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SC4006 · October 16, 2013, 12:47 PM

I was just wondering, is oil like remoil enough to lubricate the moving parts and high wear areas of my guns? Recently I've been reading about people using grease instead of oil for high wear areas, but is it necessary? After cleaning my guns I've always just coated the moving parts and high wear areas (like the locking lugs on my bolt rifles, or slide rails on my pistol) with remoil, but is that enough or should I only be using remoil to prevent surface rust?

October 16, 2013, 12:47 PM	#1
SC4006 Senior Member Join Date: June 27, 2012 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 525	Should I be using oil or grease for my guns? I was just wondering, is oil like remoil enough to lubricate the moving parts and high wear areas of my guns? Recently I've been reading about people using grease instead of oil for high wear areas, but is it necessary? After cleaning my guns I've always just coated the moving parts and high wear areas (like the locking lugs on my bolt rifles, or slide rails on my pistol) with remoil, but is that enough or should I only be using remoil to prevent surface rust? __________________ I don't always go to the range, but when I do, I prefer dosAKs. They say 5 out of 4 people are bad at math.