Dry lube vs oil

[KJS]

I've never used any dry lube, but would like to hear what those who use them have to say.

Oil has tht nasty problem of being a magnet for dirt, which guns are so good at producing. Is dry lube the solution to this, providing needed lubrication without providing a damp surface for dirt to stick to?

 

[plateshooter]

I find that dry lube works very well for 22 rimfire semi autos. I run a firing line at a NRA qualification program and see many thousands of rounds fired through 22 semi autos each summer. In my experience, the dry lubed guns have fewer problems than the oiled guns.

Dry lube has been a real benefit to those who choose not to maintain their 22 semi auto pistols on a regular basis.

I also use it for my CCW guns. It attracts less debris and seems to prevent rusting as well as anything else I have used on them.

 

[KJS]

^Thanks for the input.

Speaking of .22 autos, last year after getting my Ruger MKIII back from warranty service I received the gun so soaked with oil one might well think it came out of a deep fryer along with some french fries.

I got it back in March and by September I noticed a stunning number of FTFs. Many assumed it was an ammo problem when I posted about the issue wondering what was wrong. It wasn't. I took apart the bolt and found the firing pin and the channel it slides back & forth in were totally covered with a greasy black sludge.

I sure can't accuse Ruger of skimping on oil. Though their manual tells me that I'm not supposed to take the gun apart further than their field stripping instructions go. I guess they expect me to run to a gunsmith & pay to have a filthy firing pin cleaned.

 

[barneyrw]

plateshooter

What type of dry lube are you talking about?

 

[rcmodel]

See this:

http://www.thehighroad.org/showpost.php?p=3948187&postcount=6

rc

 

[mje]

Dry lubed guns don't attract dirt and gum up, but they may not wear as well. I use small amounts of lithium grease on surfaces that rub against each other, and a few drops of automatic transmission fluid on pins, axles, and other rotating parts that work under high load.

I've used powdered molybdenum disulfide on firearms and airguns but it has a nasty habit of migrating and staining everything it touches. It's very difficult to wash out. I think if you clean and relube your guns every time you shoot, and use minimal amounts, oils and greases work as well as anything and don't attract dirt. If I lived in the Arctic or soewhere dust storms were common, I might have a different opinion ;-)

 

[wally]

I find that dry lube works very well for 22 rimfire semi autos. I run a firing line at a NRA qualification program and see many thousands of rounds fired through 22 semi autos each summer. In my experience, the dry lubed guns have fewer problems than the oiled guns

I found that too, for about 3 years, then eventually a gum formed that made the pistols unreliable and was a PITA to get rid off. I'm back to Break-free CLP.

I flush my Ruger and other .22 pistols with brake parts cleaner, a little Kroil down the bore followed by a bore snake, and then re-lube with CLP then I'm good to go.

I still like a squirt of the dry lube down the trigger parts of a new pistol.

 

[mje]

What Wally said. Be sure to use the non-chlorinated brake cleaner. Healthier for you, and for your gun.