Gun grease

Nighthawk

January 13, 2003 14:05

I've always used a light coat of gun oil on my handguns, but I recently bought a new Springfield Armory .45 to use as a carry gun here in Ohio (our new CCW law takes effect April 8th). My question is this: I've read some articles that say you should use a grease as a lubricant for CCW weapons as it lasts longer and stays on your gun. Any comments on gun grease would be helpful. Also what kinds if any, do you recommend.

Thanks,

Mike

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  Nighthawk

  January 13, 2003 14:05

  I'm looking for a good grease to use on the lockworks on my S&W revolvers and rifle triggers. used one marketed by Chip McCormick but can't locate any, what would be compareable?

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  kingjoey

  January 13, 2003 14:16

  Yep, cosmoline. [^]

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  Herschel

  January 13, 2003 14:25

  rugster, Cosmoline is the tarry stuff that the govt uses for preservation. When it dries it can be very difficult to remove.
  I think you would be happier with the results you get from using RIG (Rust Inhibiting Grease).

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  Nighthawk

  January 13, 2003 14:30

  Thanks kingjoey,Hershel I could not think of it.Appreciate it!!
  
  
  
  Best!!
  
  Rugster
  
  
  Toujours Pret

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  mark christian

  January 13, 2003 14:35

  That is the stuff Rugster, the nighmare of recruits and gun collectors and the closest thing to a non-removable subatance ever developed by man: Cosmoline. If I remember correctly this was actually a trade name for a proprietary petrolatum protective which consists of grease, shellac, beeswax, and a dose of copper sulfate thrown in as a corrosion inhibitor. It came in blocks and was heated and then thinned with alcohol and allowed to set, the alcohol would then evaporate and leave the coating to set up FIRMLY...usually for no less than 20 years- often much more. Everyone has a favored method of removing the stuff, mine is a blast of oven cleaner follwed by kerosine...outdoors of course! I know we've got some vets on our board who'll have some fasinating stories about their battles with this goop.
  
  Mark T. Christian

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  Jim Rau

  January 13, 2003 15:27

  Pachmyer made a spray that dried to a firm coat and was great for storing anything ferrous. I bought a case of it about 10 years ago, I don't know if it is still avalaible, but if it is it works great and is alot easer to clean off.[:)]
  
  Self defence is an ablsolute and natural right. Keep your powder dry! J. Rau, Alaska

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  undersigned

  January 13, 2003 15:49

  About ten years ago, when I stopped working at Camp Smith, and finding a range became nearly impossible, I coated my prized firearms in RIG (except for a few with exotic wood stocks), and stored them away in Brownell's bags. When I took them out three years later to go to the range, they were a b*tch to clean up. But none had even a spot of rust or patina. I'd use it again for long-term storage...

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