Grease

[Yo Mama]

I was looking at Hopes Gun Grease.

Ok, now the fun questions!

1. versus a clp, or seperate chemicals for cleaning, lube, and preserving, how does Grease stand up?

2. What guns would you use grease on versus others you would only use oil?

 

[1SOW]

rather than type of gun, I think you'll hear what "part" of the gun. EG the slide rails.

 

[Riss]

A quality grease made for using in a load bearing application is the preferred method to lubricate a pistol or rifle. High temp axle grease or synthetic axle grease will do. Not withstanding that some parts may be better lubricated with oil BUT for the most part grease is best. Grease stays where you put it and will stay there for a long time. That is why you will find most new guns have grease on the slides, or grease on rifles that have been stored for 40 years. Usually only small internal parts may require grease, but for the most part anything that can be oiled can also be greased. AR-15, HK, FAL, AK grease it, Glock, 1911, and any other auto grease it. Little pocket auto in 22 or 25 cal. or revolver, oil it.

 

[Oro]

rather than type of gun, I think you'll hear what "part" of the gun. EG the slide rails.

Bingo, and both of the responses above are good. For a primer on the physics involved and why, which will make the lesson stick, I recommend this primer:

http://grantcunningham.com/lubricants101.html

The mantra is, grease for sliding parts, oil for rotating parts.

 

[Yo Mama]

Thanks for the link. Great info.

If I make a change to grease, must I test fire any weapon I use on, or can I trust if it works with clp it will work with grease?

Also, what other brands are known to be good?

 

[Quack]

i use grease'like the thers said, on slidng parts & oil on any rotating parts.

i'm not sure if they stil do it, but if you want to try grease you can get a free sample from Militech.

i got a sample from them a few years back and still have some left. you can also get a sample of their oil.

 

[novaDAK]

or can I trust if it works with clp it will work with grease?

make sure the gun works with grease before trusting your life to it. I found that my Hi-power would fail to return to battery frequently after using grease on the rails, but when I use CLP it never has that problem. The previous owner applied a Duracoat finish to the gun including the rails which made the slide to frame fit tighter which is most likely why oil works better for it now since it is thinner than grease.

 

[Steve C]

The old saying is "grease rifles, oil pistols." Grease is used where you need lubricant to stick. Because of its high viscosity it slows moving parts. A thin film of oil is a good anti rust agent but if you handle the gun it needs to be wiped down again to remove any finger prints.

Semi auto pistols usually run better dry or very lightly oiled than if heavily oiled. The oil attracts and holds powder fouling and grease is even worse.

Inside the barrel you should only use a very light coat of oil as a rust prevention. Grease would be for long term storage only and needs to be completely removed before shooting since it would drive pressures up considerably.

On pistol slides I like to use Gunslick which is a graphite lubricant and sticks well but a small amount is all that's needed.