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Posted: 8/16/2005 9:43:50 PM EDT
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I know I can get the straight scoop here on ARFcom. Grease and graphite for lubrication in my AR and shotgun. I was talking with a bunch of guys at the gun show and this has to be the craziest stuff I have ever heard. And yet, it seems to kinda ring a bell with me that there might be some truth to it. This one guy claimed that you should use firearms grade grease on the AR recoil buffer spring and the pump action of shotguns. And that you should dust the trigger mech in the lower with graphic powder. Now, I've always heard that both places should just be clean and free of oil as much as possible. Is he full of it, or am I just an old fuddy-duddy who's not up on what's current in AR maintenance? Any thoughts and opinions on this greatly appreciated. -Frank |
| Graphite should never be used in an AR, grease, very lightly used in the buffer tube is ok inspite of what some may say. The only adverse effect on using grease in the buffer tube would be if you drop the gun in water, the grease could prohibit the water from draining out the drain hole. |
+1 on Tetra Grease. I wipe a thin film on the face of the buffer to act as a barrier between the buffer and bolt carrier. Inside the buffer tube I stick to CLP. |
I use Tetra grease on my buffer spring to reduced grating sound and the "sproing" sound. No issues with reliability. |
NO. your al lower can eat away to protect the graphite lube. On the galavinic recation chart graphite is high where al is low. Much lower than the ±2 they recomend to stayt within. |
I was merely commenting on the "what needs lube" remark. The parts I listed most definitely need lube. I use Pro-Shot Gold or Militec grease, whichever is handier when I open my rifle tool box. |
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