proper gun lube ?'s - Page 2

jca1 · May 21st, 2009, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edr9x23super

Castrol Syntech.... Used it since my IPSC days back in 1990s to present.

This stuff was pioneered by the head pistolsmiths at STI (Benny Hill, Dave Dawson) when the first generation of high-cap 38 super guns were being built on the STI modular frames.....

Very interesting, never thought about synthetic oils before.

JerryM · May 21st, 2009, 01:39 PM

I have used almost everything from 3 in 1 machine oil and military lubes, to many of the latest miracle lubes from Alaska to the desert. I have some different ones on the shelf, and will use them until they are gone, but my favorite now is Mobile 1. I have used it for years with complete satisfaction.

I also must say that I have never had a malfunction that I could even remotely say was caused by lube. I don't like grease on the rails as it just gunks up the gun more.

I have a friend who is an acknowledged gun expert, having instructed LE in several foreign nations. He told me that he had a student who had not lubed his gun. At the class it began to malfunction. As it turned he had no lube with him. He told his assistant to raise the hood of his truck, got some oil off the dip stick, lubed the gun, and it ran like a million.

After the class the owner of the gun wanted to know what lube he had used as his gun ran better than it ever had. It was slick as glass. My friend told him he used whatever was in the crankcase of the truck, and he did not know what it was.

Regards,
Jerry

thebigdl86 · May 21st, 2009, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edr9x23super

Castrol Syntech.... Used it since my IPSC days back in 1990s to present.

This stuff was pioneered by the head pistolsmiths at STI (Benny Hill, Dave Dawson) when the first generation of high-cap 38 super guns were being built on the STI modular frames.....

Wow... motor oil, really? What weight lol?

Knuckledrager · May 21st, 2009, 04:52 PM

I think that from the rust prevention point of view it is not a bad idea to wipe the springs down with the lube de jour. I just don't see the specific need for lubrication of the springs mentioned. I have never had a rust issue with springs. That may be a function of the service interval for the springs as well as the environment that the pistol is used in. My springs (Wolf recoil spring, Glock trigger return spring) hit the end of their service life about every 3 months and that may be the reason that I've had no corrosion issues with them.

JerryM · May 22nd, 2009, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebigdl86

Wow... motor oil, really? What weight lol?

I am using Mobile 1 5W-30. I don't really care as that is what I had. I would use 10 w-30 or whatever I had.
One quart will last a long time, and for some a lifetime.

In spite of all the hype from the "gun oil" makers if a lube will take care of the heat, friction, and pressure of an auto engine for thousands of miles the handguns will be a "piece of cake."

Regards,
Jerry

skeet732 · May 22nd, 2009, 03:33 PM

Holy **** batman, I can stop buying all the specialty lubes and crack open a can of 30#.

mlr1m · May 22nd, 2009, 04:46 PM

For grease on my 1911 and my M1-A I use synthetic grease I pick up from the auto supply store.

Michael

May 21st, 2009, 04:52 PM	#14
Knuckledrager Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: PA Posts: 691	I think that from the rust prevention point of view it is not a bad idea to wipe the springs down with the lube de jour. I just don't see the specific need for lubrication of the springs mentioned. I have never had a rust issue with springs. That may be a function of the service interval for the springs as well as the environment that the pistol is used in. My springs (Wolf recoil spring, Glock trigger return spring) hit the end of their service life about every 3 months and that may be the reason that I've had no corrosion issues with them. __________________ "The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there was any civilization." Sigmund Freud

May 22nd, 2009, 03:33 PM	#16
skeet732 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: RI Posts: 47	Holy **** batman, I can stop buying all the specialty lubes and crack open a can of 30#. __________________ NRA Life member GOA member

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May 21st, 2009, 01:39 PM	#12
JerryM Distinguished Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,666	I have used almost everything from 3 in 1 machine oil and military lubes, to many of the latest miracle lubes from Alaska to the desert. I have some different ones on the shelf, and will use them until they are gone, but my favorite now is Mobile 1. I have used it for years with complete satisfaction. I also must say that I have never had a malfunction that I could even remotely say was caused by lube. I don't like grease on the rails as it just gunks up the gun more. I have a friend who is an acknowledged gun expert, having instructed LE in several foreign nations. He told me that he had a student who had not lubed his gun. At the class it began to malfunction. As it turned he had no lube with him. He told his assistant to raise the hood of his truck, got some oil off the dip stick, lubed the gun, and it ran like a million. After the class the owner of the gun wanted to know what lube he had used as his gun ran better than it ever had. It was slick as glass. My friend told him he used whatever was in the crankcase of the truck, and he did not know what it was. Regards, Jerry

May 22nd, 2009, 04:46 PM	#17
mlr1m Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: okla Posts: 766	For grease on my 1911 and my M1-A I use synthetic grease I pick up from the auto supply store. Michael