TW25b vs MPRO 7 OIL... experiences?

[Avenida]

I have been using MPRO 7 oil for a while now and I really like, it does not dry out and it does it's jobs. It's smelly and tends to run (like any oil) out the frame if you put to much, so it could be messy.
It works great in my polymer but I do not like it as much in my SIG for the mess it creates, I found myself wiping oil out often, mostly below the hammer due to the slide blowing the oil back. It is not too bad, not a lot of oil but it is annoying.

Anyway, I bought 4oz of TW25b from brownells (expensive s....t) like 25 bucks for that, I would've bought MIlITEC-1 but went with TW just because it is the lubricant recommended by SIG (which means sh!t, I know). Anyway, these 2 lubricants are not the same although they execute similar tasks, militec claims to bond with metal surfaces (pre heated) whereas TW is just a more modern grease ?...

The reason why I didn't buy militec is actually because HK recommends to avoid any lubricant that claims to do such thing (metal bonding) because it deaden primers.

boloni?

TW25B, seems to be perfect for the SIG at least in the summer, it stays put in the rails more than the oil making for a cleaner gun to handle overall.

I haven't tried either of this lubricants in the winter yet, so I am looking for advice to what works best or what works best for you.


Cheers.

 

[KevinB]

Stay away from Militec it sucks.

TW-25B will dry out - so you will need to keep re-applying it.

 

[Avenida]

Thanks Kevin,

IS it something that I should bring with me at the range or it will dry out over the course of a few days?

Stay away from Militec it sucks.

TW-25B will dry out - so you will need to keep re-applying it.

 

[Hitzy]

I tend to use grease (sparingly) on the rails in the summer, and oil in colder weather. I also ditched gun oils in favor of synthetic motor oil.....$6 per liter on sale, works great, way cheaper...

 

[Lead hammer]

So far I have tried Mpro7, it seems good and don't find that it smells that bad. Have not tried the others you mentioned though. I have also tried heavy weight Mobil 1, and engine shield. So far can't really tell much difference, although I think I like the Mobil 1 the best so far. After 250 rounds, some oil remained on the slide with all three. Not sure about the guys shooting a lot more rounds per session.

 

[Avenida]

I assume that any synt oil will work. Mpro 7 oil is too expensive, next time I am buying oil it will be Mobil 1, if mobil 1 can handle 4000 RPMs it should handle a hot gun no problem.

 

[tjhaile]

Mobil 1 is what Ken Hackathorn uses and recommends. Automotive lubricants are, if anything, over-engineered for firearm use and dirt cheap compared to any of the gun-specific products.

If you want to use a grease, Permatex makes a synthetic grease that comes in a convenient squeeze tube.