pistol lubricant/cleaner, what do you use?

To clean: Butch's Bore Shine.
To lube: Slide Glide, and Butch's oil for the finer parts.

Lots of shooting every year, zero noticible wear.
 
what about lard? cheap, non-toxic, available anywhere, not tested on animals.
 
Pennzoil Red Synthetic wheel bearing grease on the slide, You will be amazed how smooth your gun runs. I have converted a few guys, who now use it exclusively on their slides and guide rods.

On the trigger/bar/hammer assy, I use a synthetic hypoid gear oil. It DOES collect a lot of residue, but the residue does not work back into the pins that the parts attach to .

Tried ''gun oil'' and they can keep their overpriced rubbish.
 
The nice thing about the pennzoil red is no matter how hot the slide and barrel gets, the stuff hangs in there! yes, it does get more viscous, but it clings to the metal like nothing else.

works great on my brothers glock too. Gone is the squeaky 'broken screen door squeak' since I treated the slide and guide rod with the pennzoil. It ALMOST cycles as freely as my Tanfoglio... almost.
 
I simply use what came in my hoppes cleaning kit , solvent and oil both in their own containers and works just fine ill worry about something else when i run out of those .

note to self many pistol instructional manuals specifically say NOT to use grease , just incase anyone may have missed it .
 
Kc.338Lp said:
note to self many pistol instructional manuals specifically say NOT to use grease , just incase anyone may have missed it .
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I know. I sometimes wonder about that. Our SSL CASE 465 uses it exclusively in the link pins of the loader arms, and after far more abuse than a pistol slide would ever see, there is no galling of the saddles in the arms or the pins!

However, I do believe they do not endorse it because you CAN overdo it!

Grease sparingly. Inside the slide grooves, top and frame, and the top and frame mating surfaces. I use a Q-tip to apply, then cycle the gun's slide, and wipe off any excess.

Oil runs away from hot surfaces... grease does not. I submit, that while I am no expert on firearms, I AM experienced in HD machinery. And rule #1 is if it slides or bears a rotational torque under load, you grease it.

That said, grease on trigger components would be a no-no because it is too sticky and will interfere with sear and safety operations due to the 'sticky' nature of grease.
 
indyelviskenobi said:
Brand 96 Complete Gun Treatment

It cleans, lubes and protects AND

it smells like cherry Christmas cookies.
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I don't know who bakes your cookies, but maybe they're using G96 to grease the cookie sheets.:D
I am also a fan of G96, but I've no experience with it in really cold temperatures. I've heard that the RCMP use it all the time, but that could be one of those marketing rumors.
 
I use Hoppes Elite cleaner to clean. Lubriplate No. 105 grease for slide rails, a teflon dry-lube for the bolts and synthetic automatic transmission oil (Amsoil or Mobil-1) for the rest.
 
To clean : Hoppes #9 and Butch`s Bore shine
To lube : Febis K68. A little goes a long way-excellent for sliding parts and has good rust preventative properties.

SM
 
Astroglide!!!! Should be safe and not too smelly and priced right in line with the "gun oil" crap :p
 
Hoppes Elite down the bore

Shooter's Choice on the frame rails

Ballistol everywhere else

Works well on my Glock, but then again, I'm could probably spit shine it and not notice a difference :)
 
M-pro for pistol barrels.

I used Ballistol for a long time - still using it on my long guns that see little action, keeps them rust-free.

Currently a G96 user - except for rails, using a cheap tube of grease from Walmart for those, seems to do a good job.

After reading a lot of good feedback, I got some Weapons Shield - ordered directly from the US, $5 shipping to Canada if you call them & ask for USPS. I got both their CLP and grease, but haven't tried it yet.
 
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