1919 Lube
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maple_leaf_eh
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The standard lube for MGs is a light petroleum oil. Enough to float the breech block, the extractor and its little plunger, the right side wall, barrel extension and SOAK the belt feed slide. Each of these parts has critical movements or has a lot of resistence.
Keep a straight blade screwdriver handy to strip the round off the face of the breech block and to adjust the headspace. Remember to slip the belt feed lever to the left when closing the cover on a closed breech block.
(CLP is a light duty Cleaner Lubricant and Protective. The only part of CLP that will be working in a functioning belt fed MG is the carrier.)
Keep a straight blade screwdriver handy to strip the round off the face of the breech block and to adjust the headspace. Remember to slip the belt feed lever to the left when closing the cover on a closed breech block.
(CLP is a light duty Cleaner Lubricant and Protective. The only part of CLP that will be working in a functioning belt fed MG is the carrier.)
LSA. Know a guy who kept 6 .30 Brownings running for a whole day with one 4 oz bottle.
"...BreakFree CLP..." The 'P' is for Preservative, not Protective. Not that it matters. I won something at Second Chance, long ago, for knowing that though. A kevlar groin protector I think. Might have been 4 lonely rounds of .45 ACP trace.
"...BreakFree CLP..." The 'P' is for Preservative, not Protective. Not that it matters. I won something at Second Chance, long ago, for knowing that though. A kevlar groin protector I think. Might have been 4 lonely rounds of .45 ACP trace.
