Bolt and locking lug lube?
- Thread starter TrxR
- Start date
I have a small grease gizmo with a thin neck and plunger that allows me to place a little grease on the back of the locking lugs. I do this each time the rifle comes home. I don't always clean the rifle after each shooting, but I do re-grease the lugs.
I once had lugs gall because they weren't lubed. Not good.
I use Canadian Tire moly grease. About $6.00 a pound. I have a supply for ten lives....
I once had lugs gall because they weren't lubed. Not good.
I use Canadian Tire moly grease. About $6.00 a pound. I have a supply for ten lives....
A wee bit of synthetic chassis grease (not moly based or you'll have a mess on your hands) put into a cattle or printer ink syringe (Peavey Mart) & used sparingly behind the locking lugs. I also put a little bit on the cocking cam (rear receiver bridge). I used to use Shooter's choice synthetic, but didn't see any difference between that (~$10.00 for a little syringe with red coloured grease within) & the synthetic chassis lube (also red) available from Princess Auto (<$10.00 for a full-size automotive grease cartridge).
3 Pages in and nobody suggested bacon grease?
I'm disappointed in you, CGN.
That would attract bears.
And that is a whole discussion for another day.
- Location
- campbell river bc
During a trip/tour of the Beretta manufacturing facility in Italy, a friend of mine asked a Techy guy who was working on an over/under shotgun what kind of grease he used to lubricate the shotgun. The techy guy said they used oil , grease was for cars.
Just saying.
Just saying.
Totally different application than the lugs on a bolt action rifle.
I use a very little dab from a tube of white lithium grease sometimes and sometimes I use grease from a little plastic jar labelled 'Remington Universal Grease' .. which looks (and smells) suspicously like old brown wheel bearing/chassis grease, and sometimes I use some out of a tube of synthetic chassis grease on the garage workshop bench. I also use the white stuff on the QD EAW scope mounts and the Norinco m305 bolt roller and action races ... almost forgot I have also used synthetic automotive brake/caliper lube which is more clear than lithium.
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- Location
- West Coast
I sparingly use microlon on the locking lugs and the bolt cam. I also sparingly use kroil on the bolt body and firing pin spring. The temps where I'm at routinely drop to the minus 30 Celsius range and found a really light grease would cause miss fires. A drop of kroil instead of grease fixed that problem. I also clean the bolt locking lug recess everytime I clean the gun. Grease in that area loves attracting dirt and grim causing long term wear issues. I get alot of grief about cleaning guns too much but it satisfies my OCD I guess. I hope this explanation shed some light.
And In BC, baiting bears is illegal. lol
Anyone else using Lithium grease? I think thats the only grease I have at home... Any reason to use Moly over other types?
