SigSlinger

I've been using Mobil 1 for years. Its grease for me from now on.

Ruark

I used to shoot with a guy who was a gunsmith specializing in high-dollar IPSC-type pistols. He himself competed in Steel Challenge and IPSC at the national level. He knew his stuff. He always used and recommended a white lithium lubricant (his favorite was Lubriplate) for the rails, and BreakFree CLP for the rest.

I don't think you can buy that kind of Lubriplate any more. Permatex (O'Reilly's usually has it) makes a white lithium grease that comes in a toothpaste-type tube.

Bryeguy

I know LSAT is used on the military MK-19. Fully automatic grenade launcher! It's awesome to put some rounds down-range with that bad boy!

Sgt Ed

Does anyone know the difference between Mil-Tec products and Mil-comm products. I think I got bamboozled into thinking they were one and the same, but after checking I think they are different. I have been lubeing the same way FLORK recommends,but using Mil-Tec oil that is heated up real good with a heat gun, after application. For the rails I mix the oil with Lubriplate 105,apply and heat up. Rack the slide a couple of times and wipe excess with the slide mounted.The rails are the only part of the gun that are wet,for the oil is absorbed in the metal so say Mil tec. All I know is the stuff works.They also have a grease but I have not used it on my guns ,BUT use it in servicing my trucks in my business and I could not be more pleased. NO DRY OUT.It is a synthetic grease with 15% mil tec oil added.All I know is it is slick and works.

Sgt Ed

Any auto part store carries LUBRIPLATE 105. Bout $7.00 a tube. The cats meow when assembling engines,and what makes it good is, it will mix with oil which most grease WILL NOT.

Vetteguy904

this is what i have been doing.. time to go get some grease

Lite and Loaded

I have heard of it and have heard good things but i have not used it. my biggest reason I haven't tried it is that it seems it requires a heat gun to apply the product best as the hairdryer methods don't seem to get hot enough to to the job unless you want to spend all night with the hairdryer.

how did you apply it and what were your results? do you notice your slide wtc. moving more freely now?

Gary1911A1

Great advice from the OP. I worry about all my pistols with aluminum anodizing on the rails and follow his advice.

mpgo4th

So is auto parts store bought white litheum grease ok to use on the rails?

Zombie

Yes

Sully007

Grease vs spray lube. Which is better?

Zombie

IMHO grease all the way.

Waynefi

What about the barrel, barrel lockup to slide, guide rod/spring ? Oil or grease ?

Thanks,

Wayne

Sgt Ed

I use a very light coat of Mil Tec Grease well rubbed in.

SigsT7

I am about to go to the range this morning, and will report back on what I am using on the rails: Eno's Slide Glide (medium viscosity)

I have owned Sigs in the past, and never used grease, but only CLP type cleaner/lube products......

In the past, I didn't really shoot my weapons as much as I should have, due to where I lived and the lack of ranges....
so I never saw any rail damage due to NOT using grease.....

But now, I shoot as much as possible, and will be greasing the heck out of my new 220 Compact's rails!

Sig228Nut

There are a lot of self-appointed "experts" out there these days. The #1 thing I see from them is a misunderstanding of how to properly lube a gun. In nearly all of their self-appointed "expert" recommendations, they hopelessly over-lube the gun. Beyond optimal, all you're doing with the excess lube is increasing the statistical probability that the gun will fail to function properly. Grease, any grease, inhibits movement. You should only use as little as is necessary to maintain consistency/placement.

SigsT7

Just back from the range.

I had applied a liberal amount of Slide Glide to the top of the frame (where the slide rides) and in the frame rails.

Now, when I was in Iraq, this would be a total fail, due to the grease attracting dirt and grit....
but here in friendly 'ol New England, the conditions are good for grease.

Right from round 1, no problems with functioning.
The real reason for the grease on the rails is for longevity of the aluminum alloy frame...in my opinion.

Grease, oil, all-in-one products, frog lube, etc....
Keep it clean, keep it lubed, keep it maintained properly: things will work fine!

davonwav

The slide glide lube sounds really great! Yes rem-iol won't last 50 rnds as I've checked. In fact, it splatters out all over the place, just way too light & thin. Always wondered if we need something with more mass/gel-like to hang in there. Outstanding I will definitely get some for Sig M400E & Bushy as well!

Thanks so much!

Dave

echo6tango

Oil and grease do not have to be mutually exclusive.

I've used this guide to lubing the 1911 for years, and I think it's probably applicable to the Sig as well since their lubrication needs seem to be very similar.

EVER READY - NEVER DRY; All Weather, All Condition, All Weapon Lubrication System

N8RV

Flork, are you still around? I'd be interested to hear your take on this -- not for argument's sake (Lord knows, everybody has an opinion), but because the first thing I noticed was the ribbons of grease that you recommended.

I was always an oil-only guy. Not because I knew anything, but because nobody had ever shown me how to properly clean and lube a gun of any kind.

I recently took a Kimber in to a shop and the guy proceeded to strip it and clean it for me, showing me how to do it "right." He introduced me to gun grease. After cleaning and lubing the Kimber, he spied the P226 in my case and did the same thing for it. Nice guy. And I bought a small tube of grease.

The thing is, he used just a small dab of grease in the rail slots and on the slide, saying that any excess will just squirt out the front and back when you rack the slide -- which it did.

I've read more often than not that most people over-lubricate their guns.

I'd just like to hear your rationale for using so much grease. It seems wasteful. I'm enough of a noob that I'm just trying to learn.

What say you?