So do you use oil, grease, or both?

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What do you use to lubricate your guns? Of course different guns require different lubes so that is a consideration also.

I have tried all kinds of oils and greases. I would prefer to use just oil if possible as long as wear can be reduced as much as possible because oil is easier to apply and easier to clean. Bus some people seem to get really good results with various greases.

At this time I am going to give WeaponShield a good test. I don't like the clorinated stuff in it however.

Does anybody know of any gun oil or gun grease that is proven to the max, safe to use, and reasonably cheap and available?
 
I use oil, been using RemLube for years w/o issue, but I think there must be something better out there.
 
I like RemOil for cleaning but not for lubrication. I know a lot of people who are sold on RemOil as a lubricant but I just don't like it myself. I tried it a few times and I was not impressed. I would rather use Hoppes regular gun oil.

I cam across a website recently (I should have wrote it down) where a guy who is a regional manager for Glock said that Glock armorers have different preferences for gun oils. He said that any oil that is labeled as being a gun oil should be fine. But I have always tried to find the best gun oil, not just a gun oil that is good enough.

And my opinion of many gun oils is not that high. I think there are plenty of good gun cleaners but very few good gun oils.
 
For slides, bolts & cams I like grease. Currently I am using Lubriplate SFL-1. It does not drip to the bottom of my holster, rain don't bother it and it stays in place after lots of rounds are fired.

For parts that are more difficult to reach like trigger groups and pins my normal lube is synthetic motor oil.

In my opinion gun oils are overpriced and sometimes more hype than lube. That said TW25B is a product I think is very good but I know what is in SFL-1 try finding out what is in a gun oil/grease. They keep it secret, that kills confidence in the product for me.
 
Asd mentioned..I was putting the smallest dabs of Militec grease on the very heavy wear points: slide, slide lock pin, barrel to slide wear points, and the part of the slide that rides over the top of the disconnector. Now I use a mixture of Assembly lube/Mobil 1 Gear oil. Use a needle oiler to put it on these areas.

Oil on everything else. I think its worth taking a few minutes and see where the wear is occurring. I have a WWII M 1911 A1 which is still a shooter and since it is easily worth a couple of G's I want to protect it. And looking of the accumulated wear, I get those areas on my other 1911's good.
 
"In my opinion gun oils are overpriced and sometimes more hype than lube."

Yup, gun lubes are like perfume for guys, enabling one to spend lots of money on lots of little bottles of stuff.

I use Gunslick (speling ?), a graphite based thin grease, on slides and bolts. Otherwise Eeezox or Breakfree. I notice some tools and assemblies seem to like M1 grease or gear oil better than regular stuff, so I'd use that too, but Eezox or Breakfree seem to do well on protection.
 
I am a big fan of the Firepower FP-10 lubricant. I have had excellent results and it has a good WAF (wife acceptance factor) as it does not stink up the house. It is also sold under the Shooter's Choice brand. Look it up. Good stuff.
 
It is okay Tempest to use the WS and the grease together? I guess maybe I will try that. Grease in a few potential high wear areas like the slide and WS elsewhere.

I have used grease and oil together but when it comes to the more high tech stuff I was trying to avoid mixing. The low tech stuff I figured it did not matter. And my opinion of the majority of gun oils and gun greases is that they are low tech.

Has anybody ever tested stuff like Hoppe's regular gun oil or Hoppe's Elite gun oil?

I did come across information at a website where a guy recommended Lubriplate 'Aero' grease for handguns. It is supposed to be still useable at very low temperatures. I can't remember the exact figure but it was something like -70.
 
I love Ballistol. Not only can I lube Betsy with it, I can also disinfect gun wounds. Oh, it keeps the shooter's hands and fingers smooth and supple.
 
I was using a mixture of Amsoil heavy duty synthetic grease and Mobil 1 10W-30 Extended Performance (I couldn't find any 15W-50), but I've found that the Amsoil grease works well enough on its own. It thins out more than I was expecting it to when applied. The Militec-1 grease I used previously didn't thin out near as much when applied.
 
Originally Posted By: Mystic
Has anybody ever tested stuff like Hoppe's regular gun oil or Hoppe's Elite gun oil?


Hoppes Elite is supposedly just rebranded MilPro7
 
You do not need to grease the rails of a pistol. I proberly got over 30,000 rounds on my sti edge. the slide is just as tight as the day I bought it. I do add one drop to each rail before a match.

The good thing about grease is for a carry pistol.
 
I do both. I use a little smear of moly grease on high load areas and EEZOX in the action and everywhere else.
 
I think the bottom line is that so long as a gun has some sort of lube on it 99% of shooters are not going to have any wear problems. I know a few guys who put a lot of lead down range who clean and lube their guns only when they start to feel gummy or jam. If you are going to abuse your guns like this one type lube may be better than another but for most of us, who keep fresh oil on our guns I don't think it makes a big difference. If it did I think there would be some hard data available. Since the bulk of the "data" is opinions and hype this leads me to believe any lube that meets some minimum standards will do the job fine.

That said I do like a light grease because it stays where I put it and oil for the harder to reach places.
 
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The good thing about grease is for a carry pistol.

Depending on the grease used and the ambient temps, I tend to disagree. I want minimum drag on a defense gun slide, which is provided by oil. It really doesn't take much, especially if you have a nice layer of slippery EP film built up
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Originally Posted By: Tempest
I want minimum drag on a defense gun slide, which is provided by oil.

I would tend to agree. Even if I don't follow that logic. I don't really carry, for all practical purposes. And I would think in a 70 degree environment in my house..a very very small amount of grease won't cause a problem.

And actually for the amount that I shoot the gun will last 10 lifetimes without any lube.
 
Originally Posted By: chevrofreak
Originally Posted By: Mystic
Has anybody ever tested stuff like Hoppe's regular gun oil or Hoppe's Elite gun oil?


Hoppes Elite is supposedly just rebranded MilPro7


I don't think I'd say I've 'tested' it, but I use Hoppe's Elite stuff (including the oil). It seems fine, but I'm a low-volume shooter these days. It is true that Hoppe's Elite and MPro7 are the same products, but I don't know who was first. In my local shop, the Hoppe's Elite is cheaper.

I grease my M1 in the places the Department of the Army said to, and/or where DCM/CMP says to. I use Lubriplate.
 
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