Hoppes 9 gun grease

I love the stuff! I use it on all my firearms. Only a very light coat is required. Also "GunSlick" graphite grease is also awesome. (little tube found in the gun section at Can-tire.) :D
 
Don't know about greasing the mechanisms with it, but its awesome stuff for preventing rust on the outer surface. Does a great job of removing fine rust too...
 
C Broad Arrow said:
Are there any automotive products that anyone would suggest for the M305
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There are always specialty products like cleaning with what brand, lubing specific parts with such and such....but I reckon that there are plenty of generics that'll do the job. I used to do quite a bit of mountain biking and there are plenty of people who get geeky even about what chain lube to use and debating for hours about it....meanwhile international team VW popped the bonnet/hood....pulled out the dipstick and dribbled it along the chain. I mean, one's got to figure, if it's good enough for an engine cycling at thousands of rpm and high temp, I think the bike chain will survive....

Same principle applies to firearms. I don't think for example, soldiers cared too much about what oil they were wiping down their rifles with while in the trenches.
 
I was just yakking with C Broad Arrow about grease(s).

USE ANY grease, just grease your op rod, op rod raceway, bolt lugs, bolt lug raceways, hammer nose, trigger sear.

My next suggestion would be to visit your Lee Valley Tools store and the "Glue / Adhesive" Section. Look for the glue syringes with "curved tips". Straight tips will work, but the curved tips can grease your hammer nose while the trigger group is still locked in place.

Don't just buy ONE of the syringes. You will discover that about 3 of them will do the job. One for the gun box, one for your workshop and one for the cleaning kit or your rucksack (shooting bag on the range).

I find that I will fill one syringe up with Cambodian Tire Axle grease and that syringe will not need refilling for another 5 years or more.

Exotic greases ? Save your money and just buy the cheap shzt ! Spend more money on extra syringes.

At our last clinic in Abbotsford around Oct 2004 or was it 2003, Skullboy ? I brought out half a dozen syringes. A kind member brought out a cartridge of white lithium grease. I sold the syringes for $ 2.00 and the grease was FREE !! What a great time we had that Saturday. You just had a popsicle stick to load your own grease into the syringe... that's the messy part, but we sure had fun.

Peace B 2 Journey,

Barney
 
I've always used WD-40 and/or Brakleen for cleaning, but lately I ran out of WD and had a can of Liquid Wrench w/Teflon sitting around, so I used that. You shoulda seen the black crap that came out of all the nooks and crannies! Plus, it's got Teflon :D I also use generic automotive grease, I got a tube of moly bearing grease from Lordco for $10 and it'll probably last me the rest of my life :redface: Never thought about a syringe though, I always use my fingers and make a HUGE mess, I might have to pick up a few syringes this weekend :p

ATF is an excellent choice for gun oil, I also use it on my paintball guns since it's designed not to eat o-rings while also effectively lubricating and protecting aluminum from wear (not an easy task, aluminum can be wierd stuff sometimes). There's a lot of aluminum-to-steel contact/movement in an automatic trans as well, which frequently occurs at high temperatures and speeds, so if it's good enough for a Torqueflite it's good enough for my SKS :D 15W-40 Diesel engine oil or 20W-50 will also work, as long as it's clean. I've been meaning to try some moly engine assembly lube in my rifles, and moly gear oil. It's usually pricey, but anything with molybdenum disulfide in it is awesome for wear protection.
 
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One thing about that hoppes grease, I have some that I don't really use and over time it seems to have seperated into an oil and a large chunk of whatever the hell with a consistency of toothpaste?

I lucked out and got a whole bunch of those little USGI grease pots from Daves a while back, before the m14 craze really hit, I bought about 30 :) I also got a curved syringe from Sinclair and, as Hungry said, it's a handy little thing.

Re: wd40, a guy at the range was saying something about how you should never use wd40 on your guns, as it's vegetable based and will gum them up. Any truth to this?
 
BC_Guy said:
...a guy at the range was saying something about how you should never use wd40 on your guns, as it's vegetable based and will gum them up. Any truth to this?
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WD-40 is petroleum based. They say the ingredients are secret, but here's the list of components from the MSDS sheet I found here at work;

50% Stoddard solvent [8052-41-3]
25% Liquified petroleum gas [68476-85-7]
15+% Mineral Oil [64742-65-0]
10-% Inert ingredients

Basically, it's only really good for displacing moisture (hence the name WD-40, stands for "water displacing formula - 40th attempt"), degreasing/cleaning and temporary corrosion protection. It doesn't stick around long enough to gum up anything, and should not be used as a replacement for a "real" lubricant. But it's got nothing vegetable in it, that's for sure. Go tell that guy he's full of #### :D
 
I have used oil on my M14 for the first few cleanings, the rifle always felt... well gritty in the action, rough, hard to #### and would miss feed a bit at the range. I was beginning to believe that the 305 was going to be a really big project to get to operate and shoot properly. Then about a week ago I ran across a thread about types of grease to use on the M305s and it stated wheel bearing grease. I thought, "what the hell, it can't be any worse". I am amazed at the difference, like a different gun. The action is butter smooth! I am still shocked how a little grease on the bolt lugs, hammer and op rod guide can make that big of a difference!
I just used old Castrol red goop wheel bearing grease, I was using a synthetic 5W-30 before (didn't have any all purpose oil around at the time). I guess this rifle likes it's viscosity!
 
One thing I have found with WD-40 is it doesn't do well under heat...good as a water displacer, which is what it was meant for, hence the name "Water Displacer 40", but not in/on parts that get hot. :D

I love the Hoppes grease also...now am I the only one that thinks it smells like Cinnamon? :confused: :)
 
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