Winter lubrication?

[Broc]

I have a reasonably tight fitting 1911 and normally use Wilson Ultima or Slip grease or SFL-1
but with winter, I find it all thickens up to the point where the 1911 won't eject at all.

Do you guys change out to a lighter, more oily lube for the colder months?

First I thought this thread about about personal lubrication.

Then I thought it was about the OP owning a Porsche and flexing on the poors.

Then I realized I am just drunk.

Forget about grease. Use CLP. Done.
Apply liberaly, then wipe.

 

[mav]

I use CLP when I’m cleaning my firearms. I also have Remoil in an aerosol can I bring in my range bag. I generally spray some remoil on the friction areas before I shoot.

 

[chris_1001]

I generally spray some remoil on the friction areas before I shoot.

Your load?

 

[cmw]

ATF - smelly and red but excellent, cheap, and ubiquitous.

 

[Mountain]

G96 is pretty good in very cold conditions. Marvel Mystery Oil is also a good cold weather oil.

RemOil is horrible below 15 degrees. It actually gums up to the point of forming tiny chunks.

 

[IPSC_DRL]

As has been mentioned earlier in this thread. Once the aresol carrier in WD-40 evaporates, I leaves a sticky residue. I don't care if you have been using it for 40 years, it is NOT a good lube for guns. I'll use it in a pinch to help cleaning but prefer non-chlorinated brake cleaner for that task if aerosol is required.

My friend unloads all types of WD products from train tankers and cans the stuff for distribution. He knows quite a bit about its properties.

I like Mobil1 for lubrication of semi-autos.

 

[silversquirrel]

Wilson has an Ultima product for low temps... I have some. Will go look for it to find the name.

 

[walter62]

Found it.

• Ultima-Lube II Lite Oil: Very low viscosity. Ideal for extreme cold weather use. Recommended Uses: Tightly fitted handguns of minor caliber.
  • Item number 621-2, 621-4
• Ultima-Lube II Oil: Thin viscosity penetrates hard-to-get-to areas. Ideal for cold weather use, 10° to 350° F temperature range. Recommended Uses: Tightly fitted handguns of all types.
  • Item number 577-2, 577-4
• Ultima-Lube II Universal: All-purpose lube for all types of firearms. Stays put under extreme conditions, 40° to 350° F temperature range. Recommended Uses: Service pistols/revolvers and broken-in custom handguns, Long guns of all action types, AR-style rifles in the 20° to 50° F temperature range.
  • Item number 578-2, 578-4

 

[mav]

G96 is pretty good in very cold conditions. Marvel Mystery Oil is also a good cold weather oil.

RemOil is horrible below 15 degrees. It actually gums up to the point of forming tiny chunks.

Good to know. My question is why the hell are you shooting in <15 degree weather?

 

[Broc]

G96 is pretty good in very cold conditions. Marvel Mystery Oil is also a good cold weather oil.

RemOil is horrible below 15 degrees. It actually gums up to the point of forming tiny chunks.

Anything Remington is sh*t.

 

[chris_1001]

Anything Remington is sh*t.

Ironically I always thought rem oil was too thin… never used what I had.

 

[mav]

Ironically I always thought rem oil was too thin… never used what I had.

My stuff always goes bang with the Remoil. Of course, CLP has also always worked for me as well.

 

[chris_1001]

My stuff always goes bang with the Remoil. Of course, CLP has also always worked for me as well.

CLP or Slip 2000 for me.

 

[Broc]

My stuff always goes bang with the Remoil. Of course, CLP has also always worked for me as well.

Most guns will go "bang" with no oil. Most people over think it.

That doesn't mean Remoil is good stuff, I still think it is sh*t.

 

[chris_1001]

Most guns will go "bang" with no oil. Most people over think it.

That doesn't mean Remoil is good stuff, I still think it is sh*t.

I just use some spit. Oh. Wrong thread. Carry on.

 

[Mountain]

Good to know. My question is why the hell are you shooting in <15 degree weather?

