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Pops1085 · January 5, 2014, 01:07 AM

Staff feel free to move this thread, wasn't really sure where to post it. Anywho I am a little OCD and never having had any sort of formal weapon maintenance instruction most of what I've learned about gun cleaning/maintenance has been instructions from the internet. No I'm not embarrassed, you may be surprised how much I've soaked up from you guys. Anyways I always see people saying apply a light coat of lube after cleaning but literally nobody says how. Is there a specific way that soldiers, smiths, or anybody who knows what they are doing go about lubricating their guns? Do you just put some drops on the metal and smear it around with your finger? Put it on a patch and rub it on? Maybe use a brush or cotton swab?

Specifically I have a entry level ar, a few 1911's and quite a few shotguns, but I always have trouble with semi auto shottys and i think it might be a lube issue.

January 5, 2014, 01:07 AM	#1
Pops1085 Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2012 Posts: 369	How exactly do you lube your guns? Staff feel free to move this thread, wasn't really sure where to post it. Anywho I am a little OCD and never having had any sort of formal weapon maintenance instruction most of what I've learned about gun cleaning/maintenance has been instructions from the internet. No I'm not embarrassed, you may be surprised how much I've soaked up from you guys. Anyways I always see people saying apply a light coat of lube after cleaning but literally nobody says how. Is there a specific way that soldiers, smiths, or anybody who knows what they are doing go about lubricating their guns? Do you just put some drops on the metal and smear it around with your finger? Put it on a patch and rub it on? Maybe use a brush or cotton swab? Specifically I have a entry level ar, a few 1911's and quite a few shotguns, but I always have trouble with semi auto shottys and i think it might be a lube issue.