Weapons Lube Issued by Army May be Costing Lives in Iraq
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Ret. Lt. Col. Robert Kovacic: "Those weapons if properly lubricated will work better than anybody else's. But they have to be properly lubricated, CLP is not the proper lubrication."
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Corporal Steven Gentle: "Because the CLP attracted the sand. It made the sand stick to the weapon and clot up, causing the weapon to jam."
In telephone conversations and e-mails from soldiers we heard numerous complaints about CLP. One sergeant told me it is a commonly known fact that the military-issued gun lubricant doesn't work in the desert. We've learned that some soldiers have been so desperate for a lubricant that works they're writing their families for help.
Art Couchman, Father [reading from letter]: "'Dad, that Militec is working great!' ..."
Art Couchman sent his son, a soldier in Iraq, a commercial lubricant called Militec. A firearms trainer for police in New York, Couchman became quite concerned when his son told him that the military-issued lubricant attracted dirt and sand to his gun. That's when Couchman sent him bottles of Militec.
In a recent letter, his son thanks his dad for the shipment of Militec, calling the lube, "pretty amazing stuff."
Art Couchman: "I think it could probably save some lives if they had more of this stuff."
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