Slide-Glide, Tell me your experiances with it.

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I had heard many good reviews here and there about the stuff and ive really started noticing my lube needs moving away from liquid lubes too greases.
This post is mainly about greases as Slide-Glide and wont affect how i use liquid lubes and tri lubes.

Also i still like Wilsons Ultima lube since its very thick, But wont stay in place on rails.
And i still clean everything with CLP.

But as greases go ive tried several.
White Lithium from Home Depot- runs and gets slung everywhere and lite coats just run off.
Thick firearms specific Lithium with added Teflon which i still like and use and if i have concerns on the Slide-Glides low temp use i may run into this during the winter on my CCW guns. But body heat should be enough to not worry about it.

Wilsons Ultima grease was good but expensive and small syringe.

Pretty much thats the extent of my grease trials as i just got back into guns 2 years ago.
I did buy the tub of slide-glide combo with the brush as it looks like it will help me from over doing it and applying too much.
I bought the standard btw as ill use my lithium/teflon grease on my .22lr autos since its actually formulated for them.
So it will mainly be used on my CCW weapons and my HD shotty.

I will fully test it on my CCW guns before carrying them with the SG on them.
If need be ill order the Lite version even tho i dont think i need too.
 
Slide Glide is available in three different viscosities. I use the two heaviest. Doesn't really get cold enough in NWFL to use the lightest. Even in the 40s I've never had a problem with the mid-range version.
 
Slide-glide is available in three different viscosities, heavy, standard and lite. I prefer lite for my carry firearms and standard for my heavy use competition pistols. A little goes a long way so don't slop it on. unlike normal oil, it clings very well to surfaces and stays there.

I shot a steel match about 6 months ago during a heavy downpour, needless to say the 1911 I was shooting was rained on while holstered and in use. When I got home that evening I emptied my range bag to dry everything and inspect my pistol. The slide-glide did a very good job of pushing the water out of weapon. I was impressed by how well the lube stayed on only the places I put it. Even after 110 (est) rounds in 4 stages and non stop rain it did it's job perfectly.

I use the Slide-glide on my slide rails, locking lugs, barrel link, barrel bushing and on my FLGR/recoil spring assy. Everything else gets #9. FYI a little goes a long way with this stuff.
 
Ive heard of Lubriplate but never tried it, Ill keep my eye out for some.
I doubt the cold will be much an issue as i hate the cold and wont be out in it much anyhow except to run to my car and the gun would be holstered under a coat and getting body heat.
Im pretty versed at where i need to lube my 1911, But i may need to study my XD and Mossberg 500 a bit to see where its needed if at all, On the shotty that is as its a HD gun only except for range fun.
Ive not heard to much about the Tetra, But ive seen other products they make locally.

I also sent a message online to Weapon Shield to try their lube and grease as i was told they will send out samples.

Its odd but its rather hard to find gun grease in LGS's for some reason, I guess most people prefer liquid or just dont know grease even has a purpose in gun lubing.
 
Id say the one at Brownells is the one he is reffering to. Pretty inexpensive seeing you get a 14oz can as that should last a lifetime even if you have a large arsenal.

I should receive my Slide Glide on Monday as im like a kid at Christmas when the mail man runs and i know im expecting parts. Sadly my 1911 is at the refinishers being DuraCoated which will require some testing and tuning with slide glide as i expect the rails to tighten up anyhow with the thin coat of the Duracoat and adding slide glide could slow it down a tad to much until some wear settles in.
I may shoot a few hundred rounds with my thin'ish lithium with Teflon to rebreak the slide to frame fit in to where i know know binding will happen.
 
I have used "Slide Glide" since a month or two after Enos first brought it out.
Which viscosity is best for you depends on your climate/enviroment factors. I use medium viscosity as a base here in Texas.

When I say "base" its because I still use Wilson's oil lube in an almost minute trickle along the rails or other heavy movement parts over the slide glide base. Experience teaches you how much "slide Glide" to apply to a specific firearm for underlying "lubricity" without worrying about "gunking up" under heavy use. Saves on the syringe type greases.

Slide Glide stays where you put it. Its designed for use when you are firing 300 to 1000 rounds without cleaning (or more) So if you use a heavy glob along the rails and then fire 500 rounds in a practice session you will still have "lubricity" but it will look like gunk. So I cut it ever so slightly with the oil so that I still have the lubricating coating but not much gunk.

Overall its a very good product along with a syringe type grease and syringe type oil. Lasts a long time. Worth the purchase.

regards,

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Id say the one at Brownells is the one he is reffering to. Pretty inexpensive seeing you get a 14oz can as that should last a lifetime even if you have a large arsenal.
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Yes...that is what I'm referring to
 
Mabey ill experiment over time with mixing it with the Wilson Ultima Lube.
I really like the Ultima as it has the highest viscosity ive seen for a lube.

But of course im gonna try the SG alone at first and get to know how it works so i know how to use it to its fullest potential.

Also thanks for all the other grease recommendations as i may not go out and buy it right now, But if i run accross it in the future ill be more likley to try it.

Ive really gotten tired of cleaning glasses all day long while shooting my auto's.
Oddly enough my MKIII 22/45 is the worst as i use the lightest lubes on it and the tiny Bushnell TRS-25 red dot gets splattered so bad i have to clean it every 50 rounds.

Maybe i do over lube, But i dont get malfunctions from it and imo can only help longevity of the gun. Really i dont use THAT much lube but i do keep the internals lubed and i dont like dry films.
 
