A 625 and a question

[xopher88x]

I can't say no to a 625. Found a 625-3 4" locally, jumped all over it. The DA trigger pull was crazy light. The strain screw was about half way out. I tightened it down all the way before my first range trip with it. That much I have learned from this forum. As I'm cleaning it, I don't know what made me do it but I took off the side plate (first time I've ever done this) and discovered the internals covered/caked in what I assume is a red grease. Is that normal? My instinct was to get all that grease out. I then opened up a 686 to compare. No red grease. Should I get all that red grease out of my 625?

 

[ronnie gore]

grease

i would clean it out and lube with a light oil like nyoil.

 

[colt22man]

I'm not telling you what to do. I had a .40 competition 2011 sent in for a 60,000 round tune up. When I received it back from the builder, the hammer would occasionally fall, following the slide. I disassembled the trigger group and it was packed with red grease. The red grease was Slide Glide. Slide Glide is a great lubricant for moving parts in a gun. Just not in the trigger group on my 2011. The trigger has a 1 3/4 lb. pull. Slide Glide is so slippery occasionally the sear would pass the cut on the hammer without catching. I cleaned it up, reassembled and never had a problem. However the trigger group on a 2011 is some what exposed to powder residue from firing so it also acts as a residue magnet. I use it exclusively on the frame lugs, barrel lugs and slide. I would probably coat the internals on my S&W's with a film of Slide Glide. I don't know about packing the area full. Your gun may not have had Slide Glide grease packed in it but I would think a film is not going to hender or impair movement of internal parts.

 

[Trighap]

I would be tempted to clean out the red grease as your description just sounds like its got an overkill of the stuff. Then put a very small amount of Ballistrol or another lubricant of your choosing on the moving parts.

 

[S&WIowegan]

Yes, hose all that red garbage out with brake cleaner, wipe the excess fluid up and let the gun dry. Then lube with a light synthetic...a famous revolversmith I know uses MobilOne.

BTW...did you take the side plate off correctly?

 

[panamajack310]

Clean that thing out!!!!! I keep mine lubed with lite gun oil and they work flawlessly.

 

[ikor]

Yep...clean that stuff out. I use Slip2000EWL but any good, light gun oil / lube should do fine.

 

[buck45]

Prolly as stated above. Somebody used Slide Glide. Great stuff on 1911 rails but not revos. Like SWIowegian said, best revo minds I'm aware of use a light app of Mobil One. I hope you knew the trick of the sideplate.

 

[Smith357]

I'ts not uncommon to find a used revolver that has been way over lubed. just clean it out with a good solvent and re-lube properly.

I found this inside of a 586 I bought a few years back.