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HELP Newby Cleaning Lubing 45 mil-spec for 1st time

Lamps3 said:
What are you experts using to clean and remove the film from a brand-new gun???
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I though that's what the first box of ammo was for.o_Oo_Oo_O
As for lube,
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 Grandma's rifle, Granddads shotgun, Dads guns, my guns for 50 years. Never anything but to the best of my knowledge. They all work just fine.
 
Model 457 said:
I run my EDC dry but clean frequently. This greatly reduces lint attraction. Stored firearms are cleaned with Hoppes #9 and then wiped down with a silicone impregnated cloth. I'd probably look at different options if I lived somewhere that had high humidity or dampness. As it stands now, my firearms and ammunition are stored in a humidity and temperature controlled room.
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i wish i could have temp/humidity controlled room....or a house in fact.

but this old house (literally) has so many drafts, i cannot afford to pay for a full insulation job.....

the cost for THIS old house, is prohobitive.
 
Grayfox said:
Everybody is different. I've always kept it simple. Hoppe's #9 for cleaning and Hoppe's oil and Rig grease for lube. All of which are pretty cheap and readily available at most any sporting goods store or gun shop.
If it turns, oil it. If it slides, grease it. ;)
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what i bolded and underlined.

when anyone asks, (as the O/P did in the first posting) "what do you use, and recommend regarding oils, grease, cleaning products"....

87, gajillon responses and many more to tell people they are using the wrong products, or are not doing it right..

what are the right products and procedures...........for who...?????

what one starts off and used for a lifetime, may be the right way, the right products for HIM (or her)..

but not necessarily for ME, or YOU, or others.

the "only time", i use grease on ANY semi-automatic gun", is for my carry gun, to prevent the migration of LUBE OIL from running down the rails, and into my holster....

and that's it.....endo-defacto, for me.

then there are the comparrissions to "THE BEST"......

Jesus H. Christ.........
 
Model 457 said:
I run my EDC dry but clean frequently. This greatly reduces lint attraction.
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on this i will not do...run it dry when it is my EDC...reasons for me are


1) i carry AIWB

2) it gets hot, and very muggy (humid) up here

3) my sweating, and the moisture in the air add to the high probability for the rails to rust

4) lint does get attracted to my EDC for sure, but it has never been a ginormous amount.

5) i'd hate for my rails to stop the slide in action, or for a spring to break from being rusted.

6) i pretty much only clean my EDC when i take it out to run a box of rounds thru it, which (when i had my Hellcat, was 4 times a year.....with my new G-19..?? this gun is a "comfortable shooter, so it'll see range time more often.......the Hellcat was a biotch with its recoil......

regarding you keeping your EDC dry....... you do you, frankly, i never, ever heard of anyone not keeping an EDC lubed.
 
Kinda a loaded question as everyone has a opinion. I have been cleaning guns since the 50 and the changes that have come down the chute have been over whelming and naturally all of them claim to be the best. I have probably twenty different kinds over the years. When I used Happy's solvent my wife was expecting our first child and I could only clean weapons on sunny days because I had to go outside because we had a two room appointment. Time marched on and now days I have been using Otis products. I go to the garage to clean weapons and keep the stuff away as the wife is on oxygen. Try the different products and pick one that you feel does the job for you. It's just like the weapon you chose it's for you. Oh it's okay to mix and match because it's you.
 
Hoo boy, asking how one maintains their beloved piece is opening a can ‘o worms.

Ballistol for the exterior, 5-w30 / 3-in-1 for the oil (pivots) and grease (slide). KISS.

I do run my Sigs/Gen3 S&Ws and 1911s “wetter” than my Glocks.
 
Old_Me said:
i wish i could have temp/humidity controlled room....or a house in fact.

but this old house (literally) has so many drafts, i cannot afford to pay for a full insulation job.....

the cost for THIS old house, is prohobitive.
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My "gun room" is the nicest part of this shack! It took a long time to build and the vault door was the most expensive part that had to be paid for all at once. Fortunately I don't have to fight extreme humidity but i do have a programmable 71 quart dehumidifier that I plumbed a drainage tube into the bathroom drain that is on the other side of one of the walls. The drywall and the other stuff was done over time.
 
mreed911 said:
Ignore the product, read the advice and why: https://www.cherrybalmz.com/post/secrets-of-1911-reliability-how-to-lube-for-maximum-performance

I personally use FP-10 and Slide Glide.
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no way, no how, in HELL did i ever, or will ever lube ANY of my 1911's like in that article.

those pics were old, maybe back in the day, a 1911 had to be lubed like that.

i have a syringe all plastic, bought a bunch of them on amazon, and one is filled with red automotive Heavy Duty grease,

when i did give my Sig STX some grease, it was a very fine line in the slide's rails only.

but damn, even that tiny amount was a absolute mess to clean after shooting just 100 rounds.

nope, nada, no way Jose`...

i'll stick to the Lucas Extreme Duty oil.

as i mentioned many posting ago, even Dan Wesson says to use synthetic OIL to lube their 1911's, and i have 2 of them.
 
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