OT: What is "Galling?"

[John Sabato]

abrasion caused by improper lubrication... This term is commonly used to describe friction damage on stainless steel guns.


I have owned an original TDE .44 caliber AutoMag pistol since the early 1970's.


The lubricant that was supplied with that pistol was the consistency of heavy clear syrup and I have read since then that it was really STP motor oil treatment... The instructions said that the use of any other lubricant would void the warranty... Not an issue since all of the companies that ever manufactured the AutoMag pistol promptly went out of business...


I would mix up a batch of 25/75% STP and a good gun oil like Hoppe's and give that a try. Don't get it on the surfaces where you hold the pistol however because it is "sliprier than wet snot on a door knob" and could cause disastrous results from recoil when you drop the pistol upon firing


Seriously... you only need a couple of drops of the mixture on the moving parts that touch each other like the slide rails...


Let me know how it works out... I haven't fired that old cannon in over 15 years...


regards,


John Sabato