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    Oil or grease

    Bought my first Springfield 1911. What lube do you use on the slide rails? Oil or grease? I have a 1911 A1 Loaded.
    Thanks for any info!
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    I use oil on the rails. My favorite is Gun Butter followed by Weapon Shield. If this happens to be a stainless gun or has an alloy frame keep plenty of lube on them. They do not like to run dry.

    Enjoy the addiction of having 1911's.

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    Thanks Dave W. Steel frame and slide!
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    I use grease on my Stainless Loaded. My extended range sessions are about 250 rounds or so...all I do is run a patch down the bore every 50 rounds or so and never have to relube the rails.
    Beauty is skin deep but ugly goes right to the bone.

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    I never let my 1911 run dry, but it's also advisdable not to overlube.
    In my opinions grease is superior to oil for reducing wear, when I've finished to clean my gun I use just a bit of WD40, (just to dry any bit of moisture still present on the gun) I wipe it with a clean cloth, then I apply very little bits of TETRA Gun Grease.
    Personally I ALWAYS properly clean and lube my gun everytime back from the range.
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    Last edited by Sergio Natali; 3rd February 2014 at 08:27. Reason: point out why and how I use WD40


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    I use gunbutter and CLP on my guns, stainless or otherwise. Lately I've been giving a product based on Molybdenum Bisulphide a try, but it's too early to call this one.

    I would NEVER use WD40 on any gun I own... this thing is great for chainsaws or any other garden tools that have water or moisture, since Water Displacement is what it's supposed to do. IMHO it has no business on a gun.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spyros View Post
    I use gunbutter and CLP on my guns, stainless or otherwise. Lately I've been giving a product based on Molybdenum Bisulphide a try, but it's too early to call this one.

    I would NEVER use WD40 on any gun I own... this thing is great for chainsaws or any other garden tools that have water or moisture, since Water Displacement is what it's supposed to do. IMHO it has no business on a gun.
    I don't know about the Moly grease...I use it every day on brake components and it has a tendency to dry and cake over time. I agree with the WD40 reply....for it to be of ANY use, it would have to be applied to the extent of saturation. You gotta have a little viscosity to what your using.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ncviking View Post
    I don't know about the Moly grease...I use it every day on brake components and it has a tendency to dry and cake over time.
    The one I'm using is a spray, and is an oil, not a grease. Like I said it's early days yet, but I thought it was sorta supposed to be dry. Molybdenum Disulphide itself IS dry, but I've been unable to find it locally, in dry (powder) form. Instead it's available suspended in a medium, either grease or oil.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spyros View Post
    The one I'm using is a spray, and is an oil, not a grease. Like I said it's early days yet, but I thought it was sorta supposed to be dry. Molybdenum Disulphide itself IS dry, but I've been unable to find it locally, in dry (powder) form. Instead it's available suspended in a medium, either grease or oil.
    It can take heat and pressure....that's for sure. I'm curious to see how it works.
    Beauty is skin deep but ugly goes right to the bone.

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    Militec

    Militec recently sent me some grease that has worked really well on my pistols. A little goes a long way and it stays in place nicely. I have had good experiences with their product on many of my personal weapons. One of the other things I like is the fact that they are very supportive of the military, they sent me some lubricant for my platoon for free while I was in Iraq. It works wonders on a "Ma Duece"

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