Where to lube a revolver?

[Winston_Smith]

Still learning about revolvers. I have a nice and clean stainless 686 but don't know where to lube it. What are the key places that need lube? Do revolvers get oil or grease?

 

[eldonator]

I've read that they just need a drop of oil on the trigger and one on the hammer.

 

[mete]

Guns and other machinery in general - all moving parts get lubed.You don't need huge amounts .Hammer pin, trigger pin, pawl and rachet, center pin ,etc anywhere where two parts rub.

 

[Publius1688]

Hit the whole thing lightly with RemOil, then wipe down. That's all I've ever done with my wheelguns. Before RemOil came along, it was Hoppe's #9.

 

[johnnylaw53]

Just remember more is not better very light on any moving parts take care to clean all oil that may of got into the barrel.

be safe

 

[chriske]

My quick S&W DA revolver lube job :
Cock the hammer, let a drop of oil run down its inner face (under the firing pin) into the works.
Remove grip panels, another drop on the rear of the rebound slide
One more drop on the recoil shield around the center pin hole.
Done.

 

[nulfisin]

The pawl and cylinder release pin should get a bit-- moving pieces of metal. A LIGHT coat on the cylinder chambers and bore prevents rust if you don't shoot the piece much.

 

[dfariswheel]

And one small drop into the front of the cylinder where the yoke barrel enters.

 

[warnerwh]

Anytime metal rubs against metal it will wear. All you need is a light film of oil to get the wear down to a point that it won't matter. Metal against metal can wear quickly and the parts are more likely to break. Oil is cheap and parts are expensive. Any oil is better than no oil. However Breakfree is what I use and is a good lubricant. There are other oils that are good but the bottom line is even vegetable oil will work.

 

[Winston_Smith]

Thanks for the tips everyone. I did some more searching and found a few threads on the topic Got it all cleaned and lubed now. The only problem is now I dont want to shoot it and get it dirty.

 

[robphillips]

That won't take long to get over. Just 1 trigger pull.

 

[soloban]

After thoroughly cleaning it I run a patch with CLP down the barrel. I then take the oily patch and wipe the extractor rod, press the extractor rod down and wipe part of the rod that sits inside the cylinder. After that ill wipe around the back of the cylinder. Then cock back the hammer and a drop or two in the transfer bar area. Every so often ill hit a drop where the crane rolls into to the frame.

 

[LibShooter]

My father taught me what his father taught him. Put as much oil as you can on the revolver, then wipe off as much you can.

A couple of Grandpa's 75 year old S&Ws that look like new and still shoot very well agree with that method.

Grandpa and Dad used 3 in 1 oil. I've graduated to Hoopes #9.