White lithium grease on 1911 barrel/bushing

[JohnnyB]

Anyone ever use quality white lithium grease on the barrel/bushing on a 1911. I use it sparingly and figure that it stays on longer and tighten up the barrel to bushing fit, plus less wear. I have been using it for a while now and and very happy with it .
Any thoughs?

 

[The Glockodile]

The metal framed SIG world uses grease, in general.

 

[Walkalong]

It should work just fine, just don't gob it on.

 

[nettlle]

I use white lithium grease lube instead of oil on all my guns. It doesn't dry out like oil.

 

[LV Gun]

Anyone ever use quality white lithium grease on the barrel/bushing on a 1911. I use it sparingly and figure that it stays on longer and tighten up the barrel to bushing fit, plus less wear. I have been using it for a while now and and very happy with it .
Any thoughs?

I use it to never had a problem with it been using it for years.

 

[tominboise]

I use a lot of white grease on the various lube points on my Garands. Should work fine on your bushing.

 

[JTQ]

I don't use it, but you should be fine. Two different opinions here, Dave Anderson with grease



Atlas Gun Works, don't use grease

 

[herrwalther]

Bill Wilson uses what he calls their "light grease, heavy oil" at a few parts of a 1911. One area he uses light grease on is the barrel bushing. Starts at around 17:45 in this video.

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If you go very light, lithium grease will work fine. But you can add too much very quickly if you are heavy handed with it. My favorite kind of Grease is HAWG. It is a very bright color which makes it easy to see just how much you are putting on. And a tube lasts a very long time.

RAND H.A.W.G. Grease 1oz Tube - 10ring.com

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[JTQ]

Bill Wilson uses what he calls their "light grease, heavy oil" at a few parts of a 1911. One area he uses light grease on is the barrel bushing. Starts at around 17:45 in this video.

For clarity, that is the Wilson Ultima Lube Universal he is using at that point in the video.

Wilson sells a grease ( https://wilsoncombat.com/grease-ultima-lube-ii-4-oz-bottle.html ), that is a pourable product. Wilson only recommends their grease for rifles and carbines. They do not recommend their grease for handguns.

 

[sparkyv]

I like to run my guns wet, but this guy uses ALOT more grease than I!

Dave Anderson with grease

 

[halfmoonclip]

What is up with White Lithium Grease, this is the second time it's showed up here lately.
I did pick up a tube today, with the notion of using it on the the sear surface of some striker guns.
Moon

 

[entropy]

Not there on a 1911, but I do use TW-25B sparingly in the rails.

 

[JDeere]

1911s get a thin coat of Break Free and run the rails wet with BF. They run well and wear well...

 

[riverats]

Perhaps the most intriguing 1911 lube-related writeup I have ever laid eyes & mind upon … but be forewarned, it’ll take more time to read than it will for some of y’all to go through a tin of your white lithium grease

*** I do not use use nor am I associated with Cherry Balmz … and for what it’s worth, which I know is next to nothing, all of my firearms run on ThixOgrease.

Secrets of 1911 Reliability - How to Lube for Maximum Performance

This blog post is designed to give you a command of 1911 reliability at the operator level – to get you there, it needs to cover historic 1911 reliability, why lubricant selection matters, universal gun lubrication rules, and detailed specifics on where to lube a 1911 for maximum reliability. It...

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[tommy.duncan]

I was taught to run my lubed pinky inside and outside the 1911 bushing.
Not gobbing wet but lubed.

Still works for me after 35 years. YMMV

 

[Rock185]

I've tried a bit of the TW-25, but don't think grease is actually needed. I definitely don't think it will tighten up barrel to bushing fit. Before retirement, I attended some of the various manufacturer's LE armorers schools. I don't recall any of them suggesting grease for anything..

 

[Walkalong]

Perhaps the most intriguing 1911 lube-related writeup I have ever laid eyes & mind upon … but be forewarned, it’ll take more time to read than it will for some of y’all to go through a tin of your white lithium grease

*** I do not use use nor am I associated with Cherry Balmz … and for what it’s worth, which I know is next to nothing, all of my firearms run on ThixOgrease.

Secrets of 1911 Reliability - How to Lube for Maximum Performance

This blog post is designed to give you a command of 1911 reliability at the operator level – to get you there, it needs to cover historic 1911 reliability, why lubricant selection matters, universal gun lubrication rules, and detailed specifics on where to lube a 1911 for maximum reliability. It...

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Sounds like a fellow selling snake oil.

As far as guns go, including 1911s, lube it, and it will work. There is no secret sauce that 1911s can't run without.

 

[JohnMc]

A thinner grease, technically NGLI 0, about as thick as butter in the summer, is pretty good. Car grease is usually NGLI 2,that's the easiest thickness to find and it's the thick, cold shortening stuff.
NGLI 0 will move dirt out like oil does, just not as well, but better than NGLI 2, which doesn't.
I've puttered with some NGLI 0 but I went back to oil just because it's easier to get.
That cherry balm guy wants to sell a lot, the way it's slathered all over like icing on a Cinnabon.

 

[cfullgraf]

I like white lithium grease for lubing the 1911 but if the gun sits awhile unused, the oil in the grease flashes off and all that is left is the clay.

I clean and lube my 1911's that have sat for a while before shooting them.

The Garand guys say if it slides, grease it. If it rotates, oil it.

 

[riverats]

...That cherry balm guy wants to sell a lot, the way it's slathered all over like icing on a Cinnabon.

... yes, those pics certainly do give meaning anew to the concept of running them wet.

 

[Mizar]

I stopped reading about here: "This blog post is designed to give you a command of 1911 reliability at the operator level"...

 

[JDeere]

As far as guns go, including 1911s, lube it, and it will work. There is no secret sauce that 1911s can't run without.

Pretty much all that needs to be said actually. Use what you like and call it good...

 

[bangswitch]

If I use grease on a firearm, it's Lubriplate 130-A. Put a dab on with a toothpick, rub it around and then wipe most of it off, it doesn't take much, and more grease means more dust and grit collection. I go by the philosophy, "if it slides, grease it, if it rotates, oil it".

 

[Jim Watson]

When I feel real technical, I grease the rails, oil the rest. I have Lubriplate, Gunslick with graphite, and an industrial grease doped with molybdenum disulfide. When I am lazy, I just apply oil everywhere.

 

[Walkalong]

If I use grease on a firearm,

It's one of these.....


Some oils I like, plus the Benchrite that I am trying out.