What is Conservation Grease?

[TyKing]

Hey all

I am very green when it comes to anything related to smithing. Recently decided to change hand-guard on a B&T and the manual is asking to apply small film of “conservation grease” between gas block and said Handguard.

I have MilComm synthetic Grease or Aeroshell 64 at my disposal.

Illuminate me gents.

 

[guntech]

google = http://al-co.bg/files/custom/gresi/Conservation grease CS-P5.pdf

Don't be afraid of google... it usually has more answers than questions.

 

[TyKing]

Much obliged, was Google illiterate it seems!

 

[TyKing]

Based off that link, I am now left with more questions...

 

[guntech]

Just use some grease, what ever you have... and contact B&T for more clarification.

 

[bearhunter]

Commonly called Cosmoline.

Cosmoline is the genericized trademark for a common class of brown wax-like petroleum-based corrosion inhibitors

It can harden over time, when exposed to air but it works very well for its intended purpose.

It's available under different brand names but as guntec mentions, any good grease will do the job.

 

[Magellann]

Conservation grease is an old term for cosmoline, I usually use a white grease like Lubriplate on firearms that require grease. I find that it doesn't thicken too much in the cold compared to others.

 

[silverfoxdj]

just use some grease, what ever you have... And contact b&t for more clarification.

i would use what you have as well..

 

[TyKing]

Thanks everyone, working with what I have will do the trick. The lack of info for the term "conservation" threw me off.

 

[Leeper]

Thanks everyone, working with what I have will do the trick. The lack of info for the term "conservation" threw me off.

That's because there may have been a misprint. I believe what you are referring to is "conversation grease"; otherwise described as hard liquor. It's use makes conversation easier if less intelligible.

 

[TyKing]

That's because there may have been a misprint. I believe what you are referring to is "conversation grease"; otherwise described as hard liquor. It's use makes conversation easier if less intelligible.

Came for advice, stayed for the banter. Carry on

 

[dero338]

if you are looking for easy to find rust protection grease which will stay there when warm, check for protection tape at a hydraulic stuff dealer. just rub your parts with the tape. that's what we use at sea to protect critical fitting when not available in stainless

 

[easy]

Came for advice, stayed for the banter. Carry on

OK, I’ll play since you got your answer. Don’t ban me please.

Conservation grease is the lube Liberals provide when shoving a pineapple backwards up our blip. It’s to preserve the pineapple.