Best grease for slides

[trikerider]

I guess I'm ok. I use hoppe's gun oil or clp. I clean after each range session and is always less than 100 rds. per gun. Anyone using Brian Enos's lube? I might try that sometime.

 

[chief38]

I use mostly Birchwood-Casey Synthetic Oil on slides, but when the weather is very hot and firing hot loads I will use Rig +P Grease. On old Military Rifles I use Military Grease as they recommend. On O/U Superposed Hinges and some Rifle Bolts I use the Rig +P sparingly.

 

[Mainsail]

The question being, what is best- The best is going to be DuPont Krytox. With stainless steel you worry about galling.

Read this Why use only DuPont Teflon Bearing Grease? and you'll understand galling a little better. Bike coupling threads are tough to protect, and the article demonstrates that most greases are pretty much the same, and some are even worse than no lube at all, with one exception- Krytox.

Now, whether you want to go to such expense or not is up to you, but the 'best' is Krytox or the one other one mentioned.

 

[Wee Hooker]

I've used many a product from basic motor oil to exotic home mixed goops concocted under the 3rd moon of the month. To be honest, I feel all seem to do the job in preventing wear. That said, I have mostly settled on Willson Combat - ULTIMA-LUBE II GREASE. Not because I believe it is a superior product, but because it has just the right thickness and adhesion so that it stays where I put it, yet still flows to keep things covered. The applicator bottle works perfectly and it works in hot or cold weather too.

 

[Flattop5]

As you can see, almost as many different answers as responders and they all seem to do the job. Modern lubes are all pretty much very close in technology.
My personal choice for the last decade is Mobil One Full Synthetic in a Brownell's bellows bottle. I use it on everything including full auto. If it can hold up in your motor, it will surely work on my gun slide.

Some motor oils contain chemicals that are not gun-friendly or grip-friendly. I would use caution there, and only use lube that is designed for gun use.


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[gwpercle]

I've used Tetra Gun Grease , Lubriplate, Rigg Universal Gun Grease and Lucas Red-N-Tacky lithium grease , on firearms for decades , they all work well as a grease.

My favorite is whatever's sitting on the bench and/or nearest to hand when I need it . If you must have a pick.... Tetra Gun Grease.
It has a clean clear color to it.
Gary

 

[Dcaroselli]

I have also found this. Since I clean my guns every time I shoot them, I'm very satisfied with Break Free CLP.

I use a mixture of Break Free CLP with graphite to form a paste. When I shot competition I would shoot about 35 40 thousand rounds a year just in my 45 and never had an issue. Anti seize can work but messy. Just my two cents

 

[Benchrest1]

I only use oil on my guns.

 

[gfors]

Old 1911's were often field-stripped, and soaked in diesel or kerosene, to clean them, then lubricated with 30wt. motor oil.

 

[mainegrw]

I recently started using Rand H.A.W.G. grease for all of my semiautomatic handguns, and I am quite partial to it. It has a high flash point, and doesn't liquify and run under normal range use, something that I was having trouble with when using Lubriplate 105 (similar to 130A, the grease specified for use on the M1 Garand) on my slide rails.


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[gwpercle]

Old 1911's were often field-stripped, and soaked in diesel or kerosene, to clean them, then lubricated with 30wt. motor oil.

I still use good old kerosene as a cleaning agent , great for soaking rusty parts. Old school.
ATF mixed 50/50 with kerosene makes a good home brew Cleaner Lubricant Protectant .

 

[Protocall_Design]

A lot of competition shooters use Slide Glide by Brian Enos. You can find it on the Brian Enos Forums. It's a great shooting forum with tons of good advice.

 

[OLDSTER]

Whether it slides or rotates, I use Mobil 1 synthetic oil for all my guns (revolvers, pistols, shotguns, and rifles) and have for many years.

 

[serger]

lubriplate 630aa in the summertime. Mobile 1 in the winter

 

[oldman10mm]

Back in the 70s',there was an article in Handloaders Digest 7th Edition 1975 about the Auto Mag. Towards the end of the article,lubrication was brought up. Dow Corning FS(flourosilicone)1265 was recommended to prevent galling. Just so happens,at the time,I was a lab technician at a lubrication equipment company and we would get in various lubricants(oils and greases) to test their compatability with the equipment. I had one gallon of the stuff and 10 lbs of the FS grease. When it came time to dispose/trash,the stuff came home with me.I use the FS1265 fluid(not called an oil) for the 1006(SS slide on SS frame) and for SS revolvers.

 

[SRT]

What many trap and skeet shooters use: SUPER LUBE synthetic. Great lubricity, doesn't run, and a tub will last a lifetime of shooting.

 

[Eddie Southgate]

I use the red Lucas gun oil for my 1911's .

Eddie

 

[erics]

I agree with grease on slides, oil on spin. About a year ago I found a small plastic tube of grease that came with an early 70's Mitchel spinning reel. Have been using it since with good results