[OBG17]

Today, at our local gun show, I was having some trigger/sight work done on my 30s by the Glock armorer, a very respected armorer, and he told me not to grease the slides on my Glocks. Pretty much what he said was "no grease on Glocks." All he did was put some lubricant (Tetra) on the locking block, trigger assembly, and trigger housing that the slide attaches to/slides on.

Do you agree?

 

[pointnopoint]

I think you can use whatever you want. They will run w synthetic motor oil too. I'm not a fan of Tetra though. I had some of that gum up my Kel Tec P-32 something fierce one time. Took a rubber mallet to be able to get it apart.

 

[OBG17]

I'm not a fan of Tetra though. I had some of that gum up my Kel Tec P-32 something fierce one time. Took a rubber mallet to be able to get it apart.

Thanks. Good to know.

 

[cowboy1964]

I agree, grease is not necessary.

 

[Terlingueno]

Glock says oil, not a word about grease.

 

[First shot]

No grease. Just a few drops of Balistol in the slide rails, keeps all my semi-auto handguns working fine. I'm not positive, but I think gun grease was pre-polymer.

 

[PEC-Memphis]

light film of any good gun oil on rails (locking block, barrel hood, sear and connector), unless it is very cold (I think 0*F is mentioned in the armorer class), then run rails dry.

 

[janice6]

Some years ago I went through the various lubricants.

I tried various industry greases on the slide rails. I found out quickly that as the slide is worked on the rails, the grease slowly works its way out the slide gap at the back and accumulates in small gobs on the back end of the slide.

Now everything it touched had grease stains on it including my hands and clothes. What a mess. No matter how little I used it still made a mess.

I am convinced that a very light oil sparsely applied, is the way for me. If very little is used, as recommended by Glock, it doesn't accumulate much dirt in the channel over time and works fine.

I clean and re-oil about every week or two even when the pistol has not been used. It keeps the lint and dirt under control.

My conclusions for me. Yours may vary.

 

[Squib308]

grease not necessary. there just aren't enough areas of heavy contact on a glock. this is largely why they are so reliable....minimal contact areas.

in cold conditions i use some synthetic oil in high contact areas. in summer or warm conditions I use mil comm tw-25b which is probably overkill but i just love the product.

 

[harold63]

Manual says gun oil or CLP. Certain types of grease would qualify for the LP part. I'm a greaser, but I don't cake the stuff on there. You don't oil parts of heavy equipment that are under stress unless it's the internal engine parts...you grease them. My opinion is guns are the same way, in sort. I've been using grease for years and my guns are in top condition and are accurate. I'll keep being a greaser 'cause I know they'll last and the grease doesn't get all over my glasses when I shoot.

The stuff Glock puts on the rails when new is a type of copper anti-seize. It's used, a lot, on lug nuts and studs to prevent sticking and keep rust away. It is a grease. Some of these anti-seize lubes withstand temps over 1000 degrees F. The Glock manual is vague in its lubing, especially since it says not to remove it.

Grease or oil. Both work. Don't let build up 'build up' and you be fine with either.

 

[sns3guppy]

Anti-seize is not a lubricant for firearms. Glock doesn't intend it that way. Anti-seize is used for static applications, primarily on threaded surfaces to prevent galling and to facilitate removal, and at times to achieve a particular torque value when not given a "dry torque."

I use grease on the rails. What grease I use depends on the conditions. My preferred grease is Wilson's ultilube. I don't have access to firearm grease or products at the moment, so yesterday I lubricated my G21 with EP bearing grease in sparing amounts.

While Glock looks for a few drops of oil, I apply grease to the recoil spring and guiderod, to the barrel lug, slides and rails, and a few other wear points, and I clean and regrease the firearm after each use, and on a regular basis even when not fired.

 

[John Biltz]

A very smart man with degrees on the subject of lubricants said you use oil if there is some kind of pump throwing oil on the parts and grease if there is not. Made a lot of sense listening to him. He also said you could run a Glock dry and it would work but shorten the life of the gun.

I think we worry too much about this. Oil has been put on guns for a very long time and it has worked very well during that time. Guns are a pretty mature technology. I live in a desert, I keep mine pretty dry because I worry about sand more than the lubricant. If its pretty cold then physics start changing on your lubricants and its a very good idea not to lubricate. When I lived in the south I lubricated a lot because of the humidity. I don't believe there is a stock answer one way to lubricate and protect, your climate is too big of a determining factor.

 

[Bruce M]

Glock Armorers Manual dated 2013 P 78 "... Using a quality gun or gun grease product, lightly lubricate the barrel, barrel hood, .... "

 

[pag23]

If you use grease..use Milcomm TW25.

 

[Rock2411]

On a side note I used frog lube on my IDPA G17. After thousands of rounds it looks new, no smiley face on the barrel.

 

[harold63]

Anti-seize is not a lubricant for firearms. Glock doesn't intend it that way.

The Glock manual says it's a long term lubricant and should not be removed when the gun is new.

 

[Karambit777]

Use whatever. Oil cleans up easier tho. I use oil, but I keep a sealed can of bearing grease in my prepper stash.

A drop of grease or A drop of oil where needed. Both works.

 

[Surtur]

i grease the rails on all my guns, oil everything else. has been working just fine.

 

[Glock 23 Nutter]

"...If it slides - Grease it."

I use a film of Marine Grease on all metal/metal sliding parts.

And have never had Any operational problem w/ any GLOCK so treated.

The added bonus is that the firearms clean up w/ a paper towel, ready for another coat of grease.




Nutter

 

[Blackshirt]

Tetra Gun Grease is pretty great stuff if used as described in the label's directions. Once applied, it should be wiped off; leaving a thin-but effective film in the areas that it is applied.