In the thread "Break Free CLP", http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&postid=379266#post379266 - Zip06 asked if a lithium based lube might be considered over Break Free CLP for firearms service. Most responses chose CLP. I use CLP extensively, but I have this nagging question (and asked it in the thread above) - "Since Break Free dries, how well/long can I shoot before I should stop and lube up???".
JohnKSa replied, providing the attributes of CLP but didn't address my question. Perhaps my semantics didn't clarify my question; I do tend to screw up a good thought when writing it down.
Anyway, I thought it better as a poll (which might bring a bevy of info). This is the reason for the separate thread. I will add that I'm not looking at long term storage. I am looking at the time between clean/lube (CLP) and the next event that results in firing, whether a range session or a CCW event, etc. I know there are variables, but I'd like to know that I can clean/lube my gun and be comfortable that a reasonable time may pass without having to do it again "in case I need it today".
So here's the poll question...
After a reasonable clean & lube on an semiauto firearm (1911, Makarov and AR in my case), how long can I believe that the lube "coating" will last to allow at least one full mag to be fired - Days, weeks, months?
-Andy
JohnKSa replied, providing the attributes of CLP but didn't address my question. Perhaps my semantics didn't clarify my question; I do tend to screw up a good thought when writing it down.
Anyway, I thought it better as a poll (which might bring a bevy of info). This is the reason for the separate thread. I will add that I'm not looking at long term storage. I am looking at the time between clean/lube (CLP) and the next event that results in firing, whether a range session or a CCW event, etc. I know there are variables, but I'd like to know that I can clean/lube my gun and be comfortable that a reasonable time may pass without having to do it again "in case I need it today".
So here's the poll question...
After a reasonable clean & lube on an semiauto firearm (1911, Makarov and AR in my case), how long can I believe that the lube "coating" will last to allow at least one full mag to be fired - Days, weeks, months?
-Andy