Anybody remember Outers Gunslick? It was impregnated with graphite.
Slickest grease for guns
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Yes. Back in the day every one of their cleaning "kits" had a small silver and black tube of it. Good stuff, but messy as hell. If you got it on your hands, it quickly got everywhere else.
If you're looking for something very similar today, this stuff is pretty close.
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I think the wear point in the photo would be a good candidate for some Lubro moly MoS2 mixed heavy in an oil of your choice.
Ditto ^ TW25b on my carry gun; stays put for months (Doesn't run down/off in foster), zero smell, no corrosion issues, functions fine.
Also used on my mostly range use / back-up stainless steel [Sig] 1911. FWIW: ~ 2008 we were issues this overseas... not sure why; supply and demand I guess... I had family send me and used Remoil when I could, it looks good and was less of a sand / middle-east moon dust magnet
Alternate: I use enos slide glide for my basically range only Sig 220 and 229. Also on my carry M8 when going for a >1 box plus range session.
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I've been down that road myself. Even made a homemade brew once.
In the end though, I discovered light oil and a quick polish with semichrome worked best in that location. Grease hangs onto fouling and crude while not actually offering any real benefit in that location.
Lightly grease the slide, drop of thin oil on the trigger pivot bar and you're good
In the end though, I discovered light oil and a quick polish with semichrome worked best in that location. Grease hangs onto fouling and crude while not actually offering any real benefit in that location.
Lightly grease the slide, drop of thin oil on the trigger pivot bar and you're good
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Look at SuperLube. SuperLube is the company and they have many products. I know its common for most people to say SuperLube and assume it's the grease but that is a mistake. Many of their products can be found on Amazon.
www.super-lube.com
Superlube Multi-Purpose Oil, the heavier ISO 100ish version so it stays put is what I have used for the past 7 years. If you do want more of a grease, they make multi-purpose greases from NLGI 0000 up to 2. I have only been able to get the NLGI 2 up here in Alaska...so I have combined it with the oil to make a "thinner" grease. The stuff is very slick....but honestly, I am not sure it is doing anything better than the standard oil. That oil stays put, is slick, doesn't smell, and works in hot and cold weather. I use it in my AR as well. Works great down to stupid cold temperatures but also stays put. Won't run out of the gun when stored vertially in a car and doesn't "burn" off during multiple day training courses.
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Superlube Multi-Purpose Oil, the heavier ISO 100ish version so it stays put is what I have used for the past 7 years. If you do want more of a grease, they make multi-purpose greases from NLGI 0000 up to 2. I have only been able to get the NLGI 2 up here in Alaska...so I have combined it with the oil to make a "thinner" grease. The stuff is very slick....but honestly, I am not sure it is doing anything better than the standard oil. That oil stays put, is slick, doesn't smell, and works in hot and cold weather. I use it in my AR as well. Works great down to stupid cold temperatures but also stays put. Won't run out of the gun when stored vertially in a car and doesn't "burn" off during multiple day training courses.
I don't see any advantage in using a food grade lubricant on a firearm. Lubricants made from plant esters have a limited shelf life, and start breaking down from day one. Petroleum based oils and greases are much better suited for this type of application, because they last much longer.
The only reason these type of lubricants are utilized, is for environmental reasons. Or else because they're being used on machinery that is used in the production and / or manufacture of consumables for humans or animals. Not because they are superior to any other type of lubricant.
The only reason these type of lubricants are utilized, is for environmental reasons. Or else because they're being used on machinery that is used in the production and / or manufacture of consumables for humans or animals. Not because they are superior to any other type of lubricant.
Why not amsoil fire arms lube I think HPL makes some as well
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I like white lithium grease, cheap, easy to see where it is applied, and wipes off easy.
I've run various oils and grease on the connector junction and in the end, among the oils, it made little difference.
Breakfree, Lucas Extreme, HPL, Gun Butter, RemOil, motor oil all worked but didn't have staying power. Some lasted longer than others but nothing had a wow factor. In the end, I stopped using oil for the connector.
The two grease products that stay in place and work well are Slide Glide Lite and Gun Butter. Lucas Extreme grease too.
I used all the greases and they are very good, with Slide Glide being used more often on the connector. I might use a needle oiler for touch up if I'm taking a 500 round class.
Slide Glide is used on everything except the rails and for those I use HPL, Lucas or Gun Butter.
Breakfree, Lucas Extreme, HPL, Gun Butter, RemOil, motor oil all worked but didn't have staying power. Some lasted longer than others but nothing had a wow factor. In the end, I stopped using oil for the connector.
The two grease products that stay in place and work well are Slide Glide Lite and Gun Butter. Lucas Extreme grease too.
I used all the greases and they are very good, with Slide Glide being used more often on the connector. I might use a needle oiler for touch up if I'm taking a 500 round class.
Slide Glide is used on everything except the rails and for those I use HPL, Lucas or Gun Butter.
Just polish the areas on the trigger bar and connector with a felt bob on your Dremel and some Flitz. After that, hit the area with a bit of Hornady One-Shot and call it done. Grease will work fine initially but will collect crud eventually. One-Shot will not and it is very slick.
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The M1 Garand would like to have a chat. It's probably one of the most unbroken rifles ever made.
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The military used grease on the Garands only to prevent wash out in the rainy environments of Europe and the Pacific. They didn't even test lubriplate for lubricity, the wanted it to stay in place.
The M1 Garand would like to have a chat. It's probably one of the most unbroken rifles ever made.
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The military used grease on the Garands only to prevent wash out in the rainy environments of Europe and the Pacific. They didn't even test lubriplate for lubricity, the wanted it to stay in place.
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Those two (normally closed) five foot gates we have to access our driveway to parking vehicles inside the garage, well every once in a while they need oil or they squeak terribly being outdoors 24/7.
I've tried a hundred different oils sprays working mechanics. (I am embarrassed to say) this is the one that lasts twice as long as all the rest and next time I need trigger oil, I'm going to use 3 in 1. I got this can from my wife's sewing machine equipment box.....lol. How ironic she has the best one I need for those swinging gates.
Does it work on guns?..... my Vietnam hunting partner loves this stuff..... bows, guns (Rem 1911).....etc...white lithium grease too.
I am not a fan of using grease on trigger assembly parts. Just a little Superlube on the slides rails.... but lightly.
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Many years ago, the place I purchased my first 1911 from had a course on how to tear down clean, re-assemble, and maintain a 1911. It was given by a gentleman named John Jardine. He recommended his own grease which I linked below. I figured if he knows enough to custom build a 1911, he probably knows what works on them. To be honest, it's all I've used since. Can't say I'm a weapons expert or anything.
shopfiguns.com
Jardine's Extreme Weapons Grease
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Grease on a handgun for me is a fast pass. I've had very good luck with Frog Lube. I bought the Frogtube. It comes with bio solvent, Frog Lube gel, Frog Lube paste, cleaning brush, and a micro fiber cloth. I think it works well on trigger mechs. Not affiliated with Frog Lube, and not a paid endorser.
Me I use a mix of CLP and Mobil 1 0W-20.
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