sigwolf

Thanks. I use it on my other SIG pistols and on my son's P226. On those guns it works just fine. The X-5 is the odd-man-out.

I have the lighter version of Slide Glide which I use on all the guns I own. I recently purchased a SIG Sauer P226 X-5 Tactical 9mm. However, it would not function with the light formula Slide Glide. I had to resort to oil on the first trip to the range and later to the grease that came with the gun. My application of the SG wasn't particularly thick and the weather was mild but the gun is tight and it has a factory recoil reducing system in it that I believe is reducing the force of the rearward movement of the slide enough to create the problem. Basically it stovepipes. Extraction if fine, ejection seems to be fine but the round gets caught. Does anyone use SG on their X-5 tactical? Do I further cut the SG with oil to lighten it or does that compromise it's integrity as a lubricant and it's ability to stay put? Thanks

I have used the #1 first then during the winter here in Vermont I started using the lite. However, even the lite during the winter sometimes seemed too viscose. I'm wondering if perhaps I'm using too much or using it in the wrong or too many places. I've been told I over lub the guns which is partly just a personal perspective, but I have had some issues which I believe have to do with the slide moving. I've changed to using a lighter grease and the problems were resolved. However, I want to use the Slide Glide. I like the product.

I have had some difficulty using Slide Glide with new SiGs. Generally it works fine on my 1911s, but on my Stainless SiGs it seems to slow things down to the point of causing some malfunctions. Perhaps I'm using too much, or putting it in the wrong places or perhaps I just need to use lite even in warm weather. Has anyone used it on other autos other then 1911s and especially SiGs and stainless SiGs. SiGWolf

I ordered Brian's Book on Practical shooting a while ago because I was looking for help and instruction and couldn't find any anywhere. I recently cracked the cover and read the first chapters about attitude and the "zen of shooting". All I can say is "WOW!", did that ever make a difference. I've been doing Chinese martial arts for nearly ten years and have been sitting zazen for a good bit of that time as well as other moving meditative practises. So, when I read the chapter I had some idea what he was meaning to convey I just had not applied it to my shooting. The advice about simply observing has had a more significant impact on my shooting than anything else I've ever been told or read. Thanks Brian!

That's what I thought and that's where I've been applying it. I assume then "top end" refers to the slide and associated parts like the barrel and guide rod, bushing, recoil spring, as opposed to the lower part meaning the frame and associated parts. Thanks.

In the Slide Glide instructions it refers to applying it to the "top end". I'm not sure exactly what part the part of the gun to which it refers. I think I might know but want to make sure. sigwolf