Lets talk lube!

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I want to hear what you guys use specifically for the FCG (Hammer/Trigger springs) etc.

I dont care if its wheel bearing grease, lithium, CLP, Astro Glide, KY, or Crisco.

I have used a light bearing grease and periodically "touch up" with Slip2000.

What works the best for you.

[leatherneck448]

I just throw a dab of militec on the springs and pins every 4-5 cleanings. When it gets dirty I spray it out w/ brake cleaner and compressed air.
Simple as that.

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I just throw a dab of militec on the springs and pins every 4-5 cleanings. .

You CLEAN your rifle??? Lol

Next youre gonna tell me you "make your bed" lol

[DD977GM2]

I usually clean the lower every few outings with brake cleaner and then with a Q-tip lightly coat with 5W-30 Mobil 1 oil.

For the upper and BCG, I do the same and has worked just fine for me in warm and cold weather. Steel casing have been the only issues when it gets cold.

[Byte Stryke]

I just throw a dab of militec on the springs and pins every 4-5 cleanings. When it gets dirty I spray it out w/ brake cleaner and compressed air.
Simple as that.

This^
Except I use Tetra.

[Monky]

Personally I prefer silicon based lube over that water based shit, it just doesn't break down and become 'tacky'...

Oh wait.. wrong lube!

I seem to be of the same with the fellas above.. 4-5 trips it all gets sprayed down w/ gun scrubber (brake cleaner of a different name, I got a case for free..)

I actually have been rather fond of gun butter.

I let a gun sit too long w/o a lube job and took her to the range.. she kept seizing up on me.. A sig none the less.. I had my gun butter with me and put a few dabs on her.. cycled the action and have not had a problem since.

It doesn't seem to accumulate 'gunk' as you put a drop on it and work it in. It is pricey.. but.. IMHO worth it.

[Tooth]

[ray1970]

Tetra gun grease. [Awesom]

[sniper7]

clp for me, or rem oil. I clean my guns all the time after every use and have never had an issue.

[leatherneck448]

You CLEAN your rifle??? Lol

Next youre gonna tell me you "make your bed" lol

Touche'

[ROFL1]

[beast556]

I use regular old Hoppys in the orange bottle. It worked for my great Grandpa, Grandpa, father, father in law, and my self. Been using it for 25 years with no problems.

[Byte Stryke]

if it turns, oil it
if it slides, grease it

:D

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I use regular old Hoppys in the orange bottle. It worked for my great Grandpa, Grandpa, father, father in law, and my self. Been using it for 25 years with no problems.

I love Hoppes. I have also been using that for years. It defenately does a good job.

I prefer Slip2000 for the BCG but thats besides my title.

So do you use it on the Hammer/Trigger springs?

[BPTactical]

Synthetics are the way to go.
Grease if it slides.
Oil if it rotates.
Just enough to see it is there but not enough to blob or drip.
If it does both see your doctor.



Mods- it seems that this subject comes up often and is typically an at length discussion.
Any way we could condense some of the threads and make them a sticky?

You know come to think of it a "Maintenance" section could be useful. Maybe a subsection of the "Gunsmithing" threads.

[leatherneck448]

Maybe a subsection of the "Gunsmithing" threads.


this woud be kinda cool, seeing I apprentice for one..... Might be able to convince my boss to join the forums. [Tooth]

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[quote=BPTactical;422132]Synthetics are the way to go.
Grease if it slides.
Oil if it rotates.
Just enough to see it is there but not enough to blob or drip.
If it does both see your doctor.quote]

So you guys are saying to Grease the Carrier and oil the Bolt itself.

I understand what youre both saying but I find it easier to lube the shit out of the whole BCG.

[DANGERTASTIC!]

Who has heard of this stuff. I highly recommend you try it.

I picked up a bottle about 6 months ago and its awesome. Some jerk asshole stole it from me about a month ago and this stuff is STILL doing its job.

Give it a whirl if you see it

[leatherneck448]

Who has heard of this stuff. I highly recommend you try it.

I picked up a bottle about 6 months ago and its awesome. Some jerk asshole stole it from me about a month ago and this stuff is STILL doing its job.

Give it a whirl if you see it


I tried to use air once, and my gun siezed after a few hundred rounds. I dont recommend it.

