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Thread: Alternative lubricant -- I hope you don't think I'm crazy!

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    Alternative lubricant -- I hope you don't think I'm crazy!

    I decided to do a quick break down on my RIA 1911-A1 "Rock Series", wipe it all down again, clean it with Q-tips, and then as seen in the picture, I relubed it, and just reassembled it.

    However, I wanted to try to something rather interesting as a lube..

    Synthetic trombone slide oil! The stuff is as slick as an ice skating rink and also waterproof. Hmmm... Maybe serious overkill with lubing a 1911, but I figured, "what the heck - let's try it".

    Anyone ever use anything besides common gun oil for a lubricant?


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    Never have. Guess I never gave it much thought, till now.
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    Usually silicone based oil. Several brands of gun oil use the same base ... you haven't invented anything new.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ButchA View Post
    Anyone ever use anything besides common gun oil for a lubricant?
    Yes. I mix my own "gun oil," using 5W50 synthetic motor oil and powdered molydenum disulphide. I also use Lubri-Plate for the slide rails, and sometimes for the sear tip.
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    I assume trumpet valve oil would work too... I've heard of people using 3 in 1 and Vaseline. Personally I keep to the "gun" stuff.

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    I use Break Free or 3 in 1.

    Shooters Choice grease on sear/ hammer hooks and the tip of the hammer stirrup.

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    I've tried other oils, but after them I always return to BALLISTOL.
    Originality can't be restored, so put "originality" at the top of a priority list. If JMB didn't put it on the 1911 you don't need it.

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    Eezox for me, for over 25 years now.

    http://eezox.com
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    Last edited by Rick McC.; 23rd November 2016 at 18:43.


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    I avoid having ANY silicone products in my shop.

    It is all but impossible to remove silicone contamination and it screws up just about any finishing job (wood or metal) after it gets spread around.

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    Something else to consider. Brass instruments are not subject to the same heat and friction as a firearm. While it may be slick on the bench, you may have a burnt gunky mess after you put a few hundred rounds through it.
    "The 1911 was the design, given by God to us through John M. Browning, that represents the epitome of what a killing tool needs to be. It was true in 1911 and it's true now." - Col. Robert Coates commanding, U.S. Marine Corp Special Operations Command Detachment 1 (DET 1)
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