of oil for years.

The best thing is if you have found a combination that works for you, use it. Don't neglect you gun, keep it cleaned and well lubed. At least with a 1911 the only downside to overlubing is getting the extra lube on you when you shoot the first round. I won't own a gun I can hurt by overlubing.

There are more far fetched claims being made about gun oil than almost anything these days. Well the " enlargement " spam I get in my email is getting close:lol My advice is to use common sense and if it sounds too good to be true, well.....
When I get a sample of something new I try it and compare it to Ultima Lube, so far Ultima Lube is still working for me. I do have some of the MilTech stuff coming and will test it and see.

The results of the proposed match firing 1,000 rounds without lubrication reminds me of the test where two engines are drained of their oil and ran until they locked up. It supposedly proves which engine oil is best. HUH?

Ross