basic silicon spray lube?

[Wheel-er]

Does silicon spray make a good lube?

 

[bountyhunter]

I guess you could use silicone spray. I wouldn't. I would use FP-10 or similar. If you think the action is collecting dirt, you can take the grips off, cock the hammer, and hose straight down from above with a cleaner like Gunscrubber or non-chlorinated brake cleaner. You can also spray up and in from the grip area. Then spray into the action with any good spray lube.

 

[OKFC05]

While I use CRC Silicone Spray for cleaning magazines and the internals of combat tupperware, I much prefer Breakfree or Remoil in a revolver action. A drop of Breakfree down the front of the cocked hammer finishes the routine cleaning.

 

[dfariswheel]

Silicone is not a good gun lubricant.

Grant Cunningham does a good job of explaining it:

GrantCunningham.com - Library

 

[Sully]

BreakFree; ClenzOil and FP-10 is all that ever hits my weapons

 

[chief38]

Remoil is good too. It contains Teflon and is an excellent lubricant as well as being a good rust preventive as well.


chief38

 

[Wheel-er]

Thanks, guys.

 

[Smith357]

Who'd of thunk that dexron atf was a good oil?

That's one reason I have been using Ed's Red for 20 years, the Red is ATF.

 

[bountyhunter]

That's one reason I have been using Ed's Red for 20 years, the Red is ATF.

I thought it had kerosene and other stuff in it.

 

[BoDog]

I have used and made a few gallons of Eds Red, it does a great job on carbon deposits and have used it on M-1A, M-1,Ar-15. Great on gas system of Ar-15. It cleans well, evaporates fast and leaves a light film of oil behind. I use it for general clean up of a new acquisition.

 

[Smith357]

I thought it had kerosene and other stuff in it.

Yes it has other stuff in it but the other stuff evaporates leaving a thin film of ATF.

 

[bountyhunter]

Yes it has other stuff in it but the other stuff evaporates leaving a thin film of ATF.

Then you could just lube with ATF.... which, BTW, a lot of people do as it's a cheap lube and works pretty well.

 

[Smith357]

Then you could just lube with ATF.... which, BTW, a lot of people do as it's a cheap lube and works pretty well.

I don't need to take that extra step to lube, when I'm done cleaning my gun it's already lubed for me.