Lubes ( An endorsement)

[WyoShooter1]

Initially I was singing the praises of this stuff but after extended use on my AR's, AK's, 10/22 and GLOCK's I have quit using it.

At first it's a great lube - it stays on well, only requires a thin film, and is extremely slick. Once you get a few hundred rounds down range though, and get the temps up on it the stuff starts getting really sticky and tacky - use it in something that has a lot of carbon crud flying around and it ends up more like a lacquer than anything. No, I wasn't using too much - after cleaning I lubed probably 50 guns with this stuff and never even used up the little bit that was stuck to the inside of the cap.

I talked a few guys at work into trying it too, after a few months of testing they found the same thing happening - and have also quit using it.

If somebody really wants to get their hands on a jar they can buy mine - PM if you're interested.

That's interesting. All I had seen in the previous 8 pages was nothing but praise for this lube. Maybe I won't feel so bad after all for missing the boat on this one.

Is there anyone else who has used this product and shot extensively and had the experience of the stuff getting tacky and crudded up?

I had emailed Berryhill and asked what the name of the product was that he was buying and repackaging, thinking that, since he had stated he was out of it and would no longer order and sell any more, I might be able to order some from another source to try for myself. He ignored that request. Maybe that was lucky for me.

Ed

 

[dom1104]

Initially I was singing the praises of this stuff but after extended use on my AR's, AK's, 10/22 and GLOCK's I have quit using it.

At first it's a great lube - it stays on well, only requires a thin film, and is extremely slick. Once you get a few hundred rounds down range though, and get the temps up on it the stuff starts getting really sticky and tacky - use it in something that has a lot of carbon crud flying around and it ends up more like a lacquer than anything. No, I wasn't using too much - after cleaning I lubed probably 50 guns with this stuff and never even used up the little bit that was stuck to the inside of the cap.

I talked a few guys at work into trying it too, after a few months of testing they found the same thing happening - and have also quit using it.

If somebody really wants to get their hands on a jar they can buy mine - PM if you're interested.

What kind of round count are we talking?

I have only a few hundred thru my CZs, however being cold out I have not "gotten the temps up".

 

[CoRoMo]

Maybe this stuff is just not cut out for high temperature work. Maybe Dave found that out and maybe that is why he's not going to put his company behind it anymore. I'd like to know.

 

[Balog]

It might still be useful for the internals where it would be shielded from heat and debris, I would think.

 

[jbauch357]

The place I noticed the gum up the most was on the bolt/carrier of my AR-15 and the bolt of my 10/22 - it took probably 500 rounds down the pipe to really mess things up for those. The AR is the most susceptible to heat/gunk issues by design, and .22lr is just a dirty round - that's why I'm attributing the downfall of the lube to heat and gunk. The hammer of my AK's is another place that this got really sticky, along with the bolt where it goes into the carrier...

I gave what I had left to another guy locally - hopefully he comes back after a while and lets us know how it's working. The other guys from work that I talked into using it and had the same experience aren't members here...

Anybody else put this stuff through the paces on multiple guns for an extended period of time that can give some feedback? Realistically if it's not available any more we may be wasting our time discussing it at all...