January 25, 2016, 06:20 PM | #26 |
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Hoppe's #9 and brake cleaner as solvents.
Wilson Combat Ultimalube grease and oil as lubes, and Strike Hold as preservative and for lubing things that I don't want wet with lube.
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I have been using Frog Lube exclusively for a couple of years. But I have used BreakFree CLP, Weapons Shield, and Ballistol in the past. They all seem to do a pretty good job.
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January 26, 2016, 08:34 AM | #29 |
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"But, inquiring minds want to know why K Y was chosen over astroglide?"
Maybe it depends on whether you're entering from the muzzle or the breech. |
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January 27, 2016, 05:09 PM | #31 |
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Ed's Red for bore cleaning. Dexron III automobile transmission fluid or U.S. GI grease for lubrication of moving parts depending on firearm involved.
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January 28, 2016, 10:00 AM | #32 |
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I watched a video from IraqVeteran8888 with the founder of Geissele, and he talked about a new lube that his wife's company ALG Defense developed.
Purple Go-Juice ?? They were showing it off at Shotshow. I can't find it readily online, might not be released yet... like most of the fun things we saw at Shot Show! |
January 28, 2016, 11:30 AM | #33 |
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to clean everything beside brass/copper in the bore I use isopropyl alcohol. Works faster & better than anything else, specially the old stand by Hoppe. The IPA dries with zero residue. It always bothered me to have cleaner residue wondering if or how it contaminated the lubricant I apply on reassembly. You can get a bottle of 70% - 90% IPA anywhere & it's so cheap it's close to free.
For lubrication I use Frog Lube. Here's the link to a large scale slightly redneck test of most of the common gun lubes. http://nextbukoutdoors.com/gun-care-product-evaluation/ |
January 29, 2016, 11:07 AM | #34 |
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isopropyl alcohol a bottle of 70% - 90% - so that means it has 30-10 percent water? would the water cause rust damage to pistol if you use this to clean it?
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January 29, 2016, 06:31 PM | #35 |
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January 29, 2016, 06:48 PM | #36 |
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Hoppes for cleaning, and 5w20 synthetic automotive oil for lubrication. When I change the oil in my lawn mower every spring (it holds about 28 ounces so I have 4 ounces remaining) I save the rest of the bottle for gun lubricant. Just recently I started experimenting with Tetra Gun Grease. The jury is still out on that, but so far so good.
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January 29, 2016, 07:39 PM | #38 |
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Most of the time I use Weapon Shield for general use and for the rails, especially on my Sigs, Slide Glide lite grease. The owner of Weapon Shield previously owned the company that makes FP-10 which is a pretty good lube as well.
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February 6, 2016, 04:17 PM | #39 |
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Like Erikk, I use Ed's Red to clean and Mobil 1 (5-30) to lube. Cheap and effective.
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February 6, 2016, 09:28 PM | #40 |
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Hoppes #9 for cleaning.
Motor oil for lubrication. One quart gives you a lifetime supply. |
February 7, 2016, 10:26 AM | #41 |
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This is like the endless oil threads in auto, truck and motorcycle forums. Since almost everyone has a firm opinion on what is best, I think one poster had the best response. It was:
Oil is better than no oil. Clean oil is better than dirty oil. The end. |
February 7, 2016, 10:38 AM | #42 |
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White lithium grease; does not damage or weaken polymer, extremely visible so you can clearly see your amount and location of lube, not as thin as oil so it doesn't evaporate or burn up, but not as thick as other gun greases so the level of reduces friction provides is perfect. Also since it is white you can see it turn gray from powder residue and carbon and can easily clean and re-apply, but it holds dirt well and still lubricates good when dirty. I will continue using for all of my guns. AK, mosin, 1911, Walther PPQ, ruger 10/22 etc.
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February 7, 2016, 12:31 PM | #43 |
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I like what osbornk said!
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February 7, 2016, 04:20 PM | #44 |
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Slipstream grease and oil for the lube.
Tec-shield Elite for the cleaner. I'm completely happy with both products, and it's all I use anymore. I will say always grease for rails and sliding parts, oil for the rest.
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3 in 1 oil.
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February 7, 2016, 11:10 PM | #46 |
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The old timers liked "'bar" (bear) grease. That's what I like to use as well, sometimes I thin it out with some sperm oil.
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February 9, 2016, 10:30 AM | #49 |
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I bought a 16 oz. bottle of Hoppes #9 several years ago. It has years to go before it's gone.
Mobile One, ANY viscosity for lube of EVERYTHING. I wore out my first AR barrel. The bolt still looks brand new. |
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Hoppe's #9 or MPro7 for cleaning, TetraGun grease for slide contact points, and CLP or TetraGun lube for general lubrication and protection.
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