Posted: 5/8/2010 1:08:08 PM EDT
| OIL OR GREASE ON SIG SLIDES? i use grease. |
| Grease can be a problem on a new pistol by collecting break in grit and holding it in place causing frame/slide scratches and excessive wear. Grease on pistols is old school brought back to sell grease. It is a powder, brass shave, and grit collector and slows down the movement of close tolerance parts. With the newer oils out, that stay in place , get into the metal, and stay wet , a pistol will run alot smoother longer with less grit on these oils. A quality pistol that functions correct can be shot dry without a problem . Adding oil or grease can help with less wear , but be careful about what really works best as the current trent may not be the best. I recommend FP10 oils or even some of the newer motor oils that stay in place . Teflon based oil works , but they can be a heat gummy in barrels. Try it both ways, then look at your pistol, to see which is best for you and which runs the best |
| Oil should be keep out of firing pin areas and breech block and used so it doesnt splatter. Grease can cause alot of misfires if used in these areas by gumming up the firing pin. Some types of pistols are more prone to grease and oil problems than others. A striker fired pistol like an XDM can have failure to fire from grease and / or oil in the firing pin channel. If a pistol is oiled correct it will not affect primers or splatter into that area. Some of the clear grease with Sigs a few years back was excellent , but I dont know its name. |