Need a dab of Aeroshell grease in Camrose AB.

Any moly grease should work. Either that or go to the airport. Ask one of the operators if they have any of it in their shop. Most shops at the airport are usually very helpful and friendly . Especially if you show up with a few beers for the fridge .
 
Had an ex-mil armorer tell me he used copper-cote. Another ex-mil friend of mine that had built multiple AR's used white lithium grease.
 
KePet said:
Had an ex-mil armorer tell me he used copper-cote. Another ex-mil friend of mine that had built multiple AR's used white lithium grease.
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Yep, hacks can be found in all trades lol. Copper based products should not be used in this application and can be harmful. I bet you could build one with peanut butter but, why would you not use the correct product for the application? And, maybe a better question is why would anyone in the Mil(especially an armorer) not use Aeroshell 64 as it is Mil-spec and generally readily stocked?

OP, Aeroshell is sold at Shell suppliers and if not can be readily found at almost any airport. Just nicely ask an aviation tech and he may just give you a bit.
 
Tachead said:
Yep, hacks can be found in all trades lol. Copper based products should not be used in this application and can be harmful. I bet you could build one with peanut butter but, why would you not use the correct product for the application? And, maybe a better question is why would anyone in the Mil(especially an armorer) not use Aeroshell 64 as it is Mil-spec and generally readily stocked?

OP, Aeroshell is sold at Shell suppliers and if not can be readily found at almost any airport. Just nicely ask an aviation tech and he may just give you a bit.
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All you really need is a product that will prevent galling between the dissimilar metals. I realize that Aeroshell is the "approved" product, but there are many anti-seize products that will work in a pinch.
 
KePet said:
All you really need is a product that will prevent galling between the dissimilar metals. I realize that Aeroshell is the "approved" product, but there are many anti-seize products that will work in a pinch.
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Yes but, of those many anti-seize products only some are really designed for this application. Anti-seize comes in many different formulations(sometimes with metals added like Copper, Aluminum, Zinc, Nickel, Moly, etc. Plus, there are various non-metallic formulations). You want to use the right one for the application or it won't do its job properly. Sometimes damage/degradation can even happen to the part you are using it on.

People often decide to do things how they want instead of taking the often small amount of time to learn how to do things correctly and the reasons why they are done that way(often to their detriment). I can't even quantify the amount of times I have fixed other people's mistakes for this reason. So, it is a bit of a touchy subject for me lol.
 
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onetwentyish said:
I find myself in Camrose today helping a friend assemble his first AR, and wouldn't you know it that my little thumbnail size tub of AeroShell grease from TNA has vanished from my tool kit.

Would any of you be so kind as to help out? :)
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Have a Caterpillar dealer near you? Drop into their parts department and ask for a tube of Molykote grease. It’s stocked and used for torquing head, main, and rod bolts and is a high moly concentrante grease for industrial metal working and is cat specified for many critical assembly operations. —-Dieseldog!
 
Thanks for all the helpful tips folks, I would definitely prefer to stick to the approved product for such a task. Fortunately the used barrel nut had a liberal application of AeroShell from the previous owner, so I used a Q-tip to wipe some of it out and spread on the threads of the upper and cheated the system that way. Buddy is super thrilled to have his first AR together.
 
These threads make my head hurt.

The only official product to be put in there is Dupont Molykote G-N Metal Assembly Paste. This is what Colt has been using FOREVER.


Who the #### started that Aeroshell bull#### or when, I have no idea. I regard it the same as the man-made global warming theory, everybody has been spreading that #### around like gospel, without actually knowing wether it's true or not.
 
Dietz said:
These threads make my head hurt.

The only official product to be put in there is Dupont Molykote G-N Metal Assembly Paste. This is what Colt has been using FOREVER.


Who the #### started that Aeroshell bull#### or when, I have no idea. I regard it the same as the man-made global warming theory, everybody has been spreading that #### around like gospel, without actually knowing wether it's true or not.
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It is true man. And, you may want to do some research before stating your opinion as gospel.

Aeroshell 33ms/64 exceeds Military Specification(MIL-G-21164D) and is used by many armorers(including Military) around the world. It is also used for several other applications by these same folks(common on Military aircraft as well).

Now, will other products work? Sure but, you should use a compatible product that also meets MIL-G-21164D(Moly, Graphite free). Does the one you listed meet it? Maybe but, why not just use what seams to be the most common and readily available product for this application by far... Aeroshell 33ms/64f:P:
 
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Graphite is not great around aluminum as it conducts electricity well in outher words electrolysis which you do not want!
As Tachead said ya better check the properties of something before you make your statements .
 
Dietz said:
Who the #### started that Aeroshell bull#### or when, I have no idea. I regard it the same as the man-made global warming theory, everybody has been spreading that #### around like gospel, without actually knowing wether it's true or not.
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My guess is the United States Marine Corps. I don't really have definitive proof of that, I just know that their 1984 M16A2 depot-level maintenance manual, which has been widely distributed almost since its publication and therefore became the defacto assembly manual for homebuilders of AR-15s, clearly calls out MIL-G-21164 grease for those threads, and Aeroshell 17/33MS/64 have been the only easy to find grease that meets that spec, pretty much forever.

Now that fact that Colt does it one way (which I have never heard of, but you say it's so and I won't challenge that) and the largest users of their products does it another, really doesn't mean much, other than proving that there's more than one way to do a thing, and that if you don't know what you are talking about you should consider keeping your mouth shut.
 
Dietz said:
These threads make my head hurt.

The only official product to be put in there is Dupont Molykote G-N Metal Assembly Paste. This is what Colt has been using FOREVER.


Who the #### started that Aeroshell bull#### or when, I have no idea. I regard it the same as the man-made global warming theory, everybody has been spreading that #### around like gospel, without actually knowing wether it's true or not.
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You mean the USMC TM (Technical Manual) dated from 2008, where it states the use of "Grease, Molybdenum Disulfide", with the corresponding NSN 9150-00-754-2595... that NSN which so happens to be now superseded by what is currently the Aeroshell 64 (having replaced Aeroshell 33ms)
 
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