Lubrication

ExSoldier · June 5th, 2005, 09:54 PM

Okay a question to all those assembled: Which do you prefer: OIL or GREASE as a firearms (get yer minds outta the gutter!) lubricant and where on your carry pistols do you use lube and how often do you add or re-lubricate?

Bud White · June 5th, 2005, 10:09 PM

i use both actually i lube with Mobile One everything ... Then Slide Glide on the Rails ... usually check for relubing once a week or 2 weeks

ExSoldier · June 5th, 2005, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bud White

Then Slide Glide on the Rails

What is this stuff (sounds kewl) and where can I get it? Got an online link, maybe?

P95Carry · June 5th, 2005, 10:20 PM

Certainly Mobil 1 is right up there as an oil lube - and only needs used sparingly.

For rails etc - I think the key word is ''persistance'' - and that means a grease - oil is too easily displaced. There are many to choose from and I have used RIG many times over the years. Some newer lithium greases seem Ok and Superlube is a grease recommended by Rohrbaugh for R9. Gun Slick I believe is another. I also have some ''Tetra'' gun grease but that is not recommended for other than metal-metal surfaces - ie, not to use on polymer.

Apart from the persistance angle, I think now the addition of things like moly, teflon etc - increase the time between lubes because they leave microscopic but still lubricational elements even when grease itself seems to have been displaced or disappeared.

KC135 · June 5th, 2005, 10:21 PM

TW25B.

I use it mixed with Isopropyl (97%), so that when sprayed with a pump sprayer, after the alcohol evaporates, a very thin coating of the TW25B remains.

Use follows cleaning, and goes on all contact surfaces. Excess is wiped away after application.

Bud White · June 5th, 2005, 10:26 PM

Brian Enos sells slide glide http://www.brianenos.com/store/slide-glide.html

Sorry my cust and past doesnt work as well with mouse im using till i get new trackball.

Prospector · June 5th, 2005, 11:09 PM

I use Mobil 1 now for all the moving mechanicals, had been using Shooter's Choice FP-10....for the slide, it's Enos Brian's Slide Glide. Seems to do the trick. I apply with a glue brush...just a little dabbledoya!

rocky · June 5th, 2005, 11:32 PM

Rem oil dry lube only on my carry guns. Keeps oil off your clothes and holsters and keeps the gun lubed. I use Breakfree on My other guns though.

Bumper · June 6th, 2005, 02:52 AM

I usually use Mobil 1 on the slide rails and very light coat on the barrel lockup scuff. I do like TW25B, though.

Deke45 · June 6th, 2005, 03:54 AM

For 1911's depending on the outside temps, I either use Wilsons combination oil/grease Ultra Lube throughout the entire gun, or Wilsons Ultra Lube grease on the slide rails, & barrel locking lugs, then Wilsons Ultra Lube oil on all other parts.

When plinking or shooting IDPA, I add a couple drops to the rails, lugs, and barrel hood every 50 rounds or so.

When disassembled for detailed cleaning, I like to spray BreakFree on everything, blow dry, then reassemble with Wilson's as above.

June 5th, 2005, 09:54 PM	#1
ExSoldier VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Coral Gables, FL Posts: 4,209	Lubrication Okay a question to all those assembled: Which do you prefer: OIL or GREASE as a firearms (get yer minds outta the gutter!) lubricant and where on your carry pistols do you use lube and how often do you add or re-lubricate? __________________ Former Infantry Captain; 20 yrs as an NRA Certified Instructor; Avid practitioner of the martial art: KLIK-PAO.

June 5th, 2005, 10:20 PM	#4
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	Certainly Mobil 1 is right up there as an oil lube - and only needs used sparingly. For rails etc - I think the key word is ''persistance'' - and that means a grease - oil is too easily displaced. There are many to choose from and I have used RIG many times over the years. Some newer lithium greases seem Ok and Superlube is a grease recommended by Rohrbaugh for R9. Gun Slick I believe is another. I also have some ''Tetra'' gun grease but that is not recommended for other than metal-metal surfaces - ie, not to use on polymer. Apart from the persistance angle, I think now the addition of things like moly, teflon etc - increase the time between lubes because they leave microscopic but still lubricational elements even when grease itself seems to have been displaced or disappeared. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

June 5th, 2005, 10:21 PM	#5
KC135 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 742	TW25B. I use it mixed with Isopropyl (97%), so that when sprayed with a pump sprayer, after the alcohol evaporates, a very thin coating of the TW25B remains. Use follows cleaning, and goes on all contact surfaces. Excess is wiped away after application. __________________ Keep the shotgun handy!!

June 5th, 2005, 11:09 PM	#7
Prospector Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 615	I use Mobil 1 now for all the moving mechanicals, had been using Shooter's Choice FP-10....for the slide, it's Enos Brian's Slide Glide. Seems to do the trick. I apply with a glue brush...just a little dabbledoya! __________________ "*Endeavor To Persevere*" Chief Dan George

June 6th, 2005, 02:52 AM	#9
Bumper Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 14,203	I usually use Mobil 1 on the slide rails and very light coat on the barrel lockup scuff. I do like TW25B, though. __________________ Bumper Administrator DefensiveCarry.com Forum Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde; Beware the anger of a patient man.

June 5th, 2005, 10:09 PM	#2
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 17,476	i use both actually i lube with Mobile One everything ... Then Slide Glide on the Rails ... usually check for relubing once a week or 2 weeks

June 5th, 2005, 10:26 PM	#6
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 17,476	Brian Enos sells slide glide http://www.brianenos.com/store/slide-glide.html Sorry my cust and past doesnt work as well with mouse im using till i get new trackball.

June 5th, 2005, 11:32 PM	#8
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 11,728	Rem oil dry lube only on my carry guns. Keeps oil off your clothes and holsters and keeps the gun lubed. I use Breakfree on My other guns though.

June 6th, 2005, 03:54 AM	#10
Deke45 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 236	For 1911's depending on the outside temps, I either use Wilsons combination oil/grease Ultra Lube throughout the entire gun, or Wilsons Ultra Lube grease on the slide rails, & barrel locking lugs, then Wilsons Ultra Lube oil on all other parts. When plinking or shooting IDPA, I add a couple drops to the rails, lugs, and barrel hood every 50 rounds or so. When disassembled for detailed cleaning, I like to spray BreakFree on everything, blow dry, then reassemble with Wilson's as above. __________________ Kimber Ultra CDP Elite STS II A gun is a tool...the real weapon is between your ears!

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