I consider myself to be pretty damn good at slicking up S&W revolver actions. Been doing it for about 45 years. I’ve used a lot of different oils and they all work well; can’t usually tell the difference between them.
I’m retired now and am a reformed trumpet player – I play bass trombone these days – and last year I was throwing out or giving away a bunch of my unused trumpet accessories when I came across a bottle of BiNaK Pro valve oil. It’s a very light synthetic lube that’s used on high-end brass instruments. I decided to try it on my S&W Performance Center 327, an 8-shot .357 with a 5” barrel and titanium frame.
Wow.
The DA pull was excellent before, but now ….. Wow!
I immediately oiled my 2 686s, 625 and M27 with it and got the same results.
The stuff is, as I mentioned, very light. It doesn’t take much to do the job. But you have to remove all traces of any other oils from your gun. If BiNaK mixes with them, the result is similar to Jujyfruits. I’ve been using it for a year and normal cleaning of the cylinder and barrel hasn’t been a problem. When I do a total cleaning with the sideplate off, I rinse the action with denatured alcohol and re-lube. BiNaK doesn’t evaporate and doesn’t collect dirt.
After a year, I’ve used about 15% of the bottle.
Anyway, it’s cheap and works great in wheelguns. I haven’t tried it on my semi-autos, because I don’t see any advantage.
http://www.binak.com/
I’m retired now and am a reformed trumpet player – I play bass trombone these days – and last year I was throwing out or giving away a bunch of my unused trumpet accessories when I came across a bottle of BiNaK Pro valve oil. It’s a very light synthetic lube that’s used on high-end brass instruments. I decided to try it on my S&W Performance Center 327, an 8-shot .357 with a 5” barrel and titanium frame.
Wow.
The DA pull was excellent before, but now ….. Wow!
I immediately oiled my 2 686s, 625 and M27 with it and got the same results.
The stuff is, as I mentioned, very light. It doesn’t take much to do the job. But you have to remove all traces of any other oils from your gun. If BiNaK mixes with them, the result is similar to Jujyfruits. I’ve been using it for a year and normal cleaning of the cylinder and barrel hasn’t been a problem. When I do a total cleaning with the sideplate off, I rinse the action with denatured alcohol and re-lube. BiNaK doesn’t evaporate and doesn’t collect dirt.
After a year, I’ve used about 15% of the bottle.
Anyway, it’s cheap and works great in wheelguns. I haven’t tried it on my semi-autos, because I don’t see any advantage.
http://www.binak.com/
