czrob2: I don't actually know how often (x rds, used) there should be a fairly good cleaning of the internals of my VZ and Maadi AKM (had many rifles since 2007).
But because my pair of Delayed Roller Blowback PTR-91s (HK clones) get filthy very quickly, they can use it about every 40-60/80 rds., without a doubt.
The general interval I mentioned is simply a method to not Forget about, or put off internal cleaning too long in the VZ and Maadi.
Folks, what is your Perceived advantage of rails etc being lubed with Lubriplate vs the reddish grease of Mobile One?
My gun bug didn't "bite" until age 52 
. Am now 67.
Dirty and actually requiring cleaning for reliability reasons are two separate things. Cleaning every 500 rounds does make cleaning sessions take less time, and is roughly most folks' cosmetic limits -- but you can often go quite awhile longer insofar as reliability is concerned, provided your gun isn't highly tuned or working outside of its design parameters (ammo, temps, etc.).
Cleaning less than every 100 rounds/that often, make sure you use a one-piece cleaning rod or just using a bore snake. Cleaning guns after every firing is a carry over from black powder times primarily (as it has corrosive salts like some corrosive primers still found in some surplus ammo that transmit less of the same), but also due to military procedures... More wear and damage to a firearm can and often does occur during cleaning than shooting.
So for civilians, most modern guns don't require cleaning after every use, so long as you keep them well lubricated... Wipe down things that might rust with an oily rag, but more than that every shooting session is often overkill.
Lubriplate 130a is a nearly 100 year old grease blend, so likely no benefit over mobil 1 other than nostalgia.
Personally, I'd argue Slip 2000's EWG is superior to Mobil 1 synthetic as it's actually fully synthetic and designed for firearms -- and isn't red, potentially causing stains...
I like that grease stays in place and since it doesn't compress, provides a cushion in most instances that helps to tighten up firearm actions w/ no detriment on reliability/function. Places that I can't get to with grease, like pin pivot points, I'll use oil, but anything I can access without too much disassembly I generally just grease.
I do wipe down blued guns/barrels w/ G96's CLP especially for storage after handling (and generally use it exclusively for lubricant in older firearms I shoot rarely -- if I'm taking them out to shoot, I'll grease where required at that time, and then re-oil with G96 CLP post cleaning for corrosion-resistant storage), and use RemOil for general or speed cleaning or flushing or initial ownership of recreational guns/new to me used or surplus -- and I choose RemOil due to its decent cost and general availability. I've gotten away from WD40 for gun cleaning except for when removing storage greases or oxidized/gummy oils.
But Slip's oil and thick oil/EWL/EWL30 are what I primarily use for gun oil on serious use guns. It also ensures comparability w/ Slip's grease in the event say I'm oiling an AR hammer or trigger pin that I used Slip's grease on during original install.
And if you're in a super-cold area then you may lean more towards oil than grease -- I'm in Central Texas where we get weeks each year of 100*+ heat versus just a couple days each year that stay below freezing (and usually just freezing temps overnight).
Basically, I think firearms are expensive enough and important enough to use lubricants made for them -- for me, it's no different than running the right weight oil in a vehicle (just using gun oil) and then also upgrading to synthetic/premium oil to maximize the engine's lifespan (why I generally use premium gun lubricants instead of just the cheapest).
Can you get by with auto oil, atf, and auto grease -- yes. But I'm not a third-world soldier or guerrilla fighter with those as my only options...
