Poll: Slide Lubrication: Oil, Grease, Both, Neither

If you’re going to daily carry your gun for the week, what do you use for slide lubricant?

  • Grease

    Votes: 30 24.8%
  • Oil

    Votes: 73 60.3%
  • Oil & Grease

    Votes: 16 13.2%
  • No lubricant

    Votes: 2 1.7%

  • Total voters
    121
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Not concerned about long term storage. Daily carry for one week before lubricating or cleaning again. This is assuming you probably will not need to shoot the gun during this time period. Also, what lubricant is your favorite?
 
I generally use oil, but grease works too. The oil advantage is it is easier to add more without taking the gun apart.

SIG's often get mentioned with grease, largely due to this Grey Guns article https://grayguns.com/lubrication-of-sig-sauer-pistol-rails/

on the other hand, this SIG Academy video shows them using oil



As far as favorites, I prefer CLP's as a category. I've used BreakFree, Ballistol, and probably a few others. My current favorite is SLIP2000. It has no smell and does a good job for what I need it to do.
 
STOS by Ponsness Warren.

Apply what the contact area of the surface will hold.

STOS stays put. Excellent temperature differential. Synthetic.
 
I'll be the first to say dry. I do oil my carry guns but wipe then basically dry on the surfaces. The oil just attracts dust and grit. If I'm storing, oil on the surfaces. I used to over oil everything , now I'm the opposite after I noticed most guns run fine dry/ with a faint super light coat of oil. I really only carry one brand of gun though, others I know are different.
 
It’s important on alloy framed Sigs by my understanding of Bruce Gray’s words, but Ive taken to using Lucas Gun Grease on all my autoloaders rails, and then I drip one or two drops of Hoppe’s lubing oil on and let it run the length. All my guns run well and even after a 400-500 round range session there is grease left on the rails when I clean my guns.
 
I’ve both and still do both on my carry guns, mainly depends on which I find first during reassembly after a cleaning. I’ll also say I’m not brand loyal to any oil or grease I just use whatever, I did use some “gun butter” once that was given to me and I really liked it.

I will also say for a gun that spends a lot of time in a vehicle, in Ala, summer = grease and winter = oil.
 
I use RIG +P stainless grease on my 1911's, but I don't carry them usually. My Kahrs get a wee bit of CLP, although I put a dab of RIG on the barrel lug and pivot/cam... so I guess that means 'both.'
 
The Garand community (I know, not handguns) says" if it slides, grease it, if it rotates, oil it". Not bad advice to follow.

I used to grease the slides on my semi-auto handgun slides/frames but found that the carrier fluid would evaporate (or some fact simile) over time and the clay left behind from the grease would gum up the gun.

So, for hand guns that I do not shoot much, I put a film of oil on them before storage and then lubricate them again before I shoot them. Guns in regular use, get lubricated and the lubrication lasts until the next cleaning.

Rifles, like the Garands, again, they are lubricated before being place in storage, but I wipe them down and lubricate them appropriately before shooting them.
 
Been experimenting with Permatex 1600 degree antisieze. Started with the internals of my BP guns. Really like it so far. It stays in place without getting gummie. Super resistant to hot and cold. Very resistant to hot gas pressure. Smooth as silk and has improved smooth trigger pull. Plus it lasts way longer than just oil and most greases.
I've used it on one autoloader rifle and only shot 100 through it so far. When I took it apart at cleaning it was like I had just applied it. No touch up needed. Once the weather gets better I'll put lots more through it but do believe it will work well.
 
I’ve got some copper anti seize that came with a German made machine. It’s really similar to what comes on factory Glock rails so I’m considering using it along with my normal Lucas oil.
 
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