Another Lubrication Thread

[Narragansett]

I know that this topic has been thrown around forever and the choices and recommendations are so extensive it makes my hair hurt.
So I made a decision on how to deal with this. I did some research on Wilson Combat, and came up with this resolution. They sell lube, and they address lubrication on their website. I wrote them a note asking if they have one lube recommended for all semi's.

They seem to address 9mm and being different requirements from 45 acp.

When I get their answer, I will buy their products and use accordingly. They should know

Case closed

 

[robertrwalsh]

Not a completely unreasonable outlook.

 

[LVSteve]

Different lube for different calibers? I smell snake oil.

 

[Hair Trigger]

I know that this topic has been thrown around forever and the choices and recommendations are so extensive it makes my hair hurt.
So I made a decision on how to deal with this. I did some research on Wilson Combat, and came up with this resolution. They sell lube, and they address lubrication on their website. I wrote them a note asking if they have one lube recommended for all semi's.

They seem to address 9mm and being different requirements from 45 acp.

When I get their answer, I will buy their products and use accordingly. They should know

Case closed

They'd probably scream if they knew I use grease on the slide and frame rails of my 1911's. They can rest easy, though, none of them are Wilson Combat.

 

[GnarlsR2]

Different lube for different calibers? I smell snake oil.

Snake oil works!!

 

[Golddollar]

Snake oil works!!

How do you oil a snake?

 

[DWalt]

I recommend - Oil.

 

[SlamFire]

Viscosity: Thicker in summer and thinner in winter, to no oil in temperatures below freezing.

10W-30 motor oil works great regardless of caliber.

For your M19 grenade launcher, use the lube Connie recommends!

 

[diyj98]

What are the odds that the lube they recommend happens to be a product that they also sell?

 

[Narragansett]

What are the odds that the lube they recommend happens to be a product that they also sell?

They do. I said that in the original post

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Different type of lubing!

For Cap & Ball revolvers, the internals need lubed with "Gun Oil" the ball needs lubes with a thick grease to soften powder fouling. In Cold weather, fill the chamber over the ball with Crisco or Lard. In hot weather use a 50/50 mix of paraffine and Crisco.

There is a product called Bore Butter, it's great for in the cold weather shooting, and even lubing the mechanicals in warm weather, but it runs like honey when warm out. (Many holsters have been saturated by flowing Bore Butter!)

We found Bore Butter to be a good substitute for Cosmoline when long term storage or burying in a cashe.

Ivan

 

[Kanewpadle]

Most of the gun lube available today is more than adequate.

More importantly, some people don’t know how much is enough. Too little. Too much. Or they don’t know where to lube.

A comprehensive maintenance and cleaning program is equally as important as your choice of lube.

 

[Mongo1958]

Different lube for different calibers? I smell snake oil.

Is that a pun? Snake oil on a lube thread.

 

[diyj98]

They do. I said that in the original post

I understood that. My point was just that their recommendation of the "best" would be whatever they sold, so it would be a biased opinion.

 

[diyj98]

A comprehensive maintenance and cleaning program is equally as important as your choice of lube.

I'd say probably more so. I agree that for the most part, oil is oil.

 

[DWalt]

I have been known to pull out the dipstick on my car engine and use it to lube a gun if I have no other oil available. It works.

 

[Mongo1958]

Viscosity: Thicker in summer and thinner in winter, to no oil in temperatures below freezing.

10W-30 motor oil works great regardless of caliber.

For your M19 grenade launcher, use the lube Connie recommends!

10w30 also has fiction modifiers as well. Good choice

 

[Oldsalt66]

Finally the case will be closed regarding the lubrication of pistols.

This is a great day.

 

[smoothshooter]

Break Free CLP works for anything.
Expect Wilson to recommend some “specially blended “ oil(s) “developed” by them, and overpriced like every other thing they sell.
Not saying their products and guns are bad; they have figured out that to a lot of potential customers higher cost always correlates to higher quality.
Other companies manage to sell equal quality at half the price.

I should also mention that I actually clean with Hoppes#9, and use Break Free for lubrication and rust prevention.

 

[Faulkner]

I just looked on Wilson's website. They sell Ultima-Lube II. 8 bucks for a 2 oz bottle.