Originally Posted By: Triple_Se7en
Thanks! You didn't originally mention/include it and now I'm glad you did.
What's your favorite slide grease? I'm currently using Tetra and it appears to be a form of light synthetic white lithium. Again, no complaints using it.
On a spur-of-the-moment recommendation, I purchased a tube of synthetic Super Lube from Harbor Freight, to try next. In squeezing it's contents, it's definitely a bit thicker. Not sure I made a good purchase there.
For what slide?
-Les Baer recommends break-free CLP, last I bought a Baer.
-Wilson of course pimps their own stuff (Ultima)
-SIG has gone from soybean oil, to Militec-1, to TW25B, to Froglube, to...? I think it's Lucas, now?
-I personally view a slide as high-pressure/wear potential, and would use something like Enos' Slide Glide, if you want a "thick" grease, or Weaponshield, if you want a thinner grease.
I use SLIP 2000 EWL on all of my weapons, regardless, except for my P226 Elite ST, which I use Enos' or WS grease on.
G96 is better than break-free CLP, in my opinion, and anything is better than Rem Oil, but so far the best I've found is Fireclean and SLIP for the AR platform. Frank Proctor is really liking Lucas Extreme Gun Oil, and says his carbine actually ran longer/better with it than with Fireclean. I tried it and thought it was pretty good, but Fireclean made cleaning a bit easier than it did. Weaponshield CLP got gummy/"carbony" fast, and was about average when it came to wiping the weapon clean. Fireclean was amazing...until it gummed up. So, SLIP 2000 EWL it is, for my application.
The reason my M4 is lubed with LPX in the other thread with the 1500+ round-count pix is because that was the best I had at the time. I was on a trip to S. LA to train, and I stopped by my Dads house and checked out his M4 that I'd bought him a year ago. It had FIREClean on it, and it was literally glued shut. I got the FC off my rifle then and there, as well, and LPX was what I could find in the store locally. Currently running SLIP 2000 EWL though, as I said.
I compared the Weaponshield and SLIP, and the difference was profound. Interesting to me, when I would remove the BCG and take the cotter pin out, and up-end the BCG, I had to slam it on the countertop a few times to get the FP to drop free with weaponshield. WIth SLIP 2000 EWL, I just tip the BCG upside down, and the FP falls out under nothing but gravity. The difference in cleaning the weapon is equally noted. (This is with firing around 80-100 rounds suppressed).