christcorp
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Just like a car, there are 2 different types of lubricants that I use. Oil and Grease. For Metal-On-Metal, I use grease. 1 Tube of Walmart Super-Tech Moly-Lithium Grease costs $4.97. It's enough to last an entire lifetime. No matter how many guns you have. It uses Molybdenum Disulfide. (Look it up. Molybdenum Disulfide is recommend by most manufacturers as a lubricant. Even gun manufacturers. It's in a lot of different gun oils). I use the grease on slides, outside of barrels like for semi-auto pistols. AR Bolts and carrier groups. Any place where two metals touch each other.
Then there's the oil. I use that on moving parts that aren't metal on metal. Such as trigger groups, springs, (Except AR Buffer springs. I use the grease there). I also use the oil on latches, safeties, hammers, etc... I use whatever oil is convenient. For hard to reach areas, I use CLP or Rem-Oil which is spray on. For trigger assemblies and areas I can touch, I use a drenched q-tip and a motor oil.
But the majority of a gun is metal-on-metal. For that, I use the Moly-lithium grease with Molybdenum Disulfide in it. Now; considering that most people clean their weapons after returning from the range, or at the most, after 500 rounds, just about any lubricant will work. If you shoot often, it doesn't matter what you use. You'll be most likely stripping it, cleaning it, and relubing it often anyway. For guns that sit in safes a long time, the grease is the best. It never runs, fights corrosion, and will still lubricate a year from now when you want to use the gun. $4.97 a walmart, and I promise you that you'll NEVER need to buy another tube as long as you live. Even if you use some of it on your car or other applications. Anyone who is spending the $7, $10, $15, $20 for gun lubricant is simply wasting their money. Of course, they'll rationalize it and say that it's such a little amount to pay for lube, when you paid hundreds for the weapon. Whatever. That's why there's debates. Even if they're wrong, they can rationalize it. Most gun lubes are not "Specially Formulated". Most are common lubricants that are repackaged and the price is jacked up. FYI. Hoppe is contracted out to Castrol Oil for production. There's no "Special" gun lube out there. Matter of fact, today, my wife took a can of my rem-oil to work with her, so you could lube a squeaky chair and some cabinet hinges.
Then there's the oil. I use that on moving parts that aren't metal on metal. Such as trigger groups, springs, (Except AR Buffer springs. I use the grease there). I also use the oil on latches, safeties, hammers, etc... I use whatever oil is convenient. For hard to reach areas, I use CLP or Rem-Oil which is spray on. For trigger assemblies and areas I can touch, I use a drenched q-tip and a motor oil.
But the majority of a gun is metal-on-metal. For that, I use the Moly-lithium grease with Molybdenum Disulfide in it. Now; considering that most people clean their weapons after returning from the range, or at the most, after 500 rounds, just about any lubricant will work. If you shoot often, it doesn't matter what you use. You'll be most likely stripping it, cleaning it, and relubing it often anyway. For guns that sit in safes a long time, the grease is the best. It never runs, fights corrosion, and will still lubricate a year from now when you want to use the gun. $4.97 a walmart, and I promise you that you'll NEVER need to buy another tube as long as you live. Even if you use some of it on your car or other applications. Anyone who is spending the $7, $10, $15, $20 for gun lubricant is simply wasting their money. Of course, they'll rationalize it and say that it's such a little amount to pay for lube, when you paid hundreds for the weapon. Whatever. That's why there's debates. Even if they're wrong, they can rationalize it. Most gun lubes are not "Specially Formulated". Most are common lubricants that are repackaged and the price is jacked up. FYI. Hoppe is contracted out to Castrol Oil for production. There's no "Special" gun lube out there. Matter of fact, today, my wife took a can of my rem-oil to work with her, so you could lube a squeaky chair and some cabinet hinges.
