Gun Grease??

[Tanner68]

Good answers here....

http://www.grantcunningham.com/lubricants101.html

[NSR500]

FTW!

[Jason P]

I use this, it's spectacular and very inexpensive:

http://www.belray.com/bel-ray-waterproof-grease

[vincewarde]

I refuse.....

I refuse to pay outrageous prices for gun chemicals and lubes. I use automotive products almost exclusively - although I do confess to using some CLP.

If I were looking for grease, I would use a high quality synthetic automotive grease.

Just FYI, this is what I do:

For lube, I use 3 parts high quality synthetic motor oil and one part Oil treatment with PTFE (Teflon). Some folks who want a thinner lube have been known to substitute synthetic ATF of some or all of the oil. I have never had to do that. This mix tends to stay where you put it, lubes great and has worked well in every gun I have tried it on - including my AR. It costs less than $40.00/gal to make.

For bore cleaner (powder solvent) I use the "Ed's Red" formula, less the acetone. That leaves one part ATF, one part mineral spirits and one part kerosene. Very cheap and the best stuff I have ever used BAR NONE.

For copper solvent 2 parts 10% Ammonia (buy it at the hardware store - grocery store stuff is about 3%) and 1 part dish soap. Squirt some down the bore and scrub with a loose fitting patch or a nylon bore brush - NOT BRASS OR COPPER (it will eat these. Let sit for 20-30 min. and push a patch through. The blue stuff is all the cooper coming out. Be sure to follow with a good bore solvent (like Ed's Red) or the ammonia will rust the barrel. The cost? Under $3.00 for 2 pints.

[shinbone]

FTW!

When I was a noob I walked into Bullseye range in San Raf and picked this stuff up, unknowing of its potential.

This stuff is great. Works really well for guns with a medium to tight slide/frame fit, doesn't go anywhere and doesn't "sweat" down the sides of your gun's frame.

[tvfreakarms]

makes sense.
What type of grease would you guys recommend for my gen 4 glock 19? I also have a AR15 pof.
EWG SLIP 2000 ?

[chim-chim7]

I refuse to pay outrageous prices for gun chemicals and lubes. I use automotive products almost exclusively - although I do confess to using some CLP.

If I were looking for grease, I would use a high quality synthetic automotive grease.

Just FYI, this is what I do:

For lube, I use 3 parts high quality synthetic motor oil and one part Oil treatment with PTFE (Teflon). Some folks who want a thinner lube have been known to substitute synthetic ATF of some or all of the oil. I have never had to do that. This mix tends to stay where you put it, lubes great and has worked well in every gun I have tried it on - including my AR. It costs less than $40.00/gal to make.

For bore cleaner (powder solvent) I use the "Ed's Red" formula, less the acetone. That leaves one part ATF, one part mineral spirits and one part kerosene. Very cheap and the best stuff I have ever used BAR NONE.

For copper solvent 2 parts 10% Ammonia (buy it at the hardware store - grocery store stuff is about 3%) and 1 part dish soap. Squirt some down the bore and scrub with a loose fitting patch or a nylon bore brush - NOT BRASS OR COPPER (it will eat these. Let sit for 20-30 min. and push a patch through. The blue stuff is all the cooper coming out. Be sure to follow with a good bore solvent (like Ed's Red) or the ammonia will rust the barrel. The cost? Under $3.00 for 2 pints.

Yikes, thats a ton of harsh chemicles. $3.00 for two pints is not bad, does that include the price of the gas mask?

[Merc1138]

Yikes, thats a ton of harsh chemicles. $3.00 for two pints is not bad, does that include the price of the gas mask?

What do you think gun solvents are? They're harsh chemicals. The fumes wouldn't be any worse than hoppes.

[Zesty]

FTW!

I would have to respectfully disagree big-time here. I'm sure everyone has different experiences and preferences, but I found Jardine's grease to be too "gummy" and it actually starts separating inside the syringe if you let it sit out for awhile(as in still inside the syringe, but degrading). I still have a few syringes and you can clearly see how it is breaking down and becoming discolored. The guy is really nice on the phone and sent some moly paste as a freebie which was very generous of him. I just think there are a lot better greases that I have tried. Namely, Berryhill's custom raspberry jelly looking stuff which I think is awesome, and the Lubriplate SFL grease which is what I believe is the all-around "best" grease I have ever tried personally. Just my personal observation. YMMV.

[RedFord150]

I use Tetra Gun Grease on the slide rails of my Semi-Autos. A little dab goes a long way.
One tube of Tetra will probably last me several years. The cost is under $10.

[statdoc]

+1 for Tetra Gun Grease, it has treated my firearms well.

[h0use]

I started using frog lube for everything works wonders!

[greybeard]

Grease on the rails oil elsewhere. Currently I using the Wilson grease, the syringe never seems to get empty

[tvfreakarms]

i decided that grease is better way to go. Oil is cool for certain parts but oil just drips everywhere.

[socal147]

I use automotive products almost exclusively

I have always wondered about this. Where are gun lubs manufactured. Where do they get their research from. Are they just rebottled "Snake Oil". What are these products really?
Seems like a good quality Synthetic Motor Oil would work for most gun parts. A Synthetic Grease for those tougher areas.

Not so sure about the cleaning side of the equation.

If I had the right lab equipment a lot of questions could be answered.

I do like the FrogLube. Just because it smells good. At the range I did not notice a "Remarkable" difference.