On reading what is out there about air gun lubricants, it is apparent that the lubricants in modern springers serve two purposes: lubrication and "fuel". In microscopic amounts, with a properly cross-hatched compression tube, some lubricant will find its way into the compression chamber ahead of the piston. Limited dieseling improves the power and velocity of a springer. In excess, though, dieseling to the point of white smoke or even occasional detonation occurs. A single detonation is potentially capable of snapping even the best spring. Without proper lubrication, velocities drop and metal on metal wear with damage can result in a very short time. Non-petroleum based, silicone lubricants will not serve the purpose of providing fuel to higher powered springers. When you experiment with lubricants, you must understand that the right lubricants in the wrong amounts or the wrong lubricants can seriously affect the performance of an air rifle and, indeed, even cause serious damage to a springer after even one or two shots. Further, lubricants are susceptible to age, temperature, and gravity. Stand a springer on end for too long, for example, and the lubricants may work their way down to the trigger end of the tube and do no good. So, since for less than half the cost of a single replacement spring, I can purchase enough of the time-tested springer lubricants from ARH to last me an airgunning lifetime, I don't feel the need to experiment with new lubricants. Instead, my time has been spent in learning the techniques of getting the right amounts in the right places. But if you do experiment with "new" or DIY lubricants, just be careful and realize that you can potentially damage an air rifle, particularly a springer, if you get it wrong. When in doubt, less is probably more.
