Grease Or Oil

[Nick B]

Just wondering what people are using to lube the internals of their revolvers.
Oil or a very light amount of grease ?

 

[THEmodelof1989]

I would never suggest you grease the internals; attracts too much dirt. They are designed to run dry. VERY little oil on moving parts will be fine.

 

[delcrossv]

Oil. I only grease the spur on the back of the extractor star where the hand contacts it.

On my very old revolvers that have two leaf springs, I'll put a dab of grease where the hammer "foot" slides along the face of the second leaf spring.

Elsewise oil.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

If it slides>>>Grease it If it turns>>>Oil it.

 

[Pisgah]

There has never been anything wrong with lubing S&W guns, revolvers or semiautomatics, exactly the way they say to do it in their owner's manuals. If you don't have a manual for your gun, get it from S&W and read it.

BTW, it's oil...

 

[hkcavalier]

I grease the internals more than use oil. Oil drips out.

Yoke, the pins, and on the sides of the rebound slide. Grease. I prefer boron nitride grease.

Light coat of oil everywhere else.

 

[Jessie]

Watching “ Smiling Larry” of Midway, he wets his fingers with oil and rubs the internals and springs with those fingers.
I think that’s a good program.
A little of good lube goes a long ways

 

[hkcavalier]

Watching “ Smiling Larry” of Midway, he wets his fingers with oil and rubs the internals and springs with those fingers.
I think that’s a good program.
A little of good lube goes a long ways

When I hear his voice on a video, I immediately think, "My gun is going to work after today!"

 

[Flattop5]

I use heavy oil -- any 30-weight motor oil works well.

Light oil disappears way too quickly (it oxidizes too quickly).

Grease can cause problems because it hardens or turns gummy over time. Forget grease. (Although your mom's/wife's Vaseline does not seem to turn gummy or hard over time, who knows why ).


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[oneounceload]

If it slides>>>Grease it If it turns>>>Oil it.

Except for break-action shotguns where it is the opposite.

 

[diyj98]

I wiped everything with a light coat of oil then smear a little grease on a few areas where metal rubs on metal.

 

[yeti]

Light viscosity full synthetic grease applied when I pull the sideplate.
Oil everywhere else.

 

[Steve912]

Except for break-action shotguns where it is the opposite.

And wheel bearings, u-joints, ball joints, etc, etc, etc.

 

[ContinentalOp]

I use oil. Just a small amount. For the internals, I put a drop of oil on each side of the trigger, let capillary action pull it into the action, then cycle it a few times. With the grips off, I'll sometimes put another drop where the bottom of the rebound slide meets the frame before cycling the action.

FYI, I have Centennials so I can't cock the hammer and apply oil that way.

 

[Warren Sear]

There has never been anything wrong with lubing S&W guns, revolvers or semiautomatics, exactly the way they say to do it in their owner's manuals. If you don't have a manual for your gun, get it from S&W and read it.

BTW, it's oil...

That right there.

 

[Warren Sear]

I grease the internals more than use oil. Oil drips out.

Yoke, the pins, and on the sides of the rebound slide. Grease. I prefer boron nitride grease.

Light coat of oil everywhere else.

If oil is dripping out, you are using too much. All it takes is a thin film. Never "wet". Ever.

No grease.

 

[GBertolet]

I like Dri-Slide. It's a liquid moly whose volatile carrier evaporates leaving the moly particles intact. It creeps everywhere, and becomes dry, making all moving parts slick. It works pretty good.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Except for break-action shotguns where it is the opposite.

Yep. I grease the trunnions on my under and over shotguns. I only use white lithium grease on my guns where grease is needed.

 

[Arquebus357]

I use a little bit of Tetra Gun Grease under the rebound slide and in the bolt trench. Just a touch of oil elsewhere. My revolvers don't get much use besides fondling...

 

[Benchrest1]

Only oil in my guns.