Originally Posted By: SOHCman
Originally Posted By: Thingfish
I have dealt with conditions like Kuwait and Iraq, and live in Las Vegas, where there is almost a constant breeze blowing a baby powder fine dust into the Valley those lubes do not cut it. I have worked on too many firearms that were lubed with Remoil,Hoppes etc and it's a nightmare at times. At least there is large amounts of coating removal from the slide, to completely wearing guns out. So many of these lubes have vaporized off the barrel, and other items... I don't know how I can convince you guys, there really IS a difference between sporting goods store / Walmart lubricants, and the exotics like Gunbutter and SlideGLide, which BOTH have proven to save lives in the sandbox.
So if you buy by price and availability, I guess that is how much your life may be worth.
At least check out the Gunbutter site, there are some cool videos , some great testimonials and some great info.
I am sure gunbutter and slideglide are fine lubes, but are you saying that the gov issued CLP is a no-go over in the sand box? (or in vegas)?
I am going to tip toe around that question as I used issued lubricants when I served in the first Gulf war, and weapons were cleaned constantly,yet were still somewhat unreliable.
I can tell you that the exotics last longer in brutal conditions and honestly,even if it's placebo I just feel better about putting an exotic on my firearms, especially with the money invested in my collection. I have searched out what works for me best, and have a box of some of the best and worst lubes to prove it.
To be 100% honest and fair, I am a personal friend of the owner of an exotic blender but will not say which. I buy my lube at the local gun store, do not receive anything from him, and am in no way here to promote any lubricant. Shoot, I love 0/40 Mobil1 on my 1911 rails.