Luger Lubrication

[andwaahs]

Anyone use balistol?

[alanint]

I keep hearing of the use of WD40. As a cleaner/degreaser it is fine. Despite that the "WD" stands for "water displacement" I find that WD40 is a very poor water displacer and should never be used as a rust preventative, lubricant or preservative. The product tries to do too many things at once and none of them particularly well.

[sheepherder]

Back in the 70's, when I was an SCCA member and attempting to race my Austin-Healey 100/6, we had a local engineer give a presentation on engine oil (for racing)...One interest thing I still remember was that aviation engine oil was additive-free...because aviation engines were total-loss systems and additives served no purpose...

Doesn't contribute anything useful to this thread, I know...just some of that useless information that is taking up space in my overcrowded memory...

[A.Mifsin]

" Anyone use balistol? "

Yes, I use it on all my guns, it is even safe on wood.
Alf.

[John Sabato]

Postino, I worked with a guy many years ago who constantly spouted obscure "facts," much to the annoiance of his colleagues...

He was known as "a vast wasteland of information"... somehow I don't think you fit into that category...

-John

[RAY1946]

I have been catching up on the treads and decided to see what all I have been missing. On postings #49 or 50, there was a mention made of a lube very similar or was indeed Vaseline. I used to use Vaseline on all my guns when I was in high school and they really worked well.

About 12 or 15 years ago I found a 100% synthetic equivalent of Vaseline. It is called: Permatex Industrial "Super Lube", a Multi-Purpose Synthetic Lubricant With Teflon. This stuff has a working range of -65- +500 degrees Fahrenheit.

This stuff is almost the exact consistancy of Vaseline, and it has Teflon. According to the label, it"reduces friction and wear"; prevents rust and corrosion;won't melt,wash-out or separate;won't attract dust; and is odorless, clean and non staining; plus has the added lubricity of Teflon.

I have used this tuff on my Lugers and most of my other guns and it works great........................

[direw0lf]

Has anyone tried Frog Lube? I've been using it for a few months now and have had great results. No rust, good lubrication and its not bad as a cleaner.

[Jim Cate]

Try RIG (Rust Inhibiting Grease) tradename, found in many sporting goods stores. Comes in small cans or tubes. I've used it for 45+ years and NEVER had a rust problem or found it to harden.

[Sieger]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

Try RIG (Rust Inhibiting Grease) tradename, found in many sporting goods stores. Comes in small cans or tubes. I've used it for 45+ years and NEVER had a rust problem or found it to harden.

Hi:

I tried this on a vintage Mauser 98/09 around 1969 or so and not only found it to harden but also to attract moisture after doing so. This was my only and last experience with the stuff. Of course the modern formula might be quite different.

Sieger

[rhuff]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

Try RIG (Rust Inhibiting Grease) tradename, found in many sporting goods stores. Comes in small cans or tubes. I've used it for 45+ years and NEVER had a rust problem or found it to harden.

I have not found RIG to harden, but in my climate in So. Az. it does turn to liquid during the many hot months that we experience. I still use it occasionally, but have been most pleased with TW25b, and it is my go-to lube product.

[kzullick]

I also use Superlube, I never found a better lubricant and it's even food grade safe. Cabelas carries it in small tubes.

[Levi 42]

I don't post much here but I like how this subject got resurrected and I thought I'd note that I have used Hoppes 9 and Kroll oil at a 50/50 mix as a bore cleaner for probably 10 years. I also use this mix to clean up the crud around the ejector area of most of the semi-auto pistols I own, then CLP or Rem-oil.

Breakfree CLP is used on most of my trap guns for cleaning crud along with my 50/50 bore mix but my lube on them is the same one I use for my M1 Garands "Plastilube".

As a side note: Do you know how to tell when you have an inexperienced gun guy at a "Big Box" sporting good store?
When you ask them where they have the Breakfree and they suggest you must go to an Autoparts store!!!!!
Happened to me at a Gander Mt store here.

Levi

[Peter]

BALLISTOL was made for Luger Parabellums or was the Luger Parabellum made for Ballistol ?

[Sieger]

Originally Posted by Peter

BALLISTOL was made for Luger Parabellums or was the Luger Parabellum made for Ballistol ?

Hi,

Well, it certainly works on Black Powder crud. The formula on the can says 10% Ballistol 90& water for corrosive primers.

Sieger

[Sergio Natali]

On the guns that I use at the range I use some sort of cleaning solvent like Jerry does, then I clean extremely well inside the barrels with a brass cleaning brush. I've always used Ballistol oil and in some bits Tetra gun grease. The final touch is given with a very thin layer of Finsuper teflon oil. In any case I always clean very very well, the inside of the barrel must remain very clean and dry from any grease.
Despite what it seems I use a very little amount of lubrication.
Generally I get all my collectibles out of the safe at least once a month, I check them for rust, and I clean them all with Finsuper teflon oil, or with a silicon cloth, just to pamper them a bit :-)

[jagervw]

I am a user of CLP and FrogLube. The latter has very slick properties.

[Leif Thoreson]

I use Frog Lube as well. Seems to work well on my luger as well as my glock.

[cliffdropover1]

FP-10 is the most amazing I have ever seen. I saw a demo for it when it first came out, at SHOT. ( I believe a gentleman in Special Forces first told me about it.) I have used it for years with great success. Now sold by Shooter's Choice.

[Daddydogg]

Is anyone else using Ballistol? It seems to be working fine for me. Nothing has gummed up, broke, rusted, caught on fire or any other catastrophic failure to date since I have been using it.

Daddydogg

[Sieger]

Originally Posted by Daddydogg

Is anyone else using Ballistol? It seems to be working fine for me. Nothing has gummed up, broke, rusted, caught on fire or any other catastrophic failure to date since I have been using it.

Daddydogg

Hi,

I concur with you.

I've used Ballistol for years and have not yet been divorced, my daughter has not yet gotten pregnant out of wedlock, my house has not yet burned down, I have not yet contracted cancer and I'm still voting Republican!!!

Besides all of the aforementioned benefits, the stuff seems to work just fine, though there are, no doubt, more modern and advanced formulas out there.

Frankly, if you are shooting Black Powder or corrosive primers, I really don't know of anything that is better!!!

Sieger