January 10, 2018, 08:18 PM | #26 |
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I don't lube at least 70% of those parts. That's just nutty.
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January 12, 2018, 07:10 PM | #27 |
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Since this is a necro thread I'll share necro advice:
DA Pamphlet 750-30 Pretty amusing and more suggestive than the Army would get away with these days by a longshot.
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January 12, 2018, 08:39 PM | #28 |
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That's pretty cute there LBussy.
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January 12, 2018, 08:43 PM | #30 |
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When OP was posted, my oldest wasn't old enough to drink (or buy a handgun). And the OP never said what make of rifle he had where the manufacturer didn't say how to lube it. My Smith & Wesson M&P-15 Sport IIs all say on page 38 of the manual that they are to be lubricated with a "high quality firearms oil". Nothing special or exotic is specified.
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January 12, 2018, 10:34 PM | #31 |
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I’m the absence of instructions, with any firearm not just ARs, examination will reveal the parts that interact with other parts... that’s where the lube goes. Any lube that is meant for moving metal parts will suffice in some manner; just some are a little better than others.
15 years of army service did show me that people that absolutely DRENCHED their M16/M4s would have stoppages. I run my bolts on the wet side, but not dripping wet. On Parts that slide a LONG ways relatively, I use a dab of red grease. There’s as many different ways and methods of lubing as there are types of gun owners on this forum. There’s many right ways and a few wrong ways to do it. A rookie mistake I made long ago, I discovered that grease can slow down a firing pin enough to cause light primer strikes... that was a bolt gun, but the lesson was universal. |
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Fire control groups, firing pins and buffer springs stay dry for me.
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January 13, 2018, 04:51 AM | #33 |
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I agree with that
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January 13, 2018, 08:19 AM | #34 |
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Yeah, thanks Lbussy
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January 13, 2018, 01:19 PM | #35 |
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I miss those old ps/pm magazines... clearly the male and female field uniform was way different from each other.
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January 13, 2018, 01:48 PM | #36 |
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You cannot overlube an M-4/AR-15 or any other rifle depending on the environment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9bOT_d60LM Desert: Oil collect sand so use it sparingly if at all. Artic: Oil can freeze so use a lubricant that freezes at a lower temperature than you plan on being in. IIRC, the US Army Artic lubricant was pretty thick so we used it only at the specific lube points. Other than that, I cleaned by weapon and bathed it in oil until the next time. M4 worked like a charm. |
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The Army used to use LAW (Lubricant Arctic Weight).
But that was for -30 and below. Don't know what the cold lube is now. |
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I spent all my hunting time on the backside of Eglin AFB...
white sugar sand...you oil your rifle, wipe off the excess, let it air-dry, THEN put it all back together...or the sand will try to fall in love with it With the M16, you quickly got in the habit of closing the ejection port before moving so sand would stay OUT...'cause that stuff would jam an M16 so fast it wasn't funny. Whole area is chock full of Hog & Deer...pretty much the only ones that can pass the background check to hunt out there are current & retired military, and it's a far sight more safe than public lands...except for the occasional leftover bomb that you best leave lay there right where it's at, no touchy!
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