cnote Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Anyone use it on their open gun, and if so does it cause any issues with slow cycling or failures. I love it for limited , etc, and just want to hear any experiences. The gun is new, Doug jones rails and tight as can be ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianATL Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I wouldn't use grease if it is super tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Try a synthetic oil, Rotella T or Mobil 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxshooter Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I have used it on open guns in the past. For open guns I prefer Mobil 1 or FP-10 even in the heat in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Synthetic automatic transmission fluid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipscjoe Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I do but I put a single squirt of some type of oil over it too if the temp is low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcc7x7 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 New gun might want to ask the smith what he recommends to break it in. Bedell says use a gun lube for the first 1000 or so rounds then go to Mobil 1 or similar. Just a thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnote Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 Mobil 1 it is for the immediate future, probably a long future as a quart will go a long way !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I have been having problems breaking in a new slide on my open gun. To tight on lock up maybe but I had it slobbering with mobile 1 Friday and still had to tap the slide a few times. Broke out some slide glide light and put it on rails, hood and lugs and shot it all weekend without issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHMSA15151 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 With all the firearm related lube products on the market these days is there a big advantage to using products like Mobil-1 or tranny fluid over one designed for guns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcs Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 With all the firearm related lube products on the market these days is there a big advantage to using products like Mobil-1 or tranny fluid over one designed for guns? I wouldn't go out and buy a quart of Mobil 1 for my gun, but if you have it it works. I think FP 1 is the ticket, but whatever works is the ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I have used Mobil 1 on several of my open guns for quite some time without any issues, until I got a new SVI gun. Brandon told me to use Slide Glide... I thought: oil is oil is oil, so I used Mobil 1. The gun refused to work well, so I followed Brandon's advice and bought Slide Glide... the gun started working as it should. Don't ask me why, I am just reporting it here. Brandon says liquid oil will not hold under the pressure of an Open gun. I don't know whether this is correct or not, all I know there CAN be BIG difference in operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I think most of the gun related lubricants are just repackaged commercial items as I have never seen a refinery with a gun lube name on it. With a healthy profit margin added, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvinc78 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I use slide glide then top it off with a drop of oil on the rails..... Glides like butter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNsTeR Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 My open guns (Bedells) get SG Lite in the summer, FP-10 in the winter. Just don't use very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbutler Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I use slide glide then top it off with a drop of oil on the rails..... Glides like butter This is perfect for summer shooting in the South. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMartens Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Slide Glide Lite is great in the warmer months, a little goes a long way but, it will really slow things down in cold weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troupe Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 For the small price it cost, try it. You will spend that much on a good hamburger. Slide Glide is a great product and does a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBaron Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 yeah I agree it's worth a try. I use it on my production guns and now on my open gun too (tanfoglio eric custom V12, 38 super). however I probably wouldn't use it on a brand new custom gun. I'd use whatever the builder recommends, or if no info I'd use an oil for at least the first 500 rounds. then go to slide glide lite on the rails and barrel lugs and then oil on sear etc (basically wherever else you need lube). my tanfog has a very light slide (4 big coffin cuts on the top, fairly low profile to start with, hogged out for cone comp etc) and the slide glide hasn't hurt slide speed. it might if you were shooting minor loads for steel challenge though... personally I love the stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealio Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Lubriplate SFL-1 is like Slide Glide, only better, cheaper, and works in the winter. Never used it on a tight fitting slide though, but I would think it would be fine. I used it on my shotguns, and all my pistols from -10F to 110F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnote Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 I use slide glide then top it off with a drop of oil on the rails..... Glides like butter Tried this at area 3 and like you said, butter!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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