Too wet?

[lazarus]

That's very true.

Sig cleaning videos do say to not over lubricate but never stipulate what that means.

It means take it out of the bucket of oil before shooting it.

 

[smokey]

I guess just ask yourself what bad will come from it and why are you doing it? Basically bad things are that the gun might be more slippery to hold and you'll get oil on clothes. If there's an abundance of oil near the breech, or somehow in the mags, you could ruin primers on crappy ammo after a while. That's about it though.

For inside the gun, apply lubrication generously...oil where you want migration and grease where you don't. If you're putting oil on the outside for corrosion protection, use of a dedicated corrosion inhibitor like eezox or "rust prevent" may provide better protection and less slipperyness. Some even opt for wax...but meh.

 

[smokey]

Also, wear on your gun's finish will be dependent on lots of things, but is largely unavoidable if you use it and/or carry it a lot. One variable is the holster. A leather holster will essentially rub-wear the gun pretty uniformly, but more so on edges towards the muzzle. A kydex holster will only really wear a couple small friction points (largely around the trigger guard) but will wear those streaks in as noticeable lines. You can greatly reduce holster wear by keeping the holster clean...which is much easier to do with kydex (rinse it out every once in a while)

 

[sailskidrive]

I pretty much use grease for everything that slides or rubs. Oil on trigger puns, hammer pins, and firing pin shafts...

Ignore your buddy... and use the gun like a pair of combat boots. It's not your wifes holiday China.

 

[lee2]

In extreme cold excessive lube is not your friend

 

[pilot25]

All great advise.

In line with this, if I shoot it about 600 rounds a month is that considered a lot of wear and tear?

Most people I know are casual shooters. Meaning they shoot maybe 6 times a year. A few have lots of firearms but seem to shoot the same one over and over. Seems silly but maybe more common than not.

 

[smokey]

In extreme cold excessive lube is not your friend

I mean, with modern synthetic lube... as long as you're above -100 degrees, you're pretty much good to go. They aren't very temp sensitive.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...hwKFHIfTrxBasyc0Q&sig2=ruhg0476YyLnFRH-j1orWQ

 

[PapiBarcelona]

In line with this, if I shoot it about 600 rounds a month is that considered a lot of wear and tear?

Not really. A lot of dedicated clay shooters easily put 20,000 hulls through 1 gun in a year. A lot shoot more than that

 

[omegared24]

All great advise.

In line with this, if I shoot it about 600 rounds a month is that considered a lot of wear and tear?

Most people I know are casual shooters. Meaning they shoot maybe 6 times a year. A few have lots of firearms but seem to shoot the same one over and over. Seems silly but maybe more common than not.

I wouldn't say that's excessive at all.

With that in mind shoot the hell out of it. It does you no good to just have it sitting.

 

[lee2]

I mean, with modern synthetic lube... as long as you're above -100 degrees, you're pretty much good to go. They aren't very temp sensitive.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...hwKFHIfTrxBasyc0Q&sig2=ruhg0476YyLnFRH-j1orWQ

not everyone uses the same lube.

 

[smokey]

not everyone uses the same lube.

ok...iffffff you're using old dino-lube or some other silly temp-sensitive stuff rather than superior and more stable synthetic lube, then yeah. So, be sure to use temp stable synthetic modern lubes to keep that from happening.

 

[billymx48]

Doobie aint kidding when he said the rest are in his safe but I have to say everything I have ever seen him shoot or I have shot that is his looks freaking brand new. My advice is keep the shit lubed up I follow Clandestines way of lubing and my ar works better then it did when brand new. so I started to lube everything a lot more and clean less plus its a lot more fun shooting and lubing then cleaning.

 

[lee2]

good thread here:

http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=212418

 

[Doobie]

Doobie aint kidding when he said the rest are in his safe but I have to say everything I have ever seen him shoot or I have shot that is his looks freaking brand new. My advice is keep the shit lubed up I follow Clandestines way of lubing and my ar works better then it did when brand new. so I started to lube everything a lot more and clean less plus its a lot more fun shooting and lubing then cleaning.

 

[Boondock Saint]

If you love it, lube it.

 

[Cochise]

oil and wood dont mix well - doesnt matter on plastic, If you have a nice shotgun or rifle keep your oil away from the stock

 

[Pinecone]

Not really. A lot of dedicated clay shooters easily put 20,000 hulls through 1 gun in a year. A lot shoot more than that

Yeap. Did about 15K shotgun shells the first year of discovering sporting clays.

When I shot USPSA, I was shooting 750 - 1000 rounds of .45 every week during the season between practice and matches.

 

[Straightbolt]

In extreme cold excessive lube is not your friend

CLP is less of a problem than grease or heavy oil in below freezing temps

 

[DaemonAssassin]

All great advise.

In line with this, if I shoot it about 600 rounds a month is that considered a lot of wear and tear?

Most people I know are casual shooters. Meaning they shoot maybe 6 times a year. A few have lots of firearms but seem to shoot the same one over and over. Seems silly but maybe more common than not.

Once you go though 1500-2k in a month, you know you have an addiction and should go into therapy. Something like IDPA can help.

 

[Biggfoot44]

Like Smokey said, pretty much any synthetic lube will work fine down to minus really damn cold. I suppise there could be relative differences between brands at somthing like -50deg , but that's not relevant to me or most of lower 48.

Just avoid 3-n-1 when near zero.