tetra gun grease

[drunktank]

First off please don't turn this into a heated debate about brands

Search came up empty so ill ask here. I switched from breakfree clp to tetra grease. Does this stuff work ok on protecting the slide or should I leave the grease for the internals? So far the rails seems smoother with grease. Thanks.

[Pre 64 Joe]

Tetra gun grease

I use it on my 1911's slides and gun oil on the rest-sear,hammer etc.

[civilsnake]

It's actually very good to use on the slide and frame rails. I switched over a while ago and have been very pleased with how well the grease lingers and stays slick. I actually did the opposite as you; I grease the slide and frame but use oil on the barrel and internals.

[reidnez]

I think that most any appropriate grease is better than oil when it comes to high-friction areas (slides, bolts, etc.) Oil is better than nothing, but it tends to dry up with heat and migrate away from where you need it.

A lot of people use only CLP because the military uses only CLP, and I think that's a mistake. The military wants to use one product in order to ease logistics and training. That doesn't mean it's the best thing for their weapons--or yours. At bare minimum, use a separate solvent and lube.

I use automotive high-temp. bearing grease and it's great. A $10 can lasts me years, for all my guns.

[coop44]

I think that most any appropriate grease is better than oil when it comes to high-friction areas (slides, bolts, etc.) Oil is better than nothing, but it tends to dry up with heat and migrate away from where you need it.

A lot of people use only CLP because the military uses only CLP, and I think that's a mistake. The military wants to use one product in order to ease logistics and training. That doesn't mean it's the best thing for their weapons--or yours. At bare minimum, use a separate solvent and lube.

I use automotive high-temp. bearing grease and it's great. A $10 can lasts me years, for all my guns.

multi purpose wheel bearing grease works just fine. apply it to the slide rails sparingly, i use a toothpick.

Think about it, grease used to be made by combining soap and oil, and it worked just fine, modern wheel bearing grease is designed to function under circumstances you slide will never see.

[Spyder]

LOVE tetra gun grease. I use it on my carry gun and it seems to be the only thing that keeps it from getting spots of surface rust.

[rabagley]

For firearm lubrication, you want two different lubes for two different situations. Source: http://grantcunningham.com/lubricants101.html

For rotating parts in close contact (rotation around pins, etc.), you want a good gun oil. It needs to be a fairly thin so that it will wick into the various gaps where pressure and movement would create wear without you having to tear down the gun but shouldn't be so thin that it drips out of the gun in your safe. Dextron ATF (transmission fluid) or NyOil (also in the auto parts store) are the best products for this job and are about 1/20th the cost of the various miracle gun oils.

For sliding parts under load (slides, bolt carriers, piston rods, etc.), you want a grease. A grease is a soap-salt-oil mixture where the soap-salt carries the lubricant and holds it where it was put. Lubriplate SLG-0 is currently the best product for this job (aluminum instead of lithium which means a better performing grease. White, so the clothing stains are less trouble for a carry gun). Lithium axle grease will work in a pinch, but be more careful to clean up and use a truly minimal amount if the gun will be tucked into a shirt.

Tetra gun grease will perform similar to axle grease but cost a lot more.

CLP is a product for soldiers in the field where having separate cleaning solvents, oils, greases, and coating oils simply isn't practical. CLP isn't particularly good at cleaning, lubrication, or protection when compared to dedicated products, but it will keep a military firearm functioning in the field. Jack of all trades, master of none, and perfectly suited to the battlefield for exactly that reason.

[hellraiser]

i recently started to use the stuff my self... only on slide rails... while i love clp it seemed like it would evaporate after a while... now i use a combination of the two in different areas...

[TitanCi]

Can't go wrong with most grease(I say most because I don't know about all of them)! You've done a good thing, but still use CLP on other parts!

[gemini1]

Yup, been using Tetra grease for years. Just a very thin application and rub it to areas that come in contact with other metals (slides, BCG, etc) until it look as if theres nothing there. It does not attract dirt or any fouling even after a few hundred rounds. The CLP is delegated to other parts I cant rub my hand into.

[dansgold]

Tetra works great for me on the slide rails and barrel. I tried Shooter's Choice and some other stuff I can't remember, but it seemed to attract a lot of dirt, lint, etc.

The Tetra stuff seems to make the gun operate "slicker" too ... seems like everything is faster, quieter, less effort to rack the slide.