(pic or link please)[Tooth]

[BPTactical]

[quote=BPTactical;422132]Synthetics are the way to go.
Grease if it slides.
Oil if it rotates.
Just enough to see it is there but not enough to blob or drip.
If it does both see your doctor.quote]

So you guys are saying to Grease the Carrier and oil the Bolt itself.

I understand what youre both saying but I find it easier to lube the shit out of the whole BCG.

On my AR's I Tetra oil everything.
PTR boltcarrier gets grease
Pistols get both-grease slides and some sear noses and oil typically on the remainders.
I just try to visualize the mechanism and the loads imposed and go from there.

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I tried to use air once, and my gun siezed after a few hundred rounds. I dont recommend it.

(pic or link please)[Tooth]

[ROFL1] I guess a link would help huh. Here it is

http://www.froglube.com/roothome.htm

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[quote=DANGERTASTIC!;422135]

On my AR's I Tetra oil everything.
PTR boltcarrier gets grease
Pistols get both-grease slides and some sear noses and oil typically on the remainders.
I just try to visualize the mechanism and the loads imposed and go from there.

Got ya. very good. Not very often do you hear that

[leatherneck448]

I actually read about that stuff in a magazine a few months back. Considered gettting some, and then consequently forgot about it...
thanks for the reminder. [Tooth]

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I actually read about that stuff in a magazine a few months back. Considered gettting some, and then consequently forgot about it...
thanks for the reminder. [Tooth]

For sure. Try not to forget again, stuff is amazing.

Once the first coating goes on it stays, after that I just give a drop around the lugs and the top and bottom of the carrier right before shooting (sundays), the next week I just repeat.

[sniper7]

if it turns, oil it
if it slides, grease it

:D

what if she turns and slides?...wait, I think I am in the wrong place here

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I dont care if its wheel bearing grease, lithium, CLP, Astro Glide, KY, or Crisco. .


This should answer your question [ROFL1]

[mcantar18c]

Here's some advice from a knowledgable source...


Outers gun oil, Remoil, 3-1 oil and WD-40 while they may work perfectly fine for your bird gun they are too light and burn off entirely too quickly in an AR that is used hard in a class or combat environment.
CLP is suspect in my opinion, but I'll use it if it's the only thing available. I view it as the Leatherman of gun lubes. It's a multipurpose (Cleans, Lubes, Protects), but like a Leatherman it doesn't really do anything as well as a dedicated product.
Slip2000 is a good gun dedicated lube, but my preferred lube is Mobile1 synthetic in 15W-50; it stays in liquid form to -40*F and protects up to 500*F, it's sticky enough to stay where it's put and not thin enough to evaporate quickly.
Where do I lube my ARs?

With the BCG field stripped:

1. A small amount on the lugs of the bolt; but not on the bolt face.
2. A light coating on the body of the bolt, but not inside the firing pin channel.
3. A light coat on the cam pin.
4. A light coat on the four rail surfaces of the bolt carrier.
5. If it's shiney; it's a wear surface and gets lubed.

While I am lubing all of these parts I inspect them for defects and replace suspect parts as needed.
I then assemble the BCG and apply a light coat of oil to the charging handle and re-insert everything back into the upper.

On the lower receiver I put a light coat of oil or grease on the face of the hammer. I lube the hammer and trigger pin surfaces if I used a harsh aerosol cleaning solvent that washes away the lube. For the fire control group I use Mobile1 synthetic grease in small amounts. A little goes a long way.

For my other guns, its a basic "if it rotates oil it, if it slides grease it." ARs are too finicky IMO for that though, so they get treated as above.

[Graves]

For the record, WD-40 ISN'T A FRICKEN LUBE! Too many folks think otherwise.

[mcantar18c]

For the record, WD-40 ISN'T A FRICKEN LUBE! Too many folks think otherwise.

It also builds up a lacquer after a period of time in a gun, much like cosmoline.
NEVER use it in a gun, IMO, unless you actually need to displace water.

Here's a pretty good article...
http://www.grantcunningham.com/lubricants101.html

[Great-Kazoo]

Honda Moly 90 paste / grease on FCG of every rifle i own. I was turned on to this stuff while riding and servicing BMW spline shafts as the (majority opinion) best, longest lasting grease to use on a very non-accessible area of the K and R bikes. Been using it for 10 years on FCG with good results, including an overall smoother feel to the FCG.
I use never seize as a first assembly lube.

Whatever Syn motor oil i have on hand(s) for sniper7:) right now i'm at the last few oz of castroil syn.

WD-40 is not even on the radar