slide rail lubrication: oil vs. grease

[TeamPrecisionIT]

On my 1911 I only use grease on the frame rails, with oil everywhere else. On my other guns, grease only. I am guessing since this is in the Handguns section we are only talking about handguns, right?

Damian

 

[Body Mass]

I use both...

If the surfaces slide together, like my 1911 slide, I use grease. If the surfaces spin or rotate, like my wheel guns, I use oil.

Grease: Lubraplate 105

Oil: Rim Oil for a light weight oil or Hopps oil for a thicker lube.

 

[Clarence]

Mobil 1 full synthetic 5w30

 

[loneviking]

On my Sigs' rails, I use StaLube artifcial bearing grease with Molybdenum and Graphite.

 

[deadeye dick]

gunslickj

Back in the day(mid 60s) Iusd a product called Gunslick. It is a graphite based grease. I think it was made by Outers or Marble as thats the cleaning kits I used and still have today (probably a collecters item.) Still have the gunslick tube with a little left. Did"nt own hand guns then as N.Y. did'nt allow them. Used the stuff on my Savage 99F ,Rem.sportsman 58 and my double 12 ga. and show no wear.

Howie