Gun grease...

[entropy]

And yet you do not know what a Gun is.

A barber-poled grease patch over a bore brush will clean and protect the bore, and leave it good to go for shooting.

Try it.

...or not.

Another advantage grease has over CLP for bores is - no TPFE (Teflon).

Teflon gets burnished into the bore on the first round, and then wears off during following rounds - all the while producing different velocities and trajectories. Takes quite a few rounds to sufficiently foul and stabilize the bore.




GR

Yes, yes, this is my rifle and this is my gun, BTDT. Common usage on this forum, and outside of the military in general, includes small arms as guns. I have served artillery pieces, however they were an M1841 6 pounder and a Parrot gun. (CW re-enacting.) And yes, last brush through the bore before putting it up did have a coat of bearing grease on it.

 

[hdwhit]

What is the current opinions on grease?

In the appropriate place and for the proper purpose grease is wonderful. Used in the wrong place for an inappropriate purpose, it just causes problems.

• What sort of grease were you wanting to use?
  
• What were you wanting it to do?
  
• Where were you wanting to use it?

In my case, I apply a thin film of grease on the barrels of semi-automatic rifles that are difficult to access because of the handguards. The grease stays in place and provides a barrier that helps minimize corrosion. That is currently the only way I use grease.

 

[BSA1]

And yet you do not know what a Gun is.

A barber-poled grease patch over a bore brush will clean and protect the bore, and leave it good to go for shooting.

Try it.

...or not.

Another advantage grease has over CLP for bores is - no TPFE (Teflon).

Teflon gets burnished into the bore on the first round, and then wears off during following rounds - all the while producing different velocities and trajectories. Takes quite a few rounds to sufficiently foul and stabilize the bore.




GR

Well since you are debating the difference between a rifle and a gun...

What kind and brand of grease are you using to clean the bore? I want to test your claim.

 

[Garandimal]

Well since you are debating the difference between a rifle and a gun...

What kind and brand of grease are you using to clean the bore? I want to test your claim.

SuperTech (Walmart) or Lucas Marine Grease, or their Red "N" Tacky.

And if it doesn't work?

...you did it wrong.






GR

 

[BSA1]

Mil-tech or Lucas Marine Grease, or their Red "N" Tacky.

And if it doesn't work?

...you did it wrong.



GR

Just a thought but why do you want to clean your barrel down to bare steel?

I use JB Bore Paste for barrels fouled with lead followed by cleaning with solvent, dry patch and a little CLP. Are you saying that grease does the same job as JB Bore Paste?

 

[Garandimal]

Just a thought but why do you want to clean your barrel down to bare steel?

I use JB Bore Paste for barrels fouled with lead followed by cleaning with solvent, dry patch and a little CLP. Are you saying that grease does the same job as JB Bore Paste?

Well...

Don't like Teflon in the bore, as stated.

And grease is clean and tacky, compared to CLP which is messy.

Solvents have fumes that give me grief, and need oil afterward anyway.

Grease cleans, and then protects for a long time, but does not foul the bore so you can use it as is.




GR

 

[BSA1]

I am not willing to leave heavy grease in the barrel and shoot the gun. I run a dry patch through the barrel before shooting with oil or CLP. With grease I want a solvent to cut it first.

If I lived near the coast I would consider grease for storage due to salt air as it will not run off. In fact I use RIG on my guns I do not shoot. But again that is for storage.

There are other oils other than CLP for lubing the barrel.

My question remains are you saying that grease does the same job as JB Bore Paste for cleaning.

 

[Garandimal]

Just a thought but why do you want to clean your barrel down to bare steel?

I use JB Bore Paste for barrels fouled with lead followed by cleaning with solvent, dry patch and a little CLP. Are you saying that grease does the same job as JB Bore Paste?

JB bore paste - abates the bore. Good for rescuing a barrel, but just wearing a good bore out for cleaning.




GR

 

[Garandimal]

I am not willing to leave heavy grease in the barrel and shoot the gun...

"Heavy Grease" - is associated with cosmoline or other mothball storage treatments.

1. Barber-pole a bore-brush with a grease patch strip.
2. Scrub the bore.
3. Repeat until the grease patch is clean.
4. Jag with a clean tight patch.

This will leave a film of grease that will protect the bore even if it is submerged in salt water, and will foul to a predictable bore after the first round or two with very little difference in impact.




GR

 

[BilliamB.]

I don't grease anything. Instead, I use TSI 321 on almost everything. It leaves surfaces slippery and protected without attracting grit or dirt. (At least it has for me.)

 

[John Joseph]

If I ever run out of Gunslick I'll get Moly, 'cause that's what Maj. George Nonte recommended in his book

 

[JohnB-40]

I bought AGL's Go Juice ultra thin grease for use on my Mini 14 bolt/op rod and Commander rails. It is like a thick oil that doesn't migrate from where it is applied. I could feel an improved difference racking the slide and op rod. I fired 60 rounds from the Mini and the grease was still in place and external parts of the receiver clean........Good stuff.