How to lube O-ring in Pachmayr speed loader?

wjg686 · October 18, 2021, 05:58 PM

When charged with ammunition, it is very difficult to twist the knob on one of these. What is a good/safe lube for the aluminum-neoprene interface?

Pahoo · October 18, 2021, 06:21 PM

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What is a good/safe lube for the aluminum-neoprene interface?

If you can live with it, a light application clear silicone grease. There are lot of others to choose from. .....

Be Safe !!!

wjg686 · October 18, 2021, 06:48 PM

If I can live with it?

Pahoo · October 18, 2021, 06:51 PM

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If I can live with it?

A little bit goes a long way and can get a bit messy to deal with. I usually apply it with a Q-tip, .....

Sorry bout dat !!!
Be Safe !!!

wjg686 · October 18, 2021, 09:46 PM

Thank you!

BornFighting88 · October 20, 2021, 03:38 PM

Also one of those “little bit goes a long way” scenarios, food grade lubricant. It’s boiled chicken fat. Usually white like lithium grease, just way easier to apply to stuff, and doesn’t get all over the place.

I am still working through my last ever (I cant find replacement) can of Lubriplate out of Newark, NJ. Picked some up when I was visiting a friend in Kearny a few years back, and I can’t find the stuff anywhere now. Haven’t looked hard online yet, but I digress.

Food grade lubricant, its not too tacky or sticky, but it sticks to what you want it to stick to. Stays there, too. Shouldn’t mess with any of the metal surface finishes, even the shell casings.

October 18, 2021, 05:58 PM	#1
wjg686 Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 105	How to lube O-ring in Pachmayr speed loader? When charged with ammunition, it is very difficult to twist the knob on one of these. What is a good/safe lube for the aluminum-neoprene interface?

October 18, 2021, 06:48 PM	#3
wjg686 Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 105	If I can live with it?

October 18, 2021, 09:46 PM	#5
wjg686 Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 105	Thank you!

October 20, 2021, 03:38 PM	#6
BornFighting88 Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2021 Posts: 455	Also one of those “little bit goes a long way” scenarios, food grade lubricant. It’s boiled chicken fat. Usually white like lithium grease, just way easier to apply to stuff, and doesn’t get all over the place. I am still working through my last ever (I cant find replacement) can of Lubriplate out of Newark, NJ. Picked some up when I was visiting a friend in Kearny a few years back, and I can’t find the stuff anywhere now. Haven’t looked hard online yet, but I digress. Food grade lubricant, its not too tacky or sticky, but it sticks to what you want it to stick to. Stays there, too. Shouldn’t mess with any of the metal surface finishes, even the shell casings.