Grease or Oil?

[Hoss]

224,000 Rounds in 12 days, or somebody likes grease ...

Some of the drills have the students shooting 10-12 mags or more in a single scenario. As you can imagine this gets the guns very hot. They would sizzle and steam in the rain and mud. Between the heat and the water some guns had under-lubrication issues. Even frequent reapplication of oils didn’t help very much. I use and recommend high temperature wheel bearing grease (just like for an M-1 Garand) for all of my firearms. It costs about $3.00 a pound. Many guys turn their nose up to it until we start shooting. It is unaffected by the heat and doesn’t run off like oil. I have used the grease from Iraq to Vancouver and all points in between. It works."

Of course, they were, at times, shooting more mags than a troop would carry for a combat load.

http://thesurvivalpodcast.com/forum/index.php?topic=1731.0

[Ralphie Parker]

I was told by an old cantankerous curmudgeon that if it slides, grease it and if it pivots or spins oil it.

He carried a Garand all over the Pacific and it worked for him. "New means new. It don't mean better!"

It worked for him. Who am I to judge?

[Coolbreeze]

224,000 Rounds in 12 days, or somebody likes grease ...

Some of the drills have the students shooting 10-12 mags or more in a single scenario. As you can imagine this gets the guns very hot. They would sizzle and steam in the rain and mud. Between the heat and the water some guns had under-lubrication issues. Even frequent reapplication of oils didn’t help very much. I use and recommend high temperature wheel bearing grease (just like for an M-1 Garand) for all of my firearms. It costs about $3.00 a pound. Many guys turn their nose up to it until we start shooting. It is unaffected by the heat and doesn’t run off like oil. I have used the grease from Iraq to Vancouver and all points in between. It works."

Of course, they were, at times, shooting more mags than a troop would carry for a combat load.

http://thesurvivalpodcast.com/forum/index.php?topic=1731.0

Take that with a grain of salt....

You should do some digging on the author, and figure out your own opinion on his advice. He is not as "BTDT" as he is often thought to be.

[Eric]

I tend to follow the tech manuals and use CLP. While some lubricants are arguably better than others, just about any oil designed for firearms will do. Yes, I have successfully used grease, but it's not my first choice. There's been a lot of guys advocating the use of synthetic motor oil, which seems to work fine as well.

When it comes down to it, have some kind of lube on the weapon...don't try to run it dry.

[DocRod]

224,000 Rounds in 12 days, or somebody likes grease ...

Some of the drills have the students shooting 10-12 mags or more in a single scenario. As you can imagine this gets the guns very hot. They would sizzle and steam in the rain and mud. Between the heat and the water some guns had under-lubrication issues. Even frequent reapplication of oils didn’t help very much. I use and recommend high temperature wheel bearing grease (just like for an M-1 Garand) for all of my firearms. It costs about $3.00 a pound. Many guys turn their nose up to it until we start shooting. It is unaffected by the heat and doesn’t run off like oil. I have used the grease from Iraq to Vancouver and all points in between. It works."

Of course, they were, at times, shooting more mags than a troop would carry for a combat load.

http://thesurvivalpodcast.com/forum/index.php?topic=1731.0

Thanks for the tip. I had not considered the hi-temp bearing grease before, but I will certainly give it a try on my next trip to the countryside. I have been using the 20W50 synthetic motor oil on my carbine and the 10W30 synthetic on my pistols because heat does not affect it either and it has yet to fail me in the field. I am always looking for new ideas to try out, and this one makes good sense. :D

I generally run 500-750 rounds of XM193 through my D-M4 carbine, 200 rounds of Winchester .45 ACP white box through both my 1911 and my Kimber Ultra Carry when I do manage the opportunity to get away for a full day of shooting. Like a lot of people here at the forum, I am chomping at the bit to get a new G4 pistol and start breaking it in too!

[recon]

CLP or FP-10.

[adv]

I've found that the Tetra gun grease works really well on the slide of the metal Jericho, doesn't run/migrate, they do a real nice oil as well. Recommended, for what it's worth, by some gun manufacturers as well.

http://www.tetraproducts.com/products_by_cat.asp?ID=Gun%20Care%20Lubricants

[rittah]

Hi All,

Magnalube works great for me. You only need a tiny bit and it goes a long way. You don't "at least I don't" want to grease your gun too much anyway.

http://www.magnalube.com/

I buy the five dollar tube and it last a long time and I like the protection.