Ok, I hate to be "that guy" who asks the same question that's asked daily. But I'm stumped over this "oil vs grease" thing for AR's. It seems grease is gaining traction with the AR crowd. I'm not a fan of grease with AR's mostly because oil is easier to clean up (and I clean my AR's often, unlike my AK's). I love the idea of grease though, as it stays put very well (unlike oil, which will run over time). I use white lithium grease on my AK's, but they do not require bolt cleaning often at ALL (as in, hardly EVER). The AR, on the other hand, I like to keep very clean, so prefer oil since it wipes down/cleans easier (I use Mobil 1 10w30). Also, even within the "grease" crowd, there are different "camps" as to WHERE to grease (ex: one camp omits the gas rings, the other greases them, etc).
If grease is so great on AR's, why doesn't the military suggest/use it?
I'd like to switch to grease, but would not look forward to the (slightly) messier clean up.
Help me here... sell me on grease!
Again, I'm sorry to be "that guy", it just seems like two different camps are both claiming theirs is better without claims of why (other than oil runs, and grease doesn't, or one works in sub temps and the other doesn't).
Help me out here.