Dolphin

Is it true that grease will slow down your slide speed? Could this cause a malfunction?

darkvibe

You should use what the manufacturer recommends.

Different Lubricants form different film thicknesses. Which will work best in a particular application depends on clearances between the parts that are in "contact" with one another.

Anubis

I put a small dot of grease on each of the the guides on my Glocks (the ones on the receiver that fit into the grooves of the slide). No malfuctions.

The only way for you to be sure about your pistols is do it and test it at the range.

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Dolphin

A friend recommended a product called Slide-Glide, it's a grease and you you have to choose the type depending on the temperature. I'm curious what advantage this would have over oil. Reliability is obviously more important than protection, my weapons aren't museum pieces they are tools.

Roadrunner

I use grease on the slides of all my semi-autos, they all work just fine. But, as was already said, you need to test it out on your own weapon.

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nikdfish

I've used Brownell's Action Lube on various auto's of mine with good result. It's a semi-solid anti-corrosive lubricant, not really "grease" , and only a very small amount is needed ...

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JimmyC4

Militec grease for me on my Beretta 92G-SD.

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fed_wif_a_sig

Nothing but oil for me....and very little of it.

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retsupt99

Lots of cleaning, but just a little oil...that's it!

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jualdeaux

I use the Tetra Gun Grease on all my pistols. They are Glocks and pretty much everything works on those.

I have heard that some grease might start to stiffen up when in really cold weather. I've never seen this personally though.