Oil vs. grease on semi-autos

[hbogart]

I have been using either FP-10 or Break Free CLP on my SIG and Beretta, but I am thinking about changing to a grease at least for where the slide is in contact with the frame.

Any recommendations for a particular brand of grease? Or reasons to stick with oil? Is ther eany difference in wear or friction issues with gfrease?

[Fishslayer]

I use graphite moly engine assembly lube. It mixes easily with oil so a scrubbing with CLP & solvent cleans away any of the nasty stuff it might pick up.

Generally a lighter grease is better.

[350skylark]

i think some people using t depending on the weather like grease when its hot out and oil durring cold, im sure grease provide s little better for friction, tetras pretty popular

[golfrj]

I was always taught "If it Slides Grease, If it Rotates Oil"...

[far from tactical]

I'm going to start useing white lithium Grease on my Sig

[crackerman]

I was always taught "If it Slides Grease, If it Rotates Oil"...

+10

Works on all of my guns from the duck gun to carry glock.

Product wise I am a big fan of Slip 2000 products. but that topic is sightly less contentious then religion.

[liberty47]

try frog lube

[hbogart]

I'm going to start useing white lithium Grease on my Sig

I sent my P226 Stainless in for SIG's 'Action Enhancement Package' and it had a grease that looked like white lithium on it when it came back.

I am thinking about using Militec-1 grease. The only thing I have seen locally is Hoppe's Gun Grease, but maybe the motorcycle shop or O'reilly's has other options.

[dawn777]

i use slide glide standard for my beretta92fs, sig p226, cz p01.
it causes FTF on my Beretta, but works good for my sig 226 and P01.
maybe slide glide lit would work for my beretta.

[uhlan1]

For my sigs I use Slide Glide.

[sholling]

I use Slide Glide Lite on the rails and bushing of my 1911s. Everything other than the slide and bushing gets Break Free or Weapon Shield. My other weapons get a super light coat of MOBILITH SHC PM 460 on their sliding surfaces and Break Free CLP or Weapon Shield CLP on everything else.

I recommend grease as long as you test fire in the coldest weather you'll be using it. I've never had a failure but there may be a few weapons where "sticktion" from the thickness of even very light grease or from too much grease could be an issue and low temperatures can make that worse.

[scoobydo]

I sent my P226 Stainless in for SIG's 'Action Enhancement Package' and it had a grease that looked like white lithium on it when it came back.

I am thinking about using Militec-1 grease. The only thing I have seen locally is Hoppe's Gun Grease, but maybe the motorcycle shop or O'reilly's has other options.

Sig uses TW25B. The white stuff on their guns.
I have a bottle of that and use it on my rails and my barrel.
Works great and cleanup is a easy after a range session.
I always clean completely and reapply if I have shot more that 150 rounds.
(Actually, even if I haven't)

I tried Break Free CLP, but damn if that stuff is nasty.
It was like putting pam on my stuff.
I just hated the feel of it.
I gave it a try for about a week, but did not like it at all.
I went back to Rem Oil and TW25B.
It does stay put and lubricates well, I just couldn't get past the overall nastiness of it.

[pisarski]

i use frog lube on all my guns and it works great and cleans up very easy. and smells good so i can clean in the house.

[liberty47]

i use frog lube on all my guns and it works great and cleans up very easy. and smells good so i can clean in the house.

cleaning in the house is a major + 1

[starsnuffer]

Depends on your environment. Grease on rails and things that slide is great, unless you're in an environment where that grease quickly becomes an abrasive crud attracting compound. For 90% of our uses, grease is great and even superior to oil. It just depends on your intended use and where you'll be using your firearm.

-W