M1 Red grease...what type/where to get ?

[Pietro Beretta]

In the stock of my M1, the cleaning kit has a small grease container with a dark red colour grease...what type is this, who makes it, and where can I get it?

I'm currently useing Lubriplate 130 MilSpec "USGI" grease used for M1/M14 rifles from Brownells. Works great but I noticed the red grease stayed in place better, and was a little slicker... anyone know about this?

 

[Claven2]

The red-brown grease is Plastilube. Plastilube was/is interchangeable with Lubriplate - both have been issued with garands interchangeably over the years, as well as the M14.

I get mine usually at gunshows.

 

[contact148]

get it at gunshows i used to import the cases of the stuff but post 9/11 the gus decided it was for m14's and therefore could not be exported....

 

[stovepipe699]

Is there any reason you couldn't use the high quality grease you put in a grease gun? You can get high quality(moly etc) grease for 3-4$ per tube. I know it's not the "correct" grease, but it's easy to come by.

 

[Wendell]

You can get Lubriplate almost anywhere, including Canadian Tire.

 

[fat tony]

I heard you can use a high pressure pump grease (don't know the spec or product name) from CT and it will do. . . can anyone else confirm this?

 

[Vimy Ridge]

The little tubes of white lithium grease from Canadian Tire work great.

 

[OneBarfly]

If it's red grease you are looking for, I picked up some PENNZOIL 707L from Princess Auto. I'm sure that you can find it in other stores as well.

Like others have said, any good grease will do fine.

 

[maxim08]

Read Hungry's comments in the Main Battle Rifle forum re M14 and Garrand maintenance. The wrong grease will cause your #### to fall off...

 

[John Sukey]

Lionel toy trains used the same lubriplate.
Now if you want the original stuff that went in the butt trap, I have a small supply and could send you a few of those plastic containers