GSG 1911 owners, what lubricant do you use?

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I recently purchased a GSG 1911. I've been using Break Free CLP in all my firearms for years and have been quite satisfied with it. But the GSG is quite finicky. I feel there might be a better lubricant out there for this particular pistol.

What do you guys use in your GSG?
 
I just recently obtained a GSG. I previously wrote in another thread how I tried FrogLube and though I feel it is a good lube, I wasn't blown away by it like everyone else. My GSG got the FrogLube treatment the day it came home, and so far we're at just shy of 500 rounds in 2 sessions and I had one failure to feed (round was nose up) and one failure to battery. I used no additional lube. Great so far but I know 500 rounds is nothing in the lifetime of a gun so I'll keep shooting and see how it goes.

In my experience (lots of experience with other GSGs through my previous job), moreso than the lube, the type of ammunition dictates whether or not the GSG is reliable or a paperweight. Obviously the hot stuff (CCI Stinger, Velocitor, etc) works great but it's all about Blazer Brass for me. Inexpensive and I find it to be universally great in all handguns. I am a huge fan of Blazer Brass for non-premium .22 ammo and I have had nothing but excellent results with it.
 
I just purchased some Lucas red and tacky.. although I haven't shot it yet its much easier and smoother to rack than ballistol.. I'm going to the range next Friday so ill have wait and see how it really is
 
Don't grease a GSG 1911, too much resistance for the light recoil spring - it may not cycle properly. Any low viscosity lubricant should work. I've used pro shot, hoppes oil, g96.
 
I don't have a GSG but I have found that ANY .22 semi auto should only be very lightly oiled. You want full coverage still but simply not a lot of it. Using more oil in this case simply seems to hold the fouling more and turn to a black goop. Also using generous amounts of oil simply produces a viscous drag between the moving parts. As an example of this viscous drag a lightly but adequitely oiled gun cycling is like us waving a hand in air. A sloppy wet gun cycling against this added drag is like us waving a hand underwater. So when the round doesn't have a lot of energy to cycle the slide less oil is better than too much.

One product I'd like to try is EEZOX. Apparently it goes on wet and dries to a dry to the touch film. I like the idea of a dry film style lubricant for the normally dirty blowback .22's. I just need to find it in the stores now.
 
I have a GSG 1911,and it had so many failures when I first got it,I was ready to sell it.I tried many different lubricants with limited result's until I found Mil-Comm products (TW-25,TW 2500,TW25b) These cleaner,oil,and light grease products work amazeing and are non-toxic..They made my GSG as well as all my firearms work much more reliabily.These product can be found at www.fabsports.ca
 
I mostly just use breakfree clp. If my gsg starts acting up i put a light (read: almost none) coat of lithium grease on the rails. It that seems to solve all my cycling issues so far.

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I use hoppes elite oil. I have no issues with mine but I noticed the gun was finnicky once my friend shot it. I think it may be a bad grip or poor engagement of the grip safety.
 
Just two drops of oil on the slide ..... No worries so far, shoots like a dam. Keep it simple..
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