Dry lube for firearm internals?

[mick53]

Hey,

I've got a spray can of 3-IN-ONE LOCK DRY LUBE and I'm wondering if it would be okay to use to lube firearm internals.

The damn printing on the can is too small for me to read.

I haven't used it on a gun, but may try it on a semi-auto pistol to see how it does UNLESS someone here tells me it wouldn't be a good idea.

Thanks.

 

[1942bull]

I o not know the brand or specific product. I use Remington Dri-Lube in the winter since, unlike lube, it does not thicken infold temperatures. I d not use it all tear round because it is relatively expensive compared to CLP and REM oil.

 

[entropy]

I used dry graphite in my Remington 742 when it got below zero. I do have a can of Remington Dri-Lube and use that now, but I admit I don't go out in such temps as much anymore.(In an icehouse once in a while...)

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Hornady One Shot case lube is all I use in Ruger MK pistols

 

[mick53]

I used dry graphite in my Remington 742 when it got below zero. I do have a can of Remington Dri-Lube and use that now, but I admit I don't go out in such temps as much anymore.(In an icehouse once in a while...)

Well I live in Florida so freezing is not a worry.

But I'm going to try it out on an older semi-auto pistol of mine and see how it does.

Thanks for the replies guys.

 

[troy fairweather]

I would think it you switch to a dry lube the hole gun should be stripped of the old oil.

 

[entropy]

For winter use, definitely. I actually use it on the mag tube of my 1100; the old wisdom with this was to run it bone dry, but I use CLP in the summer which does work,and makes cleaning easier, but shooting Trap all winter this year I opted for Remington Dri-Lube on the mag tube, and a light coating of TW-25B on the inside of the rails.

 

[Armorer 101]

A FL guy should know you can go to a place where they sell and repair fishing reels to buy dry lube. Reels work real hard in bad weather on boats. A small squeeze bottle lasts forever. Just wipe the surface down real good to keep the overage from getting all over you.

If you want to try magic, wash the parts with mineral spirits to remove oil and grease, dry them. Brush the frame and slide surfaces liberally with Sweet Shooter, dry, re-coat 6 times. No lube is then necessary. Clean with Sweet Shooter, bore and all, and 20 years later, no lube, no wear, no rust.
Ed

This is a preproduction Kel Tec 380 I ordered at the Shot Show in Orlando about 30 years ago. I carry it in my pants pocket every day in FL, most days I am soaking wet from sweat, not one bit of rust anywhere. How corrosive is my sweat, it eats rubber watch bands off dive watches. This is the Sweet Shooter coating in action.

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[troy fairweather]

Ginger sweat can be like the acid blood from aliens,

 

[entropy]

And it makes the inside of a fisheman's boot in Newark smell like roses in comparision.....or at least my son's sweat does....

 

[Ironicaintit]

I use it (PTFE) to coat the insides of magazines after I've scrubbed them, but that's it.
I can see using it in bitter cold.... but I'm actually leaning towards hydraulic plow fluid for that