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Anybody out there use Dry Lubricant, specifically, Liquid Wrench dry lubricant with Cerflon, for their carry gun?

Dry means no oil to catch dirt and grit, and the dry lube should last long enough to lubricate for a magazine or two worth of firing.

Any opinions?
 
I use Hornady One Shot case lube on the bolts of my Ruger MKII pistols. They will run about 3x as long before needing cleaning compared to oil.
 
I use Militec-1 on all of my guns, along with Eezox. Militec is a very good dry lube and Eezox, also a dry lube, is an excellent rust inhibitor. I confess I put a dab of oil or Tw 25b on the rails, more for my comfort than the gun. I put hundreds of rounds through my pistols this way during range times.

I use Eezox as a cleaner too. I'm leery of harsh cleaners, like brake cleaner, that will strip the dry lube, so I stick to Hoppes and Eezox.

I agree about the cleaning benefit. Dry lubes make the cleaning much easier and faster.
 
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I just started to use Militec. I am not 100% sold but I did do the low temperature bake and will continue to reapply to a couple guns. What I don't appreciate is the lousy leaky bottle cap. The stuff was getting smelly oil all over my bench, hands and parts. I called Militec to get a replacement empty bottle the guy requested an email so he could send a full replacement bottle. Not bad!
 
I use Hornady OneShot(red lid version) on all my handguns, autos and revolvers. I find it works very well as a lubricant, but is not as effective as, say Hoppe's 9, as a cleaner.

Works particularly well on my 22 Ruger Mk III. Really cuts thru the typical 22RF gunk and keeps the gun running for 100's of rounds. Also, a great lube to use on pocket and IWB guns, as it doesn't pick up pocket lint and T-shirt fuzz.
 
I tried the liquid wrench and didn't like it at all. IMHO the Hornady One Shot Cleaner and Dry Lube is a much better product. I've been using it for years now.
Also, nothing and I mean nothing slicks up a sticky door lock cylinder better.
 
I've found that dirt still get's into the pistol regardless of type of lube. So If I have to clean it at least monthly, I minus well use proper lube.

I have found that pure 100% silicone spray dries nicely. But I haven't tested it, because the whole "dry lube" bit just doesn't work for me. I lose water handling ability of the lube, and corrosion resistance with dry lubes. Rivers, rain, snow, salt water, road salt, and boating is hard on pistols.
 
Silicone certainly has limited uses in metal-metal contact or protection, but not entirely worthless. Certain plastic-plastic and plastic-metal interfaces, good silicone lubricants are excellent. It's in my ever growing lubricant bin.

As stated in the OP, most all home applied "dry" lubricants have some severe limitations. Surface bonding is indeed the typical weak link.

What is certain in my years of gun enthusiasm, there is not a single lubricant that be used in all manufacturers applications. One probably doesn't need as many cleaners, lubricants and protectants as I own, but learning what works best can be challenging and fun.

Yes, that is why I have a handle that starts with "OILY"! :)
 
I use regular "wet" lubes and prefer CLP's.
Shootshellz wrote,
IMHO silicone is worthless as a firearms lubricant.
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I wouldn't use silicone as a gun lubricant either, but...
usp9 wrote,
I'm leery other harsh cleaners, like brake cleaner, will strip the dry lube,
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If I were a guy that used brake cleaner or the like, I'd be inclined to give silicone spray a go and get away from brake cleaner. Other than trying to get something to stick to my gun, I've not found a reason to completely take all the lube off a gun like you do with break cleaner. If you've got to have a spray to hose down your gun, and can't find a CLP you like in that format, I'd much rather use silicone spray than brake cleaner.
 
JTQ said:
If I were a guy that used brake cleaner or the like, I'd be inclined to give silicone spray a go and get away from brake cleaner. Other than trying to get something to stick to my gun, I've not found a reason to completely take all the lube off a gun like you do with break cleaner. If you've got to have a spray to hose down your gun, and can't find a CLP you like in that format, I'd much rather use silicone spray than brake cleaner.
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I thought I was the only person who did this!!

Yes - and it works really well. Sometimes I will do a quick mop down with Hoppe's, hose out with silicone, wipe and lubricate, wipe again and lube to go. I can do this really fast. When I do a thorough clean, my guns always come out spotless.
 
I don't use it myself, but a guy I respect on another forum uses silicone spray as a cleaner and it seems like it would work well. If I need an aerosol, I usually use Ballistol, but I have silicone spray in the house, and I'd use it before brake cleaner. I don't see a downside to silicone spray unless you're using it as your only lube.
 
What didn't you like about the Liquid Wrench?

I didn't feel that the lube quality was nearly as good, it was harder to apply and the spray can was messed up and I always got more on me than anywhere else.
I finished the can on non-important projects and was glad when it was gone.
 
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