Oil or grease?
 

I was wondering what other Luger enthusiasts prefer to use on their guns, not necessarily only on their Lugers.

They say that "nothing works better than a well oiled machine" and I think a firearm is no exception.

Different firearms owners seem to have different preferences based on what has worked better for them.

As a general rule I've always thought "oil if it spins, and grease if it slides" where spins includes rotate like a trigger pivot point, everything else is sliding.
To me a light coating of grease stays put, especially on metal framed gun rails, and keps lubricating long after any oil has flowed away.
I always apply lubrication (oil or grease) only to well cleaned parts.

Some people seem to use straigh synthetic motor oil, and apparently it works.

Sergio

Hi Sergio,
There are so many magical potions available that claim to do it all. Ha! After many years of cleaning other people's guns and a little research I've come up with the following method. I use penetrating oil (Kroil) for cleaning, automatic transmission fluid for protection and light lubrication, and a film of lithium grease on the rails. If forced to use just one product it would probably be CLP.
Regards,
John

Any good gun oil will do. In my case I use what I used on my rifles. Butch's brand. Hpppes is good too. Careful with the grease. I used some white lithium grease on the rails of my 1911, The action didn't like that at all.

I use RemOil both in a spray to cover surfaces and wipe off, and for lubrication and protection.

Sliding surfaces get a very light grease.

The key is that you use lubricants that also have corrosion protection properties.

On the rails and on the outside of the barrels of my 1911s I've always put a thin coating of Tetra Gun Grease, in over 36 years never had any issue caused by wrong lubrication.

Lubrication type
 

I like a good high tech CLP type product- Shooter's Choice, MP-7, or the like liberally applied. :) Bill

White lithium grease is my choice for my shooter Luger rails.

lithium grease on the rails of my 1911? Fred, what happened?

I use Gunslick graphite lube on my guns. I've tried a number of different gun lubricants, but seems Gunslick is my go to grease for rails and action parts.

Reneissance Wax for preservation, not for shooting.

Permatex Superlube for slides, Lucas gun oil on other parts.

For the rails/barrels(outside) I use TW25b grease, and for all of the "innards" I use a good quality gun oil like Hoppe's, Outers,Etc.

I treat all sliding surfaces with either molybdenum disulfide or tungsten disulfide paste. 'Burnish it in really well, then clean and use regular lube.

I've always used Lupriplate in the lockwork of my ( shooter) broomhandles and a thin layer on the rails. My first Broomhandle, bought in 1970, was nearly an every weekend shooter for years.
Lead bullet hand loads, possibly thousands of rounds. No one will believe it I'm sure but I never had a malfunction.

Jerry

To me it's extremely funny to see how everyone has got his own way to lubricate a gun :-)

Sergio



P.S.

I use BALLISTOL,TETRA GUN GREASE and FIN SUPER TEFLON OIL

(just a further confirmation of what I've just written)

Oil.

To me that just proves that there is not one "best" lube!! Many of us have been using our favorites for years and years with excellent results. You pays your money, and you takes your choice.

For me, I have tried just about everything at one time or another. I've now settled on Mobile 1 Full Synthetic wheel bearing grease for things like slides and hammer faces, and Mobile 1 5W-30 full synthetic oil for lubricating other parts. For the exterior rust prevention I use Birchwood Casey Barricade.

The Mobile 1 products actually work better than 90% of the "gun products" that I have tried, and for around $20 you have a lifetime's supply....

I've noticed that especially recently lots of gun enthusiasts are using Mobile 1 and are quite satisfied with it.

Sergio

Nano-oil from :rockon: usa and vaseline oil are the best for me .

I'm not so sure there is one product much better than the others. I use a lot of Mobile 1 grease and oils on the trap gun, which really gets shot a lot (300-500 rounds per day some weekends) and the only thing for certain is that you should clean it all out daily. The crud gets suspended in the grease (or oil) and it pays to frequently "change the oil".
dju

In any case the crud always get mixed with grease or oil, that's why they taught me to always clean properly any gun after shooting.

Sergio