LOL avatar checks out? I enjoy being out on a crisp winter day plus have had some fun testing gear and accuracy in extreme for New England cold. I think my record is minus 13? Shot a M1 Garand in minus 7 using my usual Mobil 1 grease for lube.

 

[mav]

LOL avatar checks out? I enjoy being out on a crisp winter day plus have had some fun testing gear and accuracy in extreme for New England cold. I think my record is minus 13? Shot a M1 Garand in minus 7 using my usual Mobil 1 grease for lube.

Between this thread and the Gone in 60 seconds thread, it’s obvious I’ve gone soft in my middle age.

 

[Mountain]

Between this thread and the Gone in 60 seconds thread, it’s obvious I’ve gone soft in my middle age.

Or you're the only one who has achieved at least minimal maturity?

 

[Grendizer138]

Nonsense. It was developed by the Rocket Chemical Company to displace water on the Atlas rocket fuselage, that's true, but shortly thereafter they found that it's also an excellent solvent, penetrating oil, and lubricant.
I've been using it to clean and protect and lubricate my guns for over 40 years.

Note to self: don’t buy any 40 year old guns from this guy.

 

[ErnstStavro]

I have a reasonably tight fitting 1911 and normally use Wilson Ultima or Slip grease or SFL-1
but with winter, I find it all thickens up to the point where the 1911 won't eject at all.

Do you guys change out to a lighter, more oily lube for the colder months?

Yes, for the EDC or anything else I'm going to shoot outside.

 

[NHKevin]

I have a reasonably tight fitting 1911 and normally use Wilson Ultima or Slip grease or SFL-1
but with winter, I find it all thickens up to the point where the 1911 won't eject at all.

Do you guys change out to a lighter, more oily lube for the colder months?

Get a better pistol - HK maybe.
It won't be so sensitive to the weather.

 

[MotorHead]

Militec works year round in NE.

 

[daddysuperfly]

I like the Lucas oil I grabbed. Little bottle has a needle dispenser so I don't get it everywhere

 

[M1911]

I have a reasonably tight fitting 1911 and normally use Wilson Ultima or Slip grease or SFL-1
but with winter, I find it all thickens up to the point where the 1911 won't eject at all.

Do you guys change out to a lighter, more oily lube for the colder months?

No.

I just always use synthetic motor oil to lube my guns. And I carry a Glock these days.

 

[Wickedcoolname]

Trivia: WD-40 stands for Water Displacement formula 40. Evidently there were 39 previous formulas which did not make the cut.

No, really?

 

[T-Unit]

Man, if you gotta change lube for a gun to run in the winter, don't carry that gun in the winter, man.

 

[Uzi2]

I have a reasonably tight fitting 1911 and normally use Wilson Ultima or Slip grease or SFL-1
but with winter, I find it all thickens up to the point where the 1911 won't eject at all.

Do you guys change out to a lighter, more oily lube for the colder months?

You need to either shoot that gun more often and loosen up the tolerances aka (clearances) or sparingly apply some lapping compound to the slide rails and work the action a few hundred times.

Any gun that is that temperature sensitive so as to malfunction with a change in ambient temperature is not reliable enough to carry.

Curious.......is it a Kimber?

 

[Taipan01]

I clean and oil/lube mine after each use and before putting them up. For solvents I've switched over to Hoppes elite. It's safe for all firearms. I have a couple smiths that have a painted surface like a 642 and other synthetic materials like plastic fantastics and it's safe for those also. I use rem-oil as a general coverage for storage by spaying everything and wiping it down. For lubing on the rails and metal on metal I use Hoppes gun oil with the precise applicator and Q-tips to spread it and remove any excess.

With lubing, too much is also as bad as to little and will gum up.

With rimfire's, prior to going to the range, I'll wipe the internals dry and spray them with Remi-dry lube. It really reduces the amount of build up that you get with them. A quick boresnakeing, wipe down with an old t-shirt and spray every couple hundred shots keeps me going the whole day.

 

[rewster]

Seriously tho I like MPRO.

DITTO !!!!

 

[LakeTrout]

Astroglide on the wife, KY on the girlfriend