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jblack23
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I just purchased a used/like new 1967 Winchester 30-30.  The action seems a little stiff, and appears to have been cleaned of all lubricant.  What is the best type lubricant to use on the slide, etc.

Thanks.

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SO many synthetics to choose from, it’s hard to pick out one!  For something to apply liberally, I guess I’d choose Break-Free.  But for the cams, sears, locking lugs, on the bolt-actions I shoot, I use (applied sparingly) the “red grease” sold under different brand names.

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Thanks.  I have some red grease I use on my M1 Garand, is what you are talking about?

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jblack23 said
Thanks.  I have some red grease I use on my M1 Garand, is what you are talking about?

No doubt it is.

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John-

Welcome! Grease is great for bearing surfaces but a product like Break-Free will protect and help lubricate metal surfaces. 

 

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Thanks for the help.

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Break Free CLP.  Bottle or spray.

https://www.clp.se/weapon-technology/break-free-oil/

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Clean it good still before you lube, I’ve picked up a couple guns that had dried lube of some kind gumming them up….a good cleaning THEN re-lube slicked them right up. I was always told “if it slides, grease it, if it rotates, oil it.” That said Ballistol does all my jobs except where I grease with Mobil1 chassis grease (yes from automotive use)…

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Jeremy P said That said Ballistol does all my jobs …
  

A very old & useful product, didn’t know it was still available. 

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clarence said

Jeremy P said That said Ballistol does all my jobs …

  

A very old & useful product, didn’t know it was still available. 

  

Not everywhere, but online definitely. You can get it on Amazon and one can lasts forever it seems.

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clarence said

Jeremy P said That said Ballistol does all my jobs …

  

A very old & useful product, didn’t know it was still available. 

  

Yes, some BP shooters dilute it with water and use it for cleaning bores of BP weapons. I believe they call it “moose milk”. Good stuff.

 

 

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TXGunNut said

Yes, some BP shooters dilute it with water and use it for cleaning bores of BP weapons. I believe they call it “moose milk”. Good stuff.

I’m pretty sure the core ingredient is lanolin, the natural oil or grease secreted from a sheep’s skin to waterproof their wool, or a synthetic substitute, so no wonder it can serve as a wound dressing.  The remarkable chemical property of lanolin is that it’s an oil soluble in water.  I just checked the Ballistol website, but found only the typical corporate hype, with no mention of lanolin.  I have a tube of pure lanolin grease I’ve applied to leather book bindings, & found out the hard way that a tiny dab goes a long, long, way.

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Clarence and others,  My long held philosophy has been, “if a little is good, a lot must be better!”  I picked that bit up in kindergarten with using paste.  NOT true by any means but I still tend to over use lubes, adhesives and BS!  I also nearly failed scissors in kindergarten.  Tim

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tim tomlinson said
Clarence and others,  My long held philosophy has been, “if a little is good, a lot must be better!”  I picked that bit up in kindergarten with using paste.  NOT true by any means but I still tend to over use lubes, adhesives and BS!  I also nearly failed scissors in kindergarten.  Tim

  

Tim, I used to eat the paste. 

The deal is, clean and lube your guns with most any product that is made for guns.  Usually a small amount is enough. I know I have accumulated more that a dozen products.  The worst thing is storing dirty un-lubed guns.

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I’ve used Slip 2000 since it became available around here. Apparently synthetic proprietary ingredients but has worked well and doesn’t get gummy. I use a needle tip bottle and a 4 ounce bottle has lasted a couple years. I have experienced the claim that it actually treats the metal and seems to allow for noticeably easier clean up.

https://slip2000.com/products/gun-lube

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Darrin Smith said
I’ve used Slip 2000 since it became available around here. Apparently synthetic proprietary ingredients but has worked well and doesn’t get gummy. I use a needle tip bottle and a 4 ounce bottle has lasted a couple years. I have experienced the claim that it actually treats the metal and seems to allow for noticeably easier clean up.

https://slip2000.com/products/gun-lube

Darrin

  

The problem with those needle tip bottles is the product goes exactly where you want it and none is wasted. Very little is used and the company goes out of business before you need another bottle. If you like it buy another bottle!

 

 

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Are you sure it needs lubing? My 1894 was very difficult to cock and the hammer was hard to cock. It was the hammer-spring strain screw on bottom tang. I unscrewed slightly and now works like my other guns. Don

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Darrin Smith said
I’ve used Slip 2000 since it became available around here. Apparently synthetic proprietary ingredients but has worked well and doesn’t get gummy. I use a needle tip bottle and a 4 ounce bottle has lasted a couple years. I have experienced the claim that it actually treats the metal and seems to allow for noticeably easier clean up.

https://slip2000.com/products/gun-lube

Darrin

  

Darin, I have been using this product with the needle tip since I bought my black gun, actually desert tan, in 2012. This product is very runny and needs the needle tip so you don’t get it all over the place and waste a lot of product.  I bought extra tips so I can put them on some of my other bottles.

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Ballistol / moose milk is my go to stuff for BPTR!

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