The Alaskan
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So I read somewhere in the past 6 months or so (I might have read it here) this idea of "if it slides, it gets grease, if it rotates it gets oil" or words to that effect.
How accurate is this idea?
It seems to me that rease would attract and hold dirt more readily than oil.
I know for my M1, I am supposed to use Lubriplate on the sliding parts, but in general,I have always used Hoppe's gun oil on everything (including the M1)
I'm wondering if I should be using lubriplate (or some other grease) on all my guns' sliding parts in leu of gun oil.
For example: Marlin Model 60 square bolt slides back n forth. I've always used oil there. All of my lever guns: locking tabs slide up and down (how would I even get access to them to put grease on them?)
Do people who semi auto pistols use grease on their slides? (I NEVER saw that with the M9 in the military.)
How accurate is this idea?
It seems to me that rease would attract and hold dirt more readily than oil.
I know for my M1, I am supposed to use Lubriplate on the sliding parts, but in general,I have always used Hoppe's gun oil on everything (including the M1)
I'm wondering if I should be using lubriplate (or some other grease) on all my guns' sliding parts in leu of gun oil.
For example: Marlin Model 60 square bolt slides back n forth. I've always used oil there. All of my lever guns: locking tabs slide up and down (how would I even get access to them to put grease on them?)
Do people who semi auto pistols use grease on their slides? (I NEVER saw that with the M9 in the military.)