A drop of oil on top of the connector is the most important ....A little oil on the rails and a drop on the barrel and locking lug....that's all I do. I use miltec....its a Glock, runs all day.
Lubing A Semi With Grease Or Oil ?
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Some days when shooting a lot, we would use a spray bottle of motor oil and just spray them down to keep them running. Ymmv.
I dare say no one here will shoot a pistol enough and use "bad" lube enough (during a lifetime of ownership) to notice any type of degradation. I keep mentioning how 1 of our armorers shot his P229 for 15,000 rounds without cleaning and only lubing. He used what was easily available, mainly militec and CLP, and it ran like a top. He only stopped at 15k because he just got tired of shooting it without cleaning it.
Most people will never shoot 15k rounds out of 1 pistol, let alone through all of their pistols in a whole lifetime.
Most people will never shoot 15k rounds out of 1 pistol, let alone through all of their pistols in a whole lifetime.
- Feb 19, 2013
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Glock: Factory Specifation Lubricant
Z_Man
Ultimate Member
why do you have to use reason and logic to quiet down the OCD pissing match of lubing up the ole semi auto?
the entertainment value with the discussion of lubrication materials and methods just can't be beat. and it helps weed out the more passive agressive and easily butt hurt "members".
my question is how dirty was the 15k round pistol? like hands carbon black from just handling it dirty? staining your clothes through your holster dirty?
Sludge dirty. I saw it at different times but not the very end. Granted he wiped the outside down, but didn't disassemble and clean it. We felt sad and let down when we heard he decided to stop. "Did you hear? Barry cleaned the pistol". It was a sad day my friend LOL He stopped because he didn't see that anything significant would happen in the near future.
Magnumite
Ultimate Member
Cool tidbit, blaster. I've heard of such things. My Essex frame dedicated to a Ceiner 22 conversion unit many times only gets the slide pulled off, rails and lock work lubed, upper reinstalled then then breechface and barrel points lubed, sometimes for several thousands of rounds. Cleaning comes later.
I have noticed differences in lubes when using heterogeneous components in 22 LR conversions (steel frame/aliminum slide). There is a difference between number of rounds to failure in those tempermental little beasts.
I have also noticed rust protection differences when cold bluing. There are lubes, protectants and combos.
I have noticed differences in lubes when using heterogeneous components in 22 LR conversions (steel frame/aliminum slide). There is a difference between number of rounds to failure in those tempermental little beasts.
I have also noticed rust protection differences when cold bluing. There are lubes, protectants and combos.
- Feb 4, 2013
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When I was shooting serious USPSA, I shot around 750 rounds per week.
I did not clean or even lube the pistol until a big match. So went at least 10K rounds without problems. IIRC I used Wilson Combat grease on the slide rails.
I did not clean or even lube the pistol until a big match. So went at least 10K rounds without problems. IIRC I used Wilson Combat grease on the slide rails.
Piscator
Member
I was taught that if it slides, it should be greased, if it rotates, it should be oiled.
That said, any lube is better than none and all the many different experiences shared here certainly prove that.
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That said, any lube is better than none and all the many different experiences shared here certainly prove that.
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Biggfoot44
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- Aug 2, 2009
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I didn't own them, or shot all the rounds myself, but U was intimately aquainted with a fleet of revolvers I conservatively estimated to be well north of 50k rounds each .
( Yes, they were regularly cleaned, if only due to leading from crap commercial reloads . Lubed with generic "gun oil" from the pre- high tech era . But I detail striped enough of them to know wear points, and patterns of wear for various points of the life cycle . And it is enlightening how long a Kframe will remain accurate and reliable . )
( Yes, they were regularly cleaned, if only due to leading from crap commercial reloads . Lubed with generic "gun oil" from the pre- high tech era . But I detail striped enough of them to know wear points, and patterns of wear for various points of the life cycle . And it is enlightening how long a Kframe will remain accurate and reliable . )
- Feb 2, 2016
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I use Ballistol to clean and lube everything I own. No problems and everything runs great.
I'm not a big believer in fancy gun lubricants, so I mainly use Mobil 1 full synthetic motor oil. It works great in my handguns and ARs.
If you think about it, ExxonMobil and the other oil giants spend billions on research every year to develop motor oils which can stand up the heat inside an engine and also cling to metal surfaces for good cold-start protection. I'm hesitant to believe that a small gun oil manufacturer can easily match that.
If you think about it, ExxonMobil and the other oil giants spend billions on research every year to develop motor oils which can stand up the heat inside an engine and also cling to metal surfaces for good cold-start protection. I'm hesitant to believe that a small gun oil manufacturer can easily match that.
Biggfoot44
Ultimate Member
- Aug 2, 2009
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At least one brand name Gun Oil is 10-30 synthetic motor oil repackaged in 2oz bottles . Admittedly those 2oz bottles are handy sized for shooting bags, and have tips suitable for lubing guns.
photoracer
Competition Shooter
Ditto. While I swear by Eezox I often use whatever is on my bench, at least in the summer. Only one part of my STI racegun gets grease and that was because the builder said to. Otherwise I never use the stuff on a firearm. While grease stays put it also gums up quicker than oil. So if you like cleaning your firearms all the time be my guest. As for me its a chore so I only do it when needed like before some matches.
Magnumite
Ultimate Member
Source?
At 15K I wonder if there was appreciable bore and throat wear?
Most likely. We always replaced barrels at 10k.
davsco
Ultimate Member
from a Wilson dvd i watched a while back, believe he said to use oil unless there are signs of wear and then to use lube in those spots. myself i pretty much just oil everything, using wilson gun oil for the most part. i pretty much clean my guns after each match, so oil doesn't sit around or get worn out or off to make much of a difference i think.
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