DaddioDan
Member
I've used bearing grease on the slides of my Ruger and Smith 3rd gen semis forever.
But I use a toothpick to apply a little dot to the rails. Reassemble and cycle the slide a bunch of times and still have to wipe off a little excess. Albeit a tiny amount. Doesn't take much.
My old man - the world's greatest shade tree mechanic - once told me "if it rotates, oil it. If it slides, grease it." Good advice for cars and guns.
But I use a toothpick to apply a little dot to the rails. Reassemble and cycle the slide a bunch of times and still have to wipe off a little excess. Albeit a tiny amount. Doesn't take much.
My old man - the world's greatest shade tree mechanic - once told me "if it rotates, oil it. If it slides, grease it." Good advice for cars and guns.