what is everyone out there using for bolt lug grease and what type of experiences have you had with it?? both good and bad. although the lugs are steel they are very important and any damage is a bad thing!! how often are you applying it, say in a day of running 100+ rounds downrange.
what type of bolt lug grease??
- Thread starter bingo1010
- Start date
- Location
- Ft. Mac. Alberta
I use Jet-Lube moly, after every range session.
Cat
Cat
Dennis,
You can buy those syringes cheap and put that red grease in them. Sell them as Sorensen's Super Slippery Shooter's Lube and you should be able to get about a hundred bucks from a tube of bearing grease! It worked for Shooter's Choice. Regards, Bill
You can buy those syringes cheap and put that red grease in them. Sell them as Sorensen's Super Slippery Shooter's Lube and you should be able to get about a hundred bucks from a tube of bearing grease! It worked for Shooter's Choice. Regards, Bill
Got the idea from Ted Gaillard. When you think about it, it's made to prevent galling on freshly machined surfaces under high pressure. Made sense to me.
GM combustion chamber cleaner is a kickass bore cleaner too.
canucklehead
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Calgary, AB
Militec-1 grease for me. I got a 'sample' tub in the mail about 5 years ago, and I still have more than 1/2 left. As noted, a little goes a looong way!
I use a moly extreme differential grease that is for high pressure contact. Actually i just looked it up and it is made by Motormaster "Moly extreme pressure grease" I got the syringes from my dentist. I bought a tube of grease and it will most likely dry out before I can use it all.
It was explained to me like this GALLING is a pressure weld. When two pieces of metal that gall easily are put in contact with one another under some pressure and one is rubbed over the other, there is enough friction that welding of the metal can take place.
The bolt is subject to a lot of pressure upon firing which is focused on the lugs the high pressure lube is capable of managing the force created when the rifle is fired.
After re-reading Ian Roberston post I would seriously look at Copper anti-seize if the manufacturer of BAT actions recommends it then you could put money on it working for all other actions
I usually re-lube the bolt, both at the lugs and the camming surface after a session between 15- 60 rounds
It was explained to me like this GALLING is a pressure weld. When two pieces of metal that gall easily are put in contact with one another under some pressure and one is rubbed over the other, there is enough friction that welding of the metal can take place.
The bolt is subject to a lot of pressure upon firing which is focused on the lugs the high pressure lube is capable of managing the force created when the rifle is fired.
After re-reading Ian Roberston post I would seriously look at Copper anti-seize if the manufacturer of BAT actions recommends it then you could put money on it working for all other actions
I usually re-lube the bolt, both at the lugs and the camming surface after a session between 15- 60 rounds
Last edited:
Based on a recommendation from a former gunsmith in NS, I went with a product called G330M. I've been very satisfied with it ... and a 5 oz tube will last you for years (if you don't regularly use it on your garage door opener). Cleans up easily as well.
http://www.sspinc.com/prodspecs/prodspecs.cfm?spec=1208aspecs
http://www.sspinc.com/lubricants_spec.cfm
http://www.sspinc.com/prodspecs/prodspecs.cfm?spec=1208aspecs
http://www.sspinc.com/lubricants_spec.cfm
Just a question about the question, but who has had a problem with galling and/or headspacing opening up due to wear? All the lube in the world isn't going to stop the high spots of rough machining from flattening, or over pressure loads from setting back action lugs. Opening and closing a bolt isn't really a high wear application, assuming you don't have an action full of dirt. Am I missing something?
