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Posted: 4/24/2021 5:52:24 PM EDT
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use a good gun oil.
I like Breakfree LP, I think they recently renamed it full synthethic. It doesn't have the cleaner of their CLP and that makes it a hair thicker and stay put alittle better. Grease can thicken in cold weather and harden if left on too long. https://www.amazon.com/BreakFree-BF1009963-Lubricant-preservative/dp/B002J1OXW4/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=break+free+lp&qid=1619301089&sr=8-1 |
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Posted: 5/7/2021 10:06:18 PM EDT
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I use a thin grease. Everything on a handgun slides and the design of handguns means the grease has a channel to sit in as well.
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Posted: 5/8/2021 10:29:00 AM EDT
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I’m old, but I like to grease things that slide and oil things that rotate.
Modern light greases have very broad temp ranges for use. So… I use a bit of both on my M&Ps. |
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Posted: 5/8/2021 2:12:02 PM EDT
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I used to grease the rails on my 1911 until I shot out in the cold one day. I would pull the trigger, the weapon would fire, and then I would watch the slide go back, stop, and then go forward. It fully cycled but it took FOREVER. It was neat to watch. As I shot it and it warmed up it cycled faster. Now I oil the rails on all my semi-auto pistols.
My preferred oil has been CLP for nearly thirty years. Lately I have been trying SLIP2000EWL. It doesn’t seam to dry as fast as CLP but the jury is still out on that one. |
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Posted: 5/8/2021 2:19:54 PM EDT
[#5]
Mobil 1
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Posted: 5/8/2021 2:25:07 PM EDT
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I oil full slide rails and lightly grease tab rails, like Glock, P320.
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Posted: 5/12/2021 4:58:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’m old, but I like to grease things that slide and oil things that rotate. If you have any experience with machinery, you'd know that that has no basis in logic or real-world use. Plenty of rotating applications call for grease, and many linear call for oil, and vice versa. I only use grease on my firearms, mostly because I have a pint of Magnalube, and grease stays put far longer. I only clean as-needed, not after every range session or on a schedule. If oil is handy, usually Mobil 1, I don't hesitate to use it, especially on hard-to-reach spots. |
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Posted: 5/13/2021 9:42:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you have any experience with machinery, you'd know that that has no basis in logic or real-world use. Plenty of rotating applications call for grease, and many linear call for oil, and vice versa. I only use grease on my firearms, mostly because I have a pint of Magnalube, and grease stays put far longer. I only clean as-needed, not after every range session or on a schedule. If oil is handy, usually Mobil 1, I don't hesitate to use it, especially on hard-to-reach spots. You’re entirely correct, I’m just old and it’s something I recall hearing from folks older than me when I was growing up.  I tend to use grease on the rails and oil on the sear and trigger… haven’t found an applicator that would let me grease those pins without detail disassembly. As a result.. I use both. |
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Posted: 5/13/2021 10:36:29 PM EDT
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I clean it with Slip 2000 EWL, and use their EWG on the rails.
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Posted: 5/14/2021 6:26:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Mobil 1 +1 |
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Posted: 5/14/2021 10:16:35 AM EDT
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Works fine with either.
Tried bearing grease and saw no difference between that and CLP. On all my guns except my M1A I use Lucas Extreme Duty Gun Oil. It’s outstanding and doesn’t evaporate as quick as CLP I live in a pretty damp climate and haven’t had ANY rust problems w the M&P. |
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Posted: 5/14/2021 10:51:14 AM EDT
[#12]
Either. I generally go with oil on pistols. Grease on M1, M14, etc.
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Posted: 5/14/2021 9:08:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I live in a pretty damp climate and haven’t had ANY rust problems w the M&P. Have a pair of early M&Ps (full size and compact) that will show slide rust if you look at em funny… luckily it wipes right off, but I have to oil rag the slides daily when not being safe queens. My newer M&Ps have never shown any hint of rust. I wonder what’s changed… because they got better |
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Posted: 5/14/2021 9:23:23 PM EDT
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I clean with CLP and lube with a bit of red high temperature lithium grease and a bit of CLP
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Posted: 5/17/2021 9:05:44 AM EDT
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Get both. I mix red lithium grease and Mobil 1 to about the consistency of gel toothpaste.
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Posted: 5/19/2021 9:17:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Mobil 1 This. Mobil 1 0w40 'European Formula' true synthetic. |
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Posted: 5/19/2021 9:06:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you have any experience with machinery, you'd know that that has no basis in logic or real-world use. Plenty of rotating applications call for grease, and many linear call for oil, and vice versa. I only use grease on my firearms, mostly because I have a pint of Magnalube, and grease stays put far longer. I only clean as-needed, not after every range session or on a schedule. If oil is handy, usually Mobil 1, I don't hesitate to use it, especially on hard-to-reach spots. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I’m old, but I like to grease things that slide and oil things that rotate. If you have any experience with machinery, you'd know that that has no basis in logic or real-world use. Plenty of rotating applications call for grease, and many linear call for oil, and vice versa. I only use grease on my firearms, mostly because I have a pint of Magnalube, and grease stays put far longer. I only clean as-needed, not after every range session or on a schedule. If oil is handy, usually Mobil 1, I don't hesitate to use it, especially on hard-to-reach spots. My excellent local gunsmith told me for guns use the "grease things that slide, and oil things that rotate" mantra as well. Shrug. I'm sure it can get more complicated than that but a one sentence that works pretty well is all I'm going to remember, I'm not a mechanic or mechanical engineer. Or better yet, look at your owners manual and do what it recommends. |
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Posted: 5/19/2021 9:44:27 PM EDT
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NLGI no.2 Red Synthetic High Temp Grease on all handguns. It stays put and works and never dries out.
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Posted: 5/19/2021 10:30:34 PM EDT
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Cherrybalmz winter blend on my handguns, when it's gone I'll buy some NLGI 00 "grease" to replace it.
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