Grease for 1911

[glag25]

What is the best grease to use on my 1911?

 

[armorer951]

If you are referring to a slightly heavier lube for the frame and slide rails, I use either Brownells Action Lube Plus, or Tetra Gun Grease. Tetra is not as much of a mess as the Brownells grease, which contains moly. (it's black)

Many members here prefer Lubriplate. (moly-lithium base)

A little goes a long way.

 

[29aholic]

I am a long time believer in Super Lube. The heat range it is good for is very wide. It is a dielectric and can be found at most electrical supply places and sometimes Harbor Freight

 

[Barrie]

I use the Lubriplate grease myself but not too heavy as it does collect dirt if too much is applied. Of course thats the same with any grease. I also have some light gun oils that I use on occasion.

 

[Philbert4]

I don't use grease. I use gun butter oil and have been quite impressed.

 

[patrickd]

RIG Universal Gun Grease

 

[cstep]

I use tw25b grease for the rails on all my 1911's. The tight as a drum Les Baer, the slightly less tight all stainless Dan wesson, and the fairly loose colt series 70 reissue. Works great on all of them.

 

[max]

I also use RIG.

 

[Highhawk1948]

I use Gun Butter on my 1911.

 

[Tom S.]

Brian Enos (Google his forum) sells some of the slickest (literally) stuff I've ever seen. Pretty amazing stuff!

 

[GaryS]

I use Lubriplate 105 assembly lube. You can find it at auto parts stores. It's cheap and a tube will last a long, long, time.

 

[Maddog 521]

Another vote for Lubriplate.

 

[Wee Hooker]

I found Wilson Combat Ultima-Lube II Universal Lube last year and have been very happy with it. It's thick enough to stay where you put it but thin enough to spread between tight fitting parts. It's all I use on slide to rail fit these days.

 

[hoc9sw]

Lubriplate and TW25b are in my bag.

 

[Flattop5]

What is the best grease to use on my 1911?

Grease slows moving parts. Don't use grease. Use oil.


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[Marine Corps Air]

I also use Lubriplate, which is what I was first trained to use while "vacationing" at Parris Island in 1965. It always works great. Recently I needed to order more and did not check the "quantity" closely enough at the Amazon website - 10 ounces for ~ $9.00. Now I have more than a lifetime supply!!

No matter what anyone else says, 1911s do have to be "greased" to run smoothly. I have never had a FTF or FTE with a lubed 1911. This is really important with these new alloys [includes stainless], especially those for which the slide is of a different material than the frame, as in "galling".

Lubriplate cleans up easily too after a trip to the range, or hunting, etc. Most of it comes off easily with just a rag or t-shirt, or old cloth diaper. I finish the job with low air pressure from my Porter Cable "Pancake" compressor.

Lubriplate also has many other uses around your home, your car, RV, etc., wherever a great, stable lubricant is required.

 

[Mainsail]

The "best" is going to be DuPont Krytox but it ain't cheap.

I'm running it on my P229 Legion.

This article discusses galling and tests hundreds of oils and greases, and in the end most were pretty lousy, some worse than no lube at all. It's long but well worth the read: Why use only DuPont Teflon Bearing Grease?

 

[BB57]

I've used both Tetra and RIG.

Both work fine, and are less messy than running it suitably wet with gun oil.

There may well be slicker greases out there but it's a 1911, designed in 1911. It's not rocket science and it doesn't need a super lubricant.

 

[sellersm]

I like the Weapon Shield grease, or RIG, or Lubri-Kit. A new product called Hurley's Gold has worked well also.


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[Geronimo Jim]

Mobil 1 works ok for my car engine and guns.