EricW Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 I don't remember who clued me in to silicone spray, but it's the best doggone $3 I've ever spent at Napa. I've brought more mags back to life with that stuff. I rescued a bunch of my dying Orlites yesterday, so at least I have runnable 30 rounders until my DPMS mags show up. Works great on STI mags too. Thank you to whomever shared the secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Larry Cazes Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 Does this stuff leave a dry coating? I have just discovered the virtues of Flitz and a cloth wheel on my Dremel tool for polishing the feed lips and insides of my S_I mag tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 Fantastic stuff; I just give a quick spray on an old towl & dump in my loaded rounds (after tumbling off the OneShot w/ corncob) & my match ammo is ready to go. Every time my SV mags hit the dirt, they come apart, get a quick brushing & once over w/ the silicone cloth. Have not tried BoShield yet but Silicon is easier to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 Sometimes I wipe stuff with one of those cloths with silicone in it, so I figure that's about the same as sprayin' 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSeevers Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 I always spray the inside of my mags, after cleaning, with silicone spray. The OCD in me then makes me put a little dry graphite in there after it drys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 I always spray the inside of my mags, after cleaning, with silicone spray Me too. I treat match pistol ammo by laying it out on a silicone rag, giving it an aerosol shot and rolling the batch before boxing for the match. I use stripper clips for rifle ammo and always spray and wipe them before loading mags. I use dry graphite in Tec-Loader tubes instead because it doesn’t bind with dust and I wind up re-useing those without a cleaning break at matches. -- Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpty1 Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Yep, it's good stuff. Between stages during a major match, I'll scrub the tube with an Arredondo brush, then I keep a soft fiber brush liberally sprayed with silicone inside a ziplock in my range bag. That goes in the tube next. A pass with each brush and your mags are clean and slick as glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidwiz Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 Don't know if its the same thing Eric is referring to, but I use the Mag Slick spray on my mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted September 21, 2004 Author Share Posted September 21, 2004 I'm talking about a $3 can of "Silicone spray" from Napa. (Yes, I *am* cheap.) It leaves a very slight residue that doesn't seem to attract gunk. All I know is my Orlites are working again which makes me happy because now I have thrasher mags again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Larry Cazes Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 eric, I asked about residue because I used to do the same with break free for some Para mags that I used to shoot L10. They worked great for the first hundred rounds or so and then started to gum up due to trapped soot. Ill give the NAPA silicone spray a try in those truly ugly mags next time I run the Para. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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