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Posted: 4/13/2010 1:38:18 PM EDT
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I haven't had the chance to go shooting in a long while. :(
It's been 1-2 months but I've found that some of the guns that I had used clp to lubricate have seemingly dried out. There's hardly any lubricant on my glocks' rails or slides. Is this a common thing? I'm thinking about moving to a dedicated lubricant, maybe something that's mire like grease? |
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If I am guilty of anything, it's not getting out enough. I use CLP almost as a preservative only- your case sounds weird to me. I have rifles I have not touched in years in mint shape. This is from experience both with them just sitting in a cheap stack-on cabinet (for years between cleanings), as well as now in a good safe with dri-rod and dessicant (for years between cleanings).
When I really want to clean a rifle I used, yes I find it somewhat lacking for removing bore fouling as compared to other cleaners if you're going for squeaky clean. As a vehicle for preventing corrosion I love it to death and could think of nothing else for my somewhat lazy habits. |
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CLP Breakfree shouldn't be drying out.
I have it in several guns that haven't been fired in over 5 years and it's still there. There is a problem with most thin lubes that they tend to wick out or run out. It's not unusual to see tan holsters where the toe of the holster is a dark brown from the lubricant running out of the rails of the gun and soaking into the leather. In any case, even when the liquid part of the CLP is gone, the Teflon is still present and lubricating. |
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For the past few years now, I've been cleaning my guns with the RemOil spray (brush, pick, & rag) followed by compressed air. Get's 'em squeaky clean. Then I oil them with Outer's Gun Oil. Also Hoppe's and Birchwood-Casey are good, but the Outer's seems a little thicker and slicker to me and definitely stays put very well.
ETA - If you don't have an air compressor, the computer duster cans work fine. |
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Quoted: CLP dries out on me too. It seems to leave a thin film, but if it's been a couple months, the firearm won't be wet. Same here. I have a few firearms that I haven't shot in about year or more, but still have a thin film. I live in coastal FL and the thin film keeps everything from rusting. I've tried this with Remoil and it just completely dries up. I still use Remoil, but only to soak into parkerization/bluing. |
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