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I bought some REM oil wipes in a plastic dispenser similar to Clorox wipes. They have so much oil in them one will wipe every gun I own and still be oily. I didn't think there would be that much oil.

How many in a container and how does the price compare to a bottle of Rem Oil?

Sounds like too much oil in the wipes.

60 wipes. You can probably find them for less than I paid. I bought them from the only LGS in the small town where I hunt for $9.00.

Mags is correct there is too much oil.

TMB wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:33 am

60 wipes. You can probably find them for less than I paid. I bought them from the only LGS in the small town where I hunt for $9.00.

Mags is correct there is too much oil.

Thank you TMB. I will however check them out.

Good stuff REM Oil - got a can or two always within reach in the shop/house.

Agreed. It is good stuff. I use the wipes after a range trip or if the rifle was in the scabbard all day.

I like the wipes, but I don't like the material there made off. I think they just smear the oil on. Honestly, I haven't had container of them for years, so maybe they have changed. Think I might pick some up, and give them another try.

My daughter gave me some year before last Christmas, I still have some.
And yes you could wipe down a decent size Arsenal with just one.

RP

Stopped using REM oil wipes. Same reasons: too much oil in a sheet; and Moe hit it spot on noting the material the oil is in unevenly smears it all over the place. Noticed that the first time I used them. Go figure what the material is...

But REM oil is good stuff when using the right amount. I use the oil from squeeze bottles for barrel cleaning, and spray cans for sidelock cleaning. That gives me the choice of cloth I can use, too. These work fine for me.

Aside. I've received a similar product made by Ruger as part of a NIB gun, or complimentary when I've ordered Ruger accessories. There is so much of that oil in the plastic bag, the cloth didn't have a chance and drowned.

I use Rem wipes for a quick wipe down after my rifle has been in the scabbard all day, but at cleaning time I use Rem oil on a rag.

Lilewise

The wipes are very oily, but then my rifle goes in the sock, then in the buckskin cover. Better a little too oily for protection or storage in my opinion.

I use rem wipes often. Using the whole wipe is usually not necessary so I cut a piece off and only use a portion of the wipe. When I put my rifles into long term storage I cut a piece about the size of a patch and run it down the bore.

Just stumbled upon this thread, after the fact. I picked up a
bottle of something similar, made by Break Free. Cloth is very
oily, cloth looks like a dryer sheet, fine mesh. Haven't tried it yet.
I'll see how it goes, next cleaning session.