what do you think of Brian Enos' "Slide Glide" product?

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I have ordered some of this, and wonder if other members have any experience with it:

Brian Enos's Slide-Glide Firearm Lubricant & Gun Grease

Do you have any special methods of applying it, etc.?

from his site:

"Advantages over other oils and greases:
• Softens felt recoil in semi-autos
• It's super “stringy” - it stays where you put it - forever.
• Blended with the highest-grade extreme pressure compound available.

Slide-Glide provides a dramatic improvement in lubrication compared to conventional oils and greases such as lithium, or lithium-based metallic greases containing molybdenum or graphite.
Additionally, it is engineered to have a stringy characteristic that prevents "tracking" or shearing on sliding metal surfaces. It stays put - ceaselessly dragging itself back into the friction areas of the cycling slide and barrel.
It's stringy characteristic keeps the grease between the moving parts - noticeably softening the felt recoil of semi-atuomatic pistols. Your pistol just feels “smoother” when you shoot it.
And Slide-Glide isn't just for semi-auto pistols. It slicks up revolver actions, pump and semi-automatic shotguns, semi-automatic, bolt and lever-action rifles, and even your Dillon reloading press."

Mostly for use on my Model 39s, and possibly on J-frame Smiths...


Thanks!
 
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I have used it for years in my competition Glock with great results. It does stay put and great for breakin as well.

I however do not use it in my carry gun as it is exposed to sand, dirt, fine metal chips, fiberglass dust, etc. It collects the dust much quicker. I use mill-tec oil on my carry pistol for those reasons. And clean it every week or 2 depending on how much exposure.
 
It is a good lubricant, but does not wash off easily with gunscrubber aerosols. Most recommend a small paint brush to apply, but watch out for bristles left behind. The thick formula is too thick in cold weather. There are many other lubricants that perform as well, and many automotive greases and oils will work as well for pennies on the dollar. I still prefer Rig when I can find it. Some IPSC shooter's have to drink the kool-aid.
 
Conduct a search on line for lubricants/grease (tacky – extreme pressure – anti-wear – viscosity/temperature range and etcetera). Specification data sheets list operational criteria, properties, and temperature range. With that information contact an industrial supply house to see if they stock the lubricant that meets your application. Most supply houses have counter/cash sales. One may purchase a small container (14oz) example that would be a life time supply at substantial savings. :)
 
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I use the stuff, both the Lite and Stan, and recommend it. Forgetting the hype and super salesmanship, it works well. The SIG forum guys use it and recommend it. After a 200 shot run at the range you can still see it on the slide.
When you have a steel slide running on a AL alloy frame, as is the case with most SIGs, wear is not your friend.
Use a stiff, acid flux type brush and you don’t have to worry about bristles breaking off.
I am sure it’s a standard lube, repackaged, as is most gun lube. However, finding the right lube in small packages is no easy task.
A little bit of this stuff is going to last me a very long time.
 
I'm with Elrodcod; anyone who is going to lie to me about it reducing recoil is not getting my business. I'm not a chemical engineer but I am a mechanical engineer. As far as I'm concerned grease was perfected decades ago...the only thing new these days is the label and the nutjob trying to sell it.
 
I have used it weekly in Sigs and 1911s for two years. Better than any grease type product I ever tried.

Actually, it does reduce felt recoil, as it retards the slide just a wee bit. The light version is likely heavy enough for any temp and easier to apply.
 
To be fair to Brian, the claim "reduces felt recoil" is made in context to Limited and Open guns which are under sprung. There is a different feel to the gun in those cases, but maybe it's just letting the spring do more of the work rather than the friction at the rails. Recently he has begun selling it everywhere, and some have embelished the claims a bit. I've used it quite a bit and it works well, but it is hard to clean back off the gun. It almost seems to be a water based product, solvents alone will not wash it off.
 
I've had a small container of it and have used it for several years. It is the best lubricant I've used for pistols, bar none. It stays in place, and it works.
 
Brian Enos's Slide Glide & Lubricant

I have not tried this product but I tend to agree that many of the different lubricants marketed for firearms are really no better than some more generic products that can be purchased for far less money. Consider trying Ultra Lube White Lithium Grease. It can be purchased at Lowes for under $4.00 for an
8 oz. tube. It is a plant based product and it works just fine.
 
QXSOUP said:
I have a bunch of Sigs and have used it in the past. I have since switched to Lubriplate for all my pistols... at 1/10th the price.

Link to Brownells. Go to your auto parts store and buy it for half of what they want for it.

LUBRIPLATE | Brownells
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I could not agree more, and for a light oil use a good ATF (dex III) and with the lubriplate a NLGI #0. There's no magic bullet or lubricant just marketing and packaging. My PF Flyers didn't make me run faster or jump higher.
 
I've used Slide Guide, Lubriplate, Gun Butter, Redline synthetic grease (the same stuff I use on the car) , and Militec. They all work, Slide Guide is among the most expensive but seems to hold tenaciously, Gun Butter seems the slickest, so slick you have to be careful using it on the sear of a light trigger.

I also agree that none of this stuff is magic.

So as long as you build a maintenance program around the properties of the product, and realize that those properties are impacted by temperature and environment, any high quality grease will do the job.

/c
 
I use it on all slide to frame contact areas and some bolt lug areas. It works well. I use the lite on tight fits, I do not have cold or extremely hot temps to deal with here so no problems with it getting too stiff.

My initial 2oz order will last me for years; I do not need or want a lb. of the stuff.

It looks like high quality wheel bearing grease. No doubt it’s available somewhere in large quantities at a much lower price. However; “a little dab will do you”, and as I said I do not need or want more.
 
Like my Master Gunsmith says, you don't see them putting grease in transmission, do you?
 
Smells like vaseline

Just received my first order of Slide-Glide. Upon opening the envelope without opening the tub, my first reaction was I just bought vaseline due to the smell. Will try it out this weekend and see how it performs but my first thought is that it smells like vaseline is the secret ingredient.
 
I use the hoppes grease on my 1911 only I put a bb size spit on each rail call it a day!
 
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