Slide Glide and 1911's

[Lobonca]

From the Youtube videos and info on the Brian Enos site Slide Glide is shown used on semi autos like Glocks, XDs, M&Ps etc. Are people using it successuflly with 1911's?

[chirpy]

I am! I use the lite on my carry LW Officers ACP .45.

Richard

[G34 CORDY]

I use it on all my guns.

[fowlh339]

I use it on all my guns...most are 1911. I even use it on my ARs. Great stuff. IMO

[skip62]

I use it on all my guns too, just be careful when it gets cold. If you clean the gun, slide glide it, then go shoot below about 45°, you'll likely have problems. If you clean, slide glide it, and get to shoot 100 rounds, you'll be good to about 25°. It thins out after it gets a little burnt powder in it. You don't need much either, just a thin coat.

[GmanCdp]

Been using it for years on 1911's.. Just had a Les Baer rebuilt with around 90k on it ,with slide glide on it from the 1st shot..Gunsmith said it probably helped with the life of the gun.. I used a good deal of it on the recoil spring,bushing,anf frame rails,and replaced it around every 1500 or so rounds..

While running a state match few years ago,a shooter with a DRY Glock was having issues and came to me to take a look at it..Got it wet with slide glide and he finished the match,and still uses it today.good stuff...

[amish_rabbi]

I use the light compound on my 1911 exclusively, in temperatures hitting 0 Celsius and below with no issues.

[Adam Sills]

Another "I use it" here.

It doesn't get really cold in Houston, so I've only ever used it at 45 and up.

[Quack]

Good stuff. As the others have said, if its being used in colder weather, you may have issues.

Last summer I wanted to do a reliability test with a new (to me) custom 2011 in a Costa handgun class. 2000rds in 3 days with no cleaning or extra lube (SG on barrel&slide, oil on pivoting parts) with zero issues or malfunctions.

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Edited February 6, 2013 by Quack

[paopao]

User here also

[rhett45acp]

I use it on my 1911's', Paras, Glocks, 870/1100s, M1s, Mini14s, and ARs. You see the pattern?

It's where you put it that counts. I mainly use it on the "big stuff" barrel, recoil assembly, rails, and hammer. I use Brownells Action Lube on the small stuff.

Careful as stated above about the temperature. I shoot some places that get cold. I was schooled early on about the cold at a small match. So I stuffed a hand warmer in the mag well for a little while to heat the gun up. I did this after the first stage where my 1911 was in "slow motion". It was about 20F. After the hand warmer stayed in the gun about 40 minutes inside the gun bag, the 1911 was all peppy for the rest of the match.

For non-match guns expecting low round count, I still use a mixture of Mobile-1 and STP. In other applications, I have been known to use White Lithium lube.

SG does seem to make the gun feel not only slick, but smooth.

I also use SG on my carry autos during "break-in". Then switch to the Mobile/STP mixture for carry.

RT

[Lobonca]

Thank you all for your help and information! Any other tips and suggestions are also welcomed.

[GuildSF4]

I use Slide-Glide Lite on my 1911's, sometimes cut with a touch of oil in cold.

[MoNsTeR]

I use SG on all my pistols, and my Dillons too. When it gets cold I use Lite and thin it with FP-10, or fall back to just FP-10 if it's really cold.

[bountyhunter]

Thank you all for your help and information! Any other tips and suggestions are also welcomed.

I use it on all guns. In colder temps, I mix in some FP-10 to thin it a little.