What do you lube your gun with

[crakkajakka15]

Breakfree CLP and Miltec

[Poonie]

On moving parts, white lithium automotive grease, on outer surfaces, plain old Hoppes gun oil....

[LittleRedToyota]

Originally Posted by 27hand

LRT, How long have you used grease on your connector?

funny you should ask that. i started doing it after i saw you strip the slide off your glock back at the second (or so) group shoot and noticed that you had grease in there.

i thought about it, and it made sense (grease stays put...oil seems to be gone out of there after a short time), so if figured i'd copy you.

i thought about getting some specific gun grease, but i've already got several tubs of mobil 1 lying around...and i figured if it stays put and doesn't break down under the pressure of being in a wheel bearing, a glock trigger connector should be a walk in the park.

i did ask giles about it and he agreed that "any grease that stays put will be good".

I use Shooters Choice all weather high tech grease on my connector and Glock rails.

i don't use grease on the rails, although i'm sure that would be fine there as well. but, i once completely degreased my glock (with degreaser) and shot about 500 rounds through it bone dry and the only thing i noticed at all was the trigger lacking a bit of smoothness (though honestly, even that was barely noticeable).

thus, i came to the conclusion that the rails don't really *need* any lube at all...though i still think it is good to lube them to save some wear and tear. but, i figured i would stick with something lighter like fp-10/CLP to lessen the likelihood of "griming up" (my theory being that grease will trap and hold particulates more than oil...and my rails seem to get much dirtier than the trigger connector). but, i honestly doubt it makes any real difference whatsoever. maybe i'll start just using grease on the rails, too.

do you also use grease on the locking lugs?

[HSMaxim]

Breakfree CLP

[Tootie]

I have no idea, DC cleans and cares for all the guns in the house.

I must say every time I read this thread title I get a chuckle, sorry but that's the dark side of me

[Joe Smith]

This should have been a poll.




I use crisco.

[TonyF]

Originally Posted by RugerFan

I wanted to know what you guys and girls use to lube your guns. Do you use oil or grease. I've been using high-tempeture grease but I don't think it's working out. So any suggestions would be great..Thankx

It depends.

For AR15's I use CLP exclusively.

Other weapons require specific lubes for specific parts. The connector on Glocks requires a grease.

The roller on M1 and M14 bolts needs grease.

The slide rails on 1911 frames needs a heavy (thick) liquid lubricant (CLP will work but it's too light IMO).

[paul]

I am a huge fan of militec, used to used CLP until my first trip to the sand box, had a lot of issues with my SAW and CLP until after I heat treating it with militec, after that I could just brush the dust off, would't stick , wouldn't clump up like CLP.

I use it on all my guns now, I do still use CLP and Hoppes for the occasional cleaning.

[Carnes]

We got a bunch of Strike Hold when we deployed. It worked very well for us. It stayed nice and dry, and made maintenance much easier for the small arms. (still had to strip, clean and re-lube the MK-19 Every Single Effen Day)

Anyway, after a few applications of the lube, the rifle will run as if it is soaking wet, even when it is mostly dry. I recently did a 3-day carbine course with my 'dry lubed' AR with Strike Hold applied, and wiped dry/moist about two months before the course. Nothing even close to a hiccup.

Disclaimer: The above is just my opinion and experience. Most professionals teach that ARs should be run very wet.

[27hand]

Originally Posted by LittleRedToyota

funny you should ask that. i started doing it after i saw you strip the slide off your glock back at the second (or so) group shoot and noticed that you had grease in there.

i thought about it, and it made sense (grease stays put...oil seems to be gone out of there after a short time)

i did ask giles about it and he agreed that "any grease that stays put will be good".

i honestly doubt it makes any real difference whatsoever. maybe i'll start just using grease on the rails, too.

do you also use grease on the locking lugs?

No, the rest of the parts just get wiped down with an oily rag.

I read on here somewhere that you can buy the copper colored grease that Glock uses. I think there is a blue light special going on. You can get a 55 gal drum for about $10K.

When Giles showed us how to detail strip the pistol, he suggested a small amount of grease at the 4 slide rail contact points. Cycling the slide will schmere it where it needs to be.

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