I checked out several “Johnny Glock” videos. The common theme is to run them mainly dry. He also recommends this stuff:Loctite C5-A Anti-Seize Grease
Apparently, it’s the same stuff that Glock uses and also is a good choice for AR barrel nuts:
So what say yea?
Ive never used grease. I lube prior to a range trip and then wipe down. Its always been gtg.
CLP most of the time.
I have used this grease before, never used anti-seize as lube before.
one of the midway reviewers commented that he uses it for break-in. He says he puts it on the trigger links wherever the metal rubs together then wipes it all off after 250 rounds. Clever or not?
Lapping compound would probably work better.
I think it is lapping compound in a way. One of the ingredients is finely ground quartz.
I made a mixture of Synthetic Graphite Grease and synthetic oil and use sparingly on the sliding surfaces.
I use the grease or paste style lubricants. They tend to stay on, keep it slick even when dirty, and makes cleanup easy on the rare occasion I do any. Normally I just apply new grease and some of the old stuff comes off when wiping it on. My G34 went 12k easy like that.
I’ve had pretty good luck with the M-PRO 7 grease on sliding parts, in the decade-plus since I’ve started using greases instead of oils. It doesn’t dry out in my EDC like a few others I’ve tried. (others may prefer a different lube)
Antiseize is designed as an oxygen/water excluder, plus a sacrificial anode on non-moving assemblies. It’s filled with metallic particulates that will actually accelerate wear if the parts are moving relative to one another. Additionally, the light oil used as a carrier evaporates readily - as it’s supposed to - leaving just those particles behind.
I would not use any antiseize as a gun lubricant.
If it’s two sliding parts, it gets the grease. Everything else gets your favorite oil.
Save your dollars. Anti-seize is not a magic lubricant.
Glock put anti-seize on the trigger bar channel as a “lifetime” lubricant to keep the knucklekeads from soaking the firing pin assembly in automotive products like Mobil 1 oil or gear oil. Automotive lubricants are designed to “condition” engine and transmission seals to prevent leaks and will swell the Glock plastic (“polymer”) firing pin liner rendering the gun inoperative.
All you need, if you store your gun in a climate controlled home is this:
Agreed. I think that’s the reasoning behind why you should wipe it off after about 250 rounds.
Regarding metal particles in C5A, its copper and shouldn’t damage harder metal like steel .
I’m a big fan for affordability.
That would be a bad assumption on the Copper. Under vibration or friction / rubbing and mix in a little heat the softer metal 9 times out of ten if not more alloys with the harder and the harder parent metal erodes away. Extreme case in point: The rub stops on the Lockheed P-3 Orion QEC side doors made of LP6A nylon and they compress against a forged AL frame. Yet the shape of the Rub Stop and rubber seals for that matter are clearly visible in the frame rather than the nylon tabs eroding away.
Thoughts on using white lithium grease?
I like Otis grease (have it in the pen brush form), has great staying power. Superlube is also pretty nice, mcarbo seems to like it on triggers too.
I have CRC brand white lithium grease in an aerosol. It comes with one tiny diameter red straws.
Even then, it’s hard to spot apply, I imagine it comes in paste form though and could be sparsely applied. I can’t imagine that its vastly superior to plain old moly bearing grease.
I got my inspiration from Hoppe’s #9 Step 4 black grease and the School of the American Rifle guys honey lube. He’s right it’s way less expensive.
It’s more than Doubled in price since the last time I purchased it - but that’s been something like 7-8 years now, and countless applications.
Stupidly expensive for how much you get in that tube. But has anyone priced Milk, Eggs, or Soda lately?
I’ve used Militec 1 grease on the sliding surfaces and its all I’ve used for 20 year. This stuff stay slick forever and doesn’t run all over
