sigfla Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 All I can say is wow!! I had intended to do 1 of my pistols when I got the stuff and ended up doing them all. The viscosity of #1 is exactly as described. It smoothed out the action of all the pistols I used it on so much so that they all felt like 2k custom jobs. I recently pruchased a custom BHP which didn't have a very smooth slide action. The gun was tight and it just didn't feel buttery smooth like my 1911's or another custom BHP I had in the safe. Now BHP's aren't known to be as smooth as a 1911 but a custom job comes pretty close. This one just felt sticky. One application of slide glide on the rails and barrel lugs and voila smooth as silk!!! I also noticed it doesn't seem to take much to smooth out the guns action. Just a light coating is all I used on the rails the lugs and guide rod area got a bit more. I can't wait to hit the range and see how this stuff works with some live rounds. After applying to my IDPA Springer TRP gun it almost seemed to have a pneumatic affect to the slide action. It was hard to describe but I felt I was having a similar reaction to the slide glide as Brian Enos did in his description of its use on the site. I haven't popped off any live rounds yet but just working the slide by hand appeared to promote a cushion affect in the guns action. I think this stuff is gonna be my new go to lube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD Niner Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Yep, good stuff. I use #1 for my XDs and 1911. I use Lite for my two Open blasters. It stays where you put it, really helps smooth out the slide action and lasts a long time. It's hard to beat that combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshidaex Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 be aware of what the ambient temps will be when you're shooting. At 40 deg F with the lite stuff, the slide on my open gun cycled super slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03k64 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 be aware of what the ambient temps will be when you're shooting. At 40 deg F with the lite stuff, the slide on my open gun cycled super slow. I like SG too, but I only use it in warmer temps, otherwise I have problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gundry Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 SG1 works for my Spartan in cold temps - I think the lowest I've ran it is ~10*F. The gun is tight, but I'm sure the $1500+guns are much tighter with less deviation in the rails. I would think SG1 would work fine on most, if not all, of the out of the box sub $1k 1911's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 If your gun will run with SG at the temperatures you will be shooting at nothing works better. It is fantastic stuff, I can't wait for it to warm up for a couple of reasons but one of which is switching my guns back over to Slide Glide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 It's great in sandwiches with peanut butter! Seriously, very good stuff! ... and I still don't like peanut butter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribble Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Yeah shot in the low 20's this weekend and I noticed the slide being a little slugish. I have used it religously since last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jostein jensen Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I used Lite in my Edge down to -10 celsius. It didn't foul. Was MUCH nicer than a well oiled SPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH45 Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 I tried it last year and really liked it! I also put it on all of my guns. When shooting open, it doesn't splatter my optic like the oils I've used. Although it's run fine in my limited, production and single stacks, it turned my open gun in to a single shot a couple of weeks ago at 20 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Hmmm, I should try some of this miracle butter~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH45 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Hmmm, I should try some of this miracle butter~ Although I doubt you'd have issues with your Spartan, if it's really tight, you might want to wait a few weeks, until it warms up a bit more. It will make your slide feel like it's got ball bearings in it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKR Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 In my light sprung open blaster I thin mine down with fp-10 for freezing temps. It is still super slick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD Niner Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 +1 on a drop of FP-10 to make it work great in cold weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havotec1 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 when its super cold I add a little drop of oil with sg and mix it in my fingers, works great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Hepworth Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I use the Lite for my production and Standard guns...(Tanfoglio)...I used it in my HK USP's....the only lubricant that will stay put on the hammer strut /spring. I Use it lightly on the barrel were it meets the slide ,..and also around the slide stop/barrel lug points. I also tried a little on my Robinson arms XCR...223. Works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2race Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I tried some using it on a recent build. Slide was wicked slow, just didn't have enough clearance for the grease to go anywhere. Cleaned it out, applied oil, slide speed normal. Mark me down as a butter hater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drglock Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 great stuff use it on all my pistols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litig8r15 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 great stuff use it on all my pistols Yep, I really like it with my guns too. It really smoothes out the action. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimel Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 The biggest tricks to learn with Slide Glide is what weight to use and how much to use. I've seen people goop it in there so thickly that they darn near hydro-lock the parts. Like the old commercial said...a little dab will do ya. Another good thing to know is that if you rack the slide a couple times as part of your "make ready" routine, especially when it is cold, the chance of things freezing up on you goes way, way down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkatz44 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 be aware of what the ambient temps will be when you're shooting. At 40 deg F with the lite stuff, the slide on my open gun cycled super slow. I live in Florida. I have a S&W M&P 9mmL. What type of slide guide would be good for me? Is slide guide a cleaner of lubricant? How does it work? Where do you put it? Could anyone answer these questions and give me more information on slide guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigpops Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 For Florida I would use the standard Slide Glide. Apply it to your rails, barrell, basically anything that moves or comes within contact of a moving piece. I also apply it to my recoil spring and rod. It is a lubricant. It looks like grease. The nice thing is that you apply it and when you feel your gun is dirty you can simply wipe it off and apply some more. Read about it in the Enos store. I sent you a link on an earlier post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heiter Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 A little dab helps but I like to apply it fairly liberally and haven't had any problems from it. Maybe that's because I'm in a predominantly warm climate so it could be different elsewhere. I had something stuck in my head about how much BE used of the stuff and I found this from an article written by Duane Thomas. "Slide-Glide seems to have a real cushioning effect on the recoil stroke. It feels like, at the end of its travel, the slide hits "stringy" Slide-Glide instead of metal-to-metal. Shortly after I first Slide-Glided my gun, an experienced gunman, when handling my 1911 and cycling the slide, said to me, "My God, I've never felt a gun this smooth before." Now we certainly must give much of the credit for that to Wilson Combat which builds some mighty fine handguns, but before being Slide-Glided even the Wilson gun didn't feel this good. Enos says he's gotten the same reaction many times from people who handle his guns, partly because, "I'm not afraid to fill 'er up." He uses a lot more Slide-Glide than most people. With standard lubricants we're sternly warned against using too much lube because it'll leak out, and into places it shouldn't be. Slide-Glide stays in place so you can apply much more lube, and thus get the maximum benefit from its cushioning effect. Enos says, "Sometimes I wish I had an open port drilled into the gun so I could just pump the stuff in."" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkatz44 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 For Florida I would use the standard Slide Glide. Apply it to your rails, barrell, basically anything that moves or comes within contact of a moving piece. I also apply it to my recoil spring and rod.It is a lubricant. It looks like grease. The nice thing is that you apply it and when you feel your gun is dirty you can simply wipe it off and apply some more. Read about it in the Enos store. I sent you a link on an earlier post. What type is the standard slide guide. Also what is a good cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigpops Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Wow..your asking a loaded question (pardon the pun) Some use soap and water, some like Hoppes, others use spray cleaners. If you perform a search on "cleaning" you can see a whole bunch of opinions. There is Light, Standard, and Heavy Slide Glide. It all deals with the thickness. For warm weather and a plastic gun I would go with Standard. To add, dont use Standard on a 30 degree day on a tight fitting Brazos HP Edge. ...speaking from experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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