I know what trlcavscout is talking about, but don't know where to find them off the top of my head. Probably find them on Glock talk pretty easily.
Here it is: http://www.theprepared.com/index.php...ask=view&id=90
Here is a similar one with and XD: http://springfield-armory.primediaou.../SPstory11.php
And I know that someone shot a Smith & Wesson M&P till it failed without cleaning it. It went like 53,000 shots or something and it just had a crack on one of little ears that guides the slide. The gun still actually functioned, but the lawyers told them to stop firing the gun.
"There are no finger prints under water."
CLP is another way to spell S-H-I-T, an acronym for worthless.
Mom's comin' 'round to put it back the way it ought to be.
Anyone that thinks war is good is ignorant. Anyone that thinks war isn't needed is stupid.
Stewart, I don't understand the chemistry behind the various lubes available to do a good write up on this YET. I'm hoping in a couple of years to have been edjamukated enough in chemistry to do something like this.
What I do understand is how various lubes have acted/reacted in the various guns I've shot in various conditions. CLP just hasn't cut it for me. CLP started life as Break Free and being used to soak steel parts that had stuck together from corrosion. It penetrates steel very well. This equals being soaked up by steel like a sponge soaking up water, especially in warmer temps or in guns heated through lots of shooting. I had huge issues with this in the desert. If in doubt, I just use motor oil. The synthetics seem to not thicken when heated up from shooting and resist thickening in cold weather.
Mom's comin' 'round to put it back the way it ought to be.
Anyone that thinks war is good is ignorant. Anyone that thinks war isn't needed is stupid.
uh oh... sounds like I may need a refresher on "proper" gun cleaning... I just use soapy water, clean water, brush, pads, some Hoppes #9, and "Remoil" or some other lube laying around... I hear talk about copper remover, CLP, etc and etc. Lots to learn apparently.
That's easy.
Hoppes #9 or Shooter's Choice to clean.
Summer time; competition pistols get liberal Slide Glide with Castrol 10w-30 synthetic in the trigger mechanisms. Get's colder; straight 10w-30 synthetic on everything.
AR's: 10w-30 synthetic
Bolt Guns: 10w-30 synthetic
Revolvers: 10w-30 synthetic
Shotguns: Hmmm, let me think... 10w-30 synthetic
If in doubt: motor oil. It's cheap, you get a quart for the price of a couple of oz's of "gun oil", and it works better than a lot of the 'special' gun oils. I've tried motor oil in every gun I can think of, and even belt fed maching guns fricken love the stuff.
If you want to get super fancy, go to Michaels and get needle bottle for a couple of bucks, or order a few from Brownells.
The only other thing I've tried and liked is the FP-10 grease that comes in the white syringe. My Glocks love it all year round, and seems to work well even in the cold in loose fitting guns. If I'm in doubt it might work, I go to, guess what.
Mom's comin' 'round to put it back the way it ought to be.
Anyone that thinks war is good is ignorant. Anyone that thinks war isn't needed is stupid.