[michiganfan]

any know a good website or recommend a good book that shows you what parts of the gun to lube and what type of lube is best to be used on the various parts, grease or oil. Or if anybody is feeling ambitious a dissertation on the subject would be welcome.

[Al Thompson]

Well, your here.. :) Try the search button for some good threads. For specific handguns, the owners manual is a good place to start.

[Sven]

I love talking about gun care... what kind of gun do you have?

[hansolo]

Excuse my butting-in here....I am always looking for advice on cleaning/lubeing/general maintainence......

I have a S&W 910 and a CZ 75B, both 9mm: advice is appreciated!

[sm]

I subscribe to the " W.C. Fields" method.

"To avoid hangovers--stay drunk" --W. C. Fields.

Therefore " To avoid cleaning--Keep shooting!:D

[gudel]

i got kleen bore classic cleaning gun kit on order, will this be sufficient for the HK45? i believe it has Formula 3 Gun Conditioner, probably this should be fine to clean and lube the gun.

[dhoomonyou]

Once again,MAKE sure its EMPTY.
Visually inspect it, put your finger in the EMPTY space, say the word, E M P T Y .

ok once its EMPTY, take it apart (if its a semi auto)
use a cloth with break free clp (or equivalent) wipe all surfaces. use a bore brush with clp on it, run it through the barrel, use clp on a clean patch through the barrel , use a dry patch until its clean, than coat the patch with a drop of clp and put it through again, use a brush on the firing pin and extractor, wipe all surfaces, lube per the owners manual, reassemble. dry fire, reload. stay safe, hope this helps, if i forgot anything im sure someone will let me know.
enjoy.

[Sven]

After several hundred rounds, most designs I've fired begin to accumulate a certain amount of hardened material on and around the extractor area.... a good area to take a close look at with a toothbrush, some elbow grease, and your favorite cleaning product.

I use FP-10, seems to work great. I finish up with a grease on the rails and around the bushing (1911), using a special lube provided to me by Valtro USA.

[michiganfan]

Sven do you use any type of lubricant on the internal parts such as the extractor or the firing pin area or the recoil spring etc

[V-fib]

Your Owners Manual usually will tell you what parts on your particular gun to lube.

I partial to the Sentry Solutions gun products. Best lubes I've ever used. :cool:


http://www.sentrysolutions.com/

[Croyance]

There is a series of books from Gun's Digest of the fieldstripping of various firearms. I believe it tells you where to oil. Follow this llink (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/102-7895890-2832907) to Amazon.

[Sven]

I use a lubricant/cleaner on the internal parts, and then wipe everything down real well. The solvent helps break down the gunk.

[edefonzo]

hansolo,

Maybe I can answer your question about lubing the CZ75B. I have two 75B's, a BD and 75B in .40 S&W. And a Kadet conversion kit.

Gun grease is the way to go for the slide. I personally use Tetra Gun Grease and Tetra Lube. There are many others that are good, also. I just sent away for the free samples of Miltec-1 lube and Grease. I'm going to check those out when they arrive. They seem to have a good reputation.

First, apply gun grease to the area of the slide rails that touch the frame, then spread it evenly. I leave a visible coating. Tetra Gun Grease is initially white and easy to see. A heavy coating isn't necessary, but don't worry about adding too much at first. Most of the unecessary grease will eject itself from the front and rear of the slide if you rack the slide multiple times without returning the guide rod and spring. When the slide moves smoothly and evenly, you've got it right.

Next, use the grease to lube both sides of the upper sear, where the slide touches it. You'll see visible wear there on the 75B. Once again, leave a visible coating.

Very lightly grease the area of the slide that passes over the hammer, just under the firing pin assembly.

For the barrel/lug assembly, coat the barrel of the 75B with a thin, even coat of grease. Not so visibly this time, but slightly sticky to the touch.

Heavily grease the inside of the lug where the slide stop passes through. That should be it for the gun grease. Now the lube...


Use a good lube like Tetra or CLP, etc. Place a single drop on the spring at the rear, in front of the hammer. Then a single drop on the trigger spring.

Other good places to ocassionally place a single drop of lube is wherever moving parts touch each other, such as between the parts that are assembled on the safety pin, etc.

That should do it for your CZ 75B. If I've left anything out I'm sure another member here or at the CZ Forum will fill you in.

Have fun!

[doctorj]

If I've shot the gun, I use MPro7 in the bore and on visible crud deposits, Breakfree for lubrication and general cleaning. MPro7 gun cleaner is expensive up front, but a little bit goes a long way. And it doesn't corrode your brass brushes or anything else.

If I haven't shot the gun, for just preventative maintenance every month or so, I'll just use Breakfree. In my opinion, for cleaning, CLPs are a compromise product, for the field and between shooting the gun. You need something more aggressive for thorough cleaning.

[blades67]

I suggest you start with the operators manual for the firearm in question.

There are also a number of currently active threads that can help.