I've got a little tub of Ultima Gun Lube that I've been using but I can't really say its better than any other gun lube or even Joe Blow's Axel Grease. I just don't have enough experience comparing it to other products. I doubt very seriously that some independent and objective lab has set up a scientific double blind expiriment to determine which of the whole bunch is the "best", whatever the heck that'd mean.
 
Some, if not most, of the "gun lubes" are simply lubes from other applications. Such as transmission fluid, synthetic motor oil, etc, repackaged as some ultimate gun lube.
 
Well i did ask for peoples experiences not scientific testing.
No one lube does it all, As to why ill still be using 2 other lubes with the Slide-Glide.

Ive also used Mobil1 full synthetic motor oil and its worked fine also.
But i see lubes like i do hollow point ammo, All do different things better and no one is best.
And sometimes HP's aren't even as good as cheap FMJ depending on the application.

But being a hobbyist and gun enthusiast there is more to this than just buying gun after gun if you want to have some fun and learn while you do so.
 
I've been using Slide Glide exclusively in my autos for about five years. I used to use Tetra grease, but it didn't stay in place particularly well. After I got some Slide Glide and found out how much it can smooth up the rails I made the switch completely.

Where I live in NW Arizona we have extremes in temperature. In summer, when it can hit 120 degrees, I use the standard viscosity. In winter when it can get down to below zero I use the light viscosity.

Because we have little or no humidity most of the time, I do not use any oil directly. I do apply a bit to a rag to wipe down the outside of blued guns as a precaution against the unlikely chance of rust.

The other peculiarity of our area is dust. There isn't much vegetation around here so we have a lot of dust. Oil collects it, but Slide Glide stays where you put it and therefore doesn't pick up the airborne dust.

The interesting thing about using Slide Glide is it cut my lubrication costs dramatically. I've been using the same pint of Break Free for about four years and my two tubs of Slide Glide that I bought years ago are finally nearing needing replacement. So I spent about $35 for around three years of lubrication for all my guns. That's cheap considering that I am an NRA and state certified instructor and use my guns in classes so I clean between five and 15 guns a week.

I would not combine any grease with oil. Grease plus oil plus heat creates varnish. I doubt the rails or other gun parts get hot enough long enough to turn to varnish, but if they do you're stuck with a tedious cleaning job.
 
Thats some good info and good praise for SG.
Ill be doing my best not to mix the SG with anything, But some is inevitable as i keep my guns internals ALL wet with the Wilsons Ultima lube and now ill be using the SG in the places i used to use grease.

I do use alot of CLP personally, Depending on the gun and how dirty it is but most get wiped with it inside and out. Then dried off and then wiped with Ultima lube and grease all the places grease goes.
So how you stretch out a pint of CLP that long? Or do you use #9 to clean with?
I only use bore cleaner sparingly and only on the bore.

Actually i have to learn to cut my lubing down even more than just the sparingly use of SG. My 1911 is at the refinishers getting done with Duracoat which doesn't even require any lube or very little at all. Ill just have to see where it is applied as ive never had a gun finished with that coating.
But i do know the only place thats not being coated is the barrel, I wanted that bare so i can keep it polished myself.
But I need to decided what im gonna put on my fire group, Either Ultima lube or the lite Lithium grease w/teflon i have been using. As i dont tear the frame down much for cleaning i hope once the gun is refinished like i have lately where i was tearing the who gun down several times a week while replacing everything.
 
I've had good luck with Shooter's Choice "High Tech; All Weather" grease when used sparingly on the rails of my semi-autos. The stuff seems to cling to the rails even after long strings of fire and I like the fact that it's colored red so that I can have an idea where it's at (or not at).

Lately, I've also been trying Pro Gold lubricant. This grease seems to share the same properties as the Shooter's Choice product; to the extent that I wonder if it's not the same with a name change.
 
I have tried all the fancy lubes but at the end of the day I have had great results with just CLP and Mobil 1 wheel bearing grease.

I was using miltec as my grease, but when I ran out I tried wheel bearing grease and it seems to work fine. I figure if it was good enough for my Mercedes wheel bearings at 150+, its good enough for a 1911 slide.

Buy a tub of a high quality synthetic grease from Mobil or Amsoil, it will work fine.

If your concerned about low temps, and I mean really low like -20 or lower than the best way to make sure firearms work is to run them dry. The Swiss even put this in their manual's. Its hard on the gun but if you need it to work it should.
 
I received the SG standard today in the mail, 3 working days after ordering it which is very good time.
My 1911 is at the refinisher so i couldn't try it out on that gun, But my XD SC .40 was my first victim. After wiping it clean of old grease i started painting any wear spot and the usual places with the cheap little brush thats .89 cents they sell which is a great tool imo.
I wished id ordered a few more of those brushes.

It took very little lube and was easy not to over lube with the brush by the way its designed. After reassembly the gun it was very smooth feeling while racking the slide.
And since i didn't slather it on with my fingers like i normally do with the Lithium grease w/Teflon i have been using it was much cleaner in the end as i didn't have grease oozing out of places.
I think it also cut down on the amount of Ultima lube i use also as i only put that on points where parts were riding on pins and joints i couldn't get the SG onto.

It may be a bit before i head to the range as without my 1911 with me whats the use? lol
Seriously that is my favorite gun and if i don't have it id just as soon save some ammo and wait until it gets back.
Then i can test both guns at the same time.
Im really interested in how it handles dirt and residue and how it affects clean up.

Also this tub should last me a loooong time compared to other lubes ive used, And also cut down on Wilsons Ultima lube use as i dont use half as much as i normally have been.

So far i give it an "A".
 
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