I Gots to Ask & Know??????

[BigBill]

Just a few questions.

I open up every side plate on every revolver i purchase and find the used ones still dry inside. It seems to me that no one lubes them?

What oil or what coating do you coat your firearms with in the safe during storage???

 

[Foxtrot40]

Break free LP

 

[jepp2]

find the used ones still dry inside

Since you seem to be trying to have protection from rust more than lubrication to reduce wear, just keep in mind that steels can have a protective coating on them and look dry. There is also the theory that extra oil will collect more firing residue which is more abrasive than the friction of steel on steel and will cause more wear.

I tend to use BreakFree CLP to put the protective coat on to resist rusting and use BreakFree LP to lubricate wear points. I apply the CLP with a natural bristle paint brush. It is much easier to put a light even coating on the item without all the excess. I also find it works much better on matte and parkerized finishes without leaving fibers like wiping cloths do. YMMV

 

[chief38]

I use RIG #2 Oil for lubrication, rust prevention and cleaning.

 

[rrobertson]

Parts get soaked in CLP, wiped down, then parts that move get alittle bit of WC's Universal.

 

[BigBill]

I have some breakfree clp and it smells really bad??

Funny no one asked about "I gots to know"? Remember Dirty harry with the bank robber did i fire five or did i fire 6? The bank robber says I gots to know? "funny"

 

[Loy Loyola]

Come on BigBill, you are on a S&W Forum. If you know your guns, you know your movies, you know your quotes. That movie alone may have spurred a few thousand sales of the Model 29.

 

[lebomm]

"A man's got to know his limitations."

 

[rrobertson]

I have some breakfree clp and it smells really bad??

I dont even notice the smell of the CLP. When I have the CLP bottle open I usually have Hoppes open next to it and just smell the sweetness.

 

[ladyT]

I just purchased and had repaired a model 610 that had its insides butchered by someone in an attempt to do a trigger job. Talk about a hack job. I therefore submit that if a person is not qualified please leave such work to a qualified gunsmith. It's nothing to be ashamed of if you let the experts handle such things.

 

[Shooting Padre]

Experts

I just purchased and had repaired a model 610 that had its insides butchered by someone in an attempt to do a trigger job. Talk about a hack job. I therefore submit that if a person is not qualified please leave such work to a qualified gunsmith. It's nothing to be ashamed of if you let the experts handle such things.

I agree! I also heard a definition of an expert once, I'll pass it along for amusement purposes only;

To define a word, we must first break it down. Expert. The first half is 'Ex', which may mean a has been. The second half is 'spert', which is a drip under pressure.

 

[kudzu3]

Well, I'll be different. I flush mine with WD 40. Cleans, lubricates, evaporates and there's no need for dis-assembly. I've used it for a lot of years and am very satisfied with it.

 

[yeti]

CLP followed by a blast or two from the air compressor to remove excess.

 

[v-13]

I am blessed with having an ultra sonic cleaner in which I clean it then let it soak in a tub of lubricating solution in the ultra sonic machine.

 

[DOUBLESHOT]

I have never removed the side plate on any of my revolvers but would like to. Any advice on doing this? I am thinking about two Smiths, a model 64-3 with a 3" barrel that I bought new in the 80's and a nickeled model 36 no dash that I got used.

 

[GLV]

Very carefully with proper fitting screwdrivers A drop or two of penetrating oil on each screw for a couple of days may help progress.

 

[papajohn428]

I use CLP to lubricate, and White Lithium Grease in those places CLP tends to migrate out of.

Oh, and if you recall, the bank robber in Dirty Harry re-appeared as Horace the Cop in the 4th movie (Sudden Impact), and wound up getting beaten to death by the bad guys. Poor guy was a professional victim!

 

[Sven]

WD-40 is a solvent that displaces moisture and protects from rust. It is not a lubricant.

I've been impressed with Shooter's Choice FP-10.

As far as removing sideplates -- there are many shooters out there who'd best leave sideplate screws alone!

 

[epj]

I have never removed the side plate on any of my revolvers but would like to. Any advice on doing this? I am thinking about two Smiths, a model 64-3 with a 3" barrel that I bought new in the 80's and a nickeled model 36 no dash that I got used.

Once you get the three screws out, noting their position since they are different, tap the grip frame with a plastic hammer or the screwdriver handle until the side plate loosens. Do NOT pry it off. On reassembly, be sure the hammer block is positioned in its groove in the side plate.

 

[murphydog]

Oh, and if you recall, the bank robber in Dirty Harry re-appeared as Horace the Cop in the 4th movie (Sudden Impact), and wound up getting beaten to death by the bad guys. Poor guy was a professional victim!

Don't forget, he was also the "pimp" in Magnum Force and "Mustpha" in The Enforcer. Clint seems to have had loyalty in his hires as extras.