Is Milcomm's TW-25B appropriate to use on EVERY lube point on a Glock?

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Is Milcomm's TW-25B appropriate to use on every lube point on a Glock? Or is oil a better choice than grease for some spots?

Has anyone tried Milcomm's new MC3000 Lubricating Semi-Fluid? Any idea if this would be a good product that could be used on ALL the lube points on a Glock?

Thanks!
 
Those "special" oils and lubes for firearms, are manufactured in the same facilities as every other petroleum based lubricant. Add a fancy name and a "special" purpose and you're justified in jacking the price atleast 300%. TW25b is good stuff, but its way over priced. Like Stevo said, run some synthetic motor oil or grab a tube of high temp wheel bearing grease at walmart. I like the AP-5 grease from Jet-lube. Manufactured in Edmonton, sold at Acklands Grainger for about $15 a tube. It won't melt, won't burn and operates from -18'c to 288'c.

http://www.jetlube.com/jetlube/uploads/pdf/msdspdf/ap5.pdf

TDC
 
I agree, I use wheel bearing grease that's safe for boat trailers (high temp, waterproof - important where I live) dirt cheap and works, definitely not Tacticool though.
 
When I owned a Norc M14 I bought a tube of lithium wheel bearing grease at Cdn Tire. The stuff stinks so bad I get a headache from it after only a few minutes. I tried a few wheel bearing and other assorted greases that my dad had kicking around, but it was pretty much the same deal. TW-25B has barely any smell (a bit like grandmas face cream from what I have read, which I admit is wierd), and is non-toxic which I like. The tube I am getting is 4oz for $17, and should last forever since such a minuscule amount is needed, so it's not too great an expense.

Would be nice to be able to use the WB grease though.

I found a list of the people who use it. Was also one of the only firearms lubes that passed the RCMP's testing.

Sauer & Sohn (Sigarms) - Used in manufacturing and maintenance; recommended.

Glock - Used to finish treat weapons in Factory Service.

Colt - Used in manufacturing and service operations.

Smith & Wesson - Recommended specifically for the Sigma Series.

Para-Ordnance - Samples included with every new gun in the box.

Barrett Firearms - Recommended and used in manufacturing.

Accuracy International - Recommended and used in manufacturing.

Knight’s Armament Co. (KAC) - Recommended and used in manufacturing.

Heckler & Koch - Specified on the KAC silencer mount attachment.

Dillon Aero - Recommended and used in manufacture of miniguns

General Dynamics - Specified for use on the GAU 19 gatling gun.

GD Burlington - Recommended on M-197 helicopter gatling guns.

Fabrique National (FN) - Used in manufacture of weapons systems.

United Defense - Used in manufacture of weapons systems.

Raytheon - Specified and used on the Javelin missile optical guidance system.

Oto Melara - Specified for the Mark 75 autogun - NATO naval use.

U.S. Army / U.S. Marine Corps - Specified on Avenger machine gun system - M3P 50 cal.

U.S. Army - Implemented aboard 160th Special Operations Air Rescue Unit - M134 gatling gun

U.S. Navy & U.S. Coast Guard - Specified on the Mark 96 gun mount.
- Implemented on the Mark 38 cannon (M242 cannon, Mark 88 gun mount)
- In final testing stage for the 3- and 5-inch cannons.

U.S. Air Force - Specified on the Universal Ammunition Loading System Implemented aboard the F-15 and F-16 M61A1 gatling gun systems and loaders

Portuguese Air Force - Used on F-16 gatling gun systems

Columbian National Police - Used on M134 gatling guns, M250 cal., and M240 machine guns aboard helicopters 8 riverine assault boats

F.B.I. Academy - Used and recommended by instructors/armorers.

Federal Bureau of Prisons - Used on firearms and locks.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Used by armourer shop on all serviced weapons.

SOG Knives - Used in manufacturing.

Mad Dog Knives - Used in manufacturing.
 
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I like TW25 on my AR...but it might be abit thick for use on rails/slide area for a pistol.. internals might be ok... some of these polymer guns seem to run abit better dry and unlubed.
 
USP said:
I like TW25 on my AR...but it might be abit thick for use on rails/slide area for a pistol.. internals might be ok... some of these polymer guns seem to run abit better dry and unlubed.
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WRONG

Lube your pistol per manufacturers specs and you won't have any issues. If some grease is preventing your pistol from cycling properly you either have far far too much grease or your need to stop using minimum charges in your reloads(Better yet, shoot factory ammo). Rimfire pistols being the exception, they can be quite finicky.

TDC
 
CanuckShooter said:
Is Milcomm's TW-25B appropriate to use on every lube point on a Glock? Or is oil a better choice than grease for some spots?

Has anyone tried Milcomm's new MC3000 Lubricating Semi-Fluid? Any idea if this would be a good product that could be used on ALL the lube points on a Glock?

Thanks!
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Use grease on high friction points like rails and locking lugs and oil on the trigger mechanism.
 
TDC said:
Those "special" oils and lubes for firearms, are manufactured in the same facilities as every other petroleum based lubricant. Add a fancy name and a "special" purpose and you're justified in jacking the price atleast 300%. TW25b is good stuff, but its way over priced. Like Stevo said, run some synthetic motor oil or grab a tube of high temp wheel bearing grease at walmart.
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I agree with most of this except for the "wheel bearing grease at walmart" part. Some of these are way too thick/sticky and will slow down the slide enough to cause FTE or stovepipes. Been there done that. But having said that, I started using Mobil-1 (NLGI grade 2) synthetic lithium grease recently and it works great. No malfunctions, doesn't burn, and easy to wipe off.
 
TDC said:
WRONG

Lube your pistol per manufacturers specs and you won't have any issues. If some grease is preventing your pistol from cycling properly you either have far far too much grease or your need to stop using minimum charges in your reloads(Better yet, shoot factory ammo). Rimfire pistols being the exception, they can be quite finicky.

TDC
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On the internals im in agreement. However case in point on HK pistols these guns seem to function better with little to no lube. I buy alot of the TW25 and like it alot for 1911s and ARs however it seems to cause issues when used on the USP on slide and rail parts, this isnt from excessive use either.

This is with factory ammo btw.

TW25 is pretty high viscosity.
 
No issues with FTF or FTE, but I shoot full power loads. Those Millcom guys have a great marketing department, they must give away a ton of product to get all of those endorsements. The reality is that most manufacturers and agencies use what they can get for the lowest cost that will do the job, free is always the lowest cost. This isn't to say it doesn't work, but it doesn't mean it's necessarily superior.
 
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If your USP is having issues due to lube its one of two things. Too much lube, or a crappy pistol.

TDC
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Read what HK says on lube for their guns..alot of them function better dry of with no lube... the viscosity of TW25 is quite high. That said the new Sig I just got in came with a free tube of TW25 from Sig.. but thats polymer vs. Sig metal frames.
 
Polymer framed pistols still run STEEL rails for the slide. The recommendation for little to no lube sounds like an excuse for premature wear. Resulting in future sales. I could be reading too much into it. Either way, if you gun chokes with over lubrication, its a lemon. I have yet to see any firearm rifle or pistol have issues with over lubing, including .22 LR rifles.(.22 Lr pistols I have seen choke with excessive lube).

TDC
 
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