1911 lubrication

[gregkl]

I pretty much just use Ballistol on most everything anymore.

If you lived near me, I'd give you my can of Ballistol. That stuff took my breath away the first time I tried to use it cleaning a gun.

Man, does it have a strong odor to it. I guess it's safe but I will use it outdoors only at this point.

 

[AverageMidwest]

Thanks for the input!

 

[mcapo]

If you lived near me, I'd give you my can of Ballistol. That stuff took my breath away the first time I tried to use it cleaning a gun.

Man, does it have a strong odor to it. I guess it's safe but I will use it outdoors only at this point.

Ballistol is great stuff but, as you noted, the smell is brutal and long lasting. I use Breakfree CLP and/or Hoppes instead for that kind of a cleaner/lubricant.

 

[gregkl]

Ballistol is great stuff but, as you noted, the smell is brutal and long lasting. I use Breakfree CLP and/or Hoppes instead for that kind of a cleaner/lubricant.

I'm thinking it may be okay to spray down my yard tools and tiller tines when I put them away for the season to prevent the from rusting. Then it's outside in my storage barn for the most part.

 

[Bluedragon]

CLP is what i use as well but to answer your question on preventing the frame scratch, i highly suggest the idiot scratch prevention tool. It has worked very well on my 45's.

Idiot Scratch Prevention Tool Official Website

www.idiotscratch.com

 

[gregkl]

CLP is what i use as well but to answer your question on preventing the frame scratch, i highly suggest the idiot scratch prevention tool. It has worked very well on my 45's.

Idiot Scratch Prevention Tool Official Website

www.idiotscratch.com

This can be made out of a playing card also if someone doesn't want to purchase one.

 

[bobzilla]

I just use glock fanboi tears to lube mine.

 

[AverageMidwest]

I just use glock fanboi tears to lube mine.

Oooh, that's cold.

 

[Leo]

Lubrication is good. Keeping it clean is good. We have so many great products, I really don't think it makes much difference. Around 1998 I bought a carton of the tins of US military issue white gun grease. M1's, M1a's, AR's, 1911's, M9's. Anything that slid would get it. Before that I used whatever is handy. Now I use whatever I had. I have oiled guns in the hunting field with drops off the dipstick. Reasonably cleaned and reasonably lubed, your gun will outlast you.

I was part of the Kawasaki Concours Owners Group for years. We did a lube survey with dozens of owners that had 100,000 plus miles on the original engine build. Some had 200,000. It was broken down to using mostly; Motorcycle synthetic, Motorcycle dino oil, after market Car synthetic and Car dino oil. Some may have used all 4, but were credited under the most commonly used product. NO oil related failures were experienced using any of the categories. Two common denominators were the riders that rode a lot, usually having multiple Iron Butt entries, and they were all people who kept up regular maintenance intervals.

I think gun lube is the same. As long as the grit gets wiped away regularly and there is some lube on it, we will never have a lube related problem. If all I have is some 30 wt lawn mower oil handy, I am not afraid to use it on any of my firearms.

 

[DadSmith]

Speaking of lubricant.
What did people use before all this modern lubricant? Say back in the late 1800s to early 1900s?

 

[2tonic]

Speaking of lubricant.
What did people use before all this modern lubricant? Say back in the late 1800s to early 1900s?

Whale oil.
Animal fat.
Petroleum.

 

[2tonic]

I just use glock fanboi tears to lube mine.

Oooh, that's cold.

No, that's salty.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

Works for me

 

[happysmitie]

i use prolix lube . it is a cleaner , lubricant & preservative . i have all type of firearms , semi auto's , wheel guns , most handgun types & calibers , long guns center fire & pump action & different semi auto's . a wide variety . been using this lube cleaner for bout 25 years .once you use it as a cleaner , scrub gun good , simply wipe excess off and you are ready to go ! it is made FOR GUNS ONLY . . they have a web site . would pay to look them up . it IS great stuff !

 

[BigMoose]

I think we can all agree, use something... just don't go in dry.

 

[DadSmith]

I think we can all agree, use something... just don't go in dry.

I'm sure we can find a youtuber running one dry and complaining about how unreliable they are.

 

[Leo]

Works for me

Never tried it, but I'll bet that stuff works perfectly. For small lube tasks, a convenient dispenser really is part of the appeal. That is the drawback to some other lubes like motor oil or ATF.

 

[Leo]

Whale oil.
Animal fat.
Petroleum.

and Olive oil for Beretta's and Benelli's
<grin>

 

[Mongo59]

When you go to kiss your honey,
And your nose is kinda runny.
And you think it's kinda funny,
Well, it's SNOT!

 

[wcd]

I think we can all agree, use something... just don't go in dry.

Exactly try running a High Performance Engine with out oil, let’s see how that works out?

same concept