The best lube for STI

[LIKE2SHOOT]

Got a new edge ,and would like to know what the best lube is?

Edited February 11, 2014 by LIKE2SHOOT

[R1valdez]

No such thing as best lube. As long as you lube the gun your good to go.

[DRobson]

Astroglide

[steviesterno]

i just spit on it. Unless I have some fresh blood off a C class shooter.

[dapribek]

Mobil 1 works very well.

[Biloxi23]

:roflol:That was bad!

[cecil]

I use Slick 2000 on my open guns as well as my limited gun

[Craig N]

i just spit on it. Unless I have some fresh blood off a C class shooter.

That's why I ban knives in my presence until I move up.

[Bob DuBois]

Mobil 1 5W30, it's hard to beat. Get the little needle oiler from Brownell's. On my third quart been using Mobil 1 for a long time.

at present have six STI pistols

[Carmine]

5W30

Edited February 12, 2014 by Carmine

[steviesterno]

doesn't take a knife... I just let people shoot a Walther ppk or let a 1911 guy shoot a block with a high grip. They bleed more than enough.

Also, Liberal's tears. Never ending supply but kinda smells like sadness

[fmj3]

A quart of Mobil 1 lasts a long time.

Been using 0w-20 for a while now - a little heavier seems to be more popular.

[blaster113]

Brian Enos Slide Glide on the slide rails and Firepower FP10 or any other quality oil everywhere else needing lube

[Ultimo-Hombre]

+1 on the Mobil 1

Weight based on temp

I like slide glide on ignition guts.

[ak_tech]

I use Frog Lube on all my guns. Has worked the best and my guns are all minty fresh. I also use it so I don't expose my daughter to more nasty chemicals than needed.

[Craig N]

doesn't take a knife... I just let people shoot a Walther ppk or let a 1911 guy shoot a block with a high grip. They bleed more than enough.

Also, Liberal's tears. Never ending supply but kinda smells like sadness

I remember when the Kershaw Whirlwind came out. The local gun store owner had a BALL! letting everyone try his new "legal switchblade" everyone cut their thumb that 1st time.

[Kratos]

+1 on Mobil 1.

[twodownzero]

I use a very soft lubriplate grease called "SFL-0." I bought a can of it from the Lubriplate website and it's probably enough to last a lifetime. The can is about the size of a quart of paint and I doubt I've used 5% of it in the last 5 years. I'll probably be dead and gone before it's used up. I put it on with an acid brush.

The only oil I ever use is CLP, and I mostly use that to prevent rust.

[EEH]

FP 10

On everything !

[Shadow]

Royal Purple 5W-30. Mobil 1 is also good.

[jrbet83]

Mix 5qts of Mobil 1 5w-20 and 1qt of Castor GTX 10w-40. Run it in a motor, at temp for 7 mins. Drain it into a clean aluminum pan (a plastic one will not work, as those heated hydrocarbons with adhere to the plastic). Immediately add 6 cups of M2C-33G approved automatic transmission fluid, as the polyalphaolefins molecules in the engine oil will bond with the ATF's kinematic viscosity modifiers, to produce what is know as a polypalesian compound. After cooling at room temperature in humidity less than 70% (if your in humidity greater then 70% 8oz of organic vegetable oil will need to be added), remove the top layer of oil (as this is where the majority of the monopalesian compound will collect, as the polyalesian compound is heavier) and discard. The remaining mixture is the best lube for an STI. You'll see best results if you use within 7-8 months, as the compound bonding will begin to separate and you can start to get oxidilysis.

Edited February 15, 2014 by jrbet83

[Daveo52]

5w-30 semi synthetic

[RangerTrace]

Got a new edge ,and would like to know what the best lube is?

Slide Glide light for WInter and Slide Glide normal the rest of the year. I've been using it for years without any issues.

[RangerTrace]

Mix 5qts of Mobil 1 5w-20 and 1qt of Castor GTX 10w-40. Run it in a motor, at temp for 7 mins. Drain it into a clean aluminum pan (a plastic one will not work, as those heated hydrocarbons with adhere to the plastic). Immediately add 6 cups of M2C-33G approved automatic transmission fluid, as the polyalphaolefins molecules in the engine oil will bond with the ATF's kinematic viscosity modifiers, to produce what is know as a polypalesian compound. After cooling at room temperature in humidity less than 70% (if your in humidity greater then 70% 8oz of organic vegetable oil will need to be added), remove the top layer of oil (as this is where the majority of the monopalesian compound will collect, as the polyalesian compound is heavy) and discard. The remaining mixing is the best lube for an STI. You'll see best results if you use within 7-8 months, as the compound bonding will begin to separate and you can start to get oxidilysis.

How the heck could ANYBODY use that much lube in 7-8 months unless he had to lube every pistol that came of the STI factory floor

[jrbet83]

Mix 5qts of Mobil 1 5w-20 and 1qt of Castor GTX 10w-40. Run it in a motor, at temp for 7 mins. Drain it into a clean aluminum pan (a plastic one will not work, as those heated hydrocarbons with adhere to the plastic). Immediately add 6 cups of M2C-33G approved automatic transmission fluid, as the polyalphaolefins molecules in the engine oil will bond with the ATF's kinematic viscosity modifiers, to produce what is know as a polypalesian compound. After cooling at room temperature in humidity less than 70% (if your in humidity greater then 70% 8oz of organic vegetable oil will need to be added), remove the top layer of oil (as this is where the majority of the monopalesian compound will collect, as the polyalesian compound is heavy) and discard. The remaining mixing is the best lube for an STI. You'll see best results if you use within 7-8 months, as the compound bonding will begin to separate and you can start to get oxidilysis.

How the heck could ANYBODY use that much lube in 7-8 months unless he had to lube every pistol that came of the STI factory floor

I usually keep the excess stuff that I don't use, to lube my falange joints and muffler bearings on mine and my wife's vehicles.

Edited February 15, 2014 by jrbet83