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

[mreed911]

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.

YMMV. Works well for me and I run my guns pretty hard.

 

[Anchorite]

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.

Made my case:

“The second universal rule, is lube heavy: just the friction surfaces – the wetter the better.”

 

[Anchorite]

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.

It ain’t gonna hurt to run ‘em wet.

Ask any top-tier 1911 ‘smith and they will concur.

Factory guns are loose in tolerance. A Wilson, or Nighthawk, Alchemy, Les a Baer, etc., all run better, wetter.

 

[Belt Fed]

If'n i'm not getting sprayed in the face their runnin too dry.

 

[HayesGreener]

Ballistol is great. I have waterproofed boots with it and cleaned plastic house plants. And non-toxic is a plus. Almost forgot about that stuff!

I use Ballistol to clean my blackpowder guns, works great. I was recently in a locksmith shop and was interested to see the locksmith using sprsy cans of Ballistol on lock mechanisms.

 

[HayesGreener]

Scrub with a bronze bristle brush with Hoppes then blast everything off with Gunscrubber. Wipe dry, fog with light Remoil spray, wipe off excess, then apply light bead of TW25 grease to the rails

FWIW, in my firearms courses we ended the course with cleaning and lubing guns. When cleaning 5-10 guns the above procedure was very quick and effective, important when everyone wants to go home

 

[Old_Me]

If'n i'm not getting sprayed in the face their runnin too dry.

i was trying to find pics of a guy getting squirted in the face.

26,595 pics of sexual pics, and i somehow feel that this thread would get shut down...

oh, you would have liked the pics.........( i know i did)


so, how's about this one..??