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• Elk creek Posts: 7,935 Senior Member

  November 2021 edited November 2021 #2

  Powdered  graphite. That stuff is super messy so be sparing but it works. Make sure it’s dry with NO OIL it will clump and gets nasty if it contacts oil… 

  Aim higher, or get a bigger gun.

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• wddodge Posts: 1,150 Senior Member

  November 2021 #3

  I've used a light film of synthetic 5w20 motor oil for years without a problem.
  
  Denny

  Participating in a gun buy back program because you think that criminals have too many guns is like having yourself castrated because you think your neighbors have too many kids.... Clint Eastwood

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• Justsomedude Posts: 1,481 Senior Member

  November 2021 #4

  The graphite is a great recommendation, especially for cold weather hunting. The synthetic oil or atf is also a good one.

  We've been conditioned to believe that obedience is virtuous and voting is freedom- 

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• Wambli Ska Posts: 5,440 Senior Member

  November 2021 #5

  I don’t lube bolts.  Grease and oil attract gunk and ultimately just slow down the firing pin.  Maybe a bit of grease on the sear surface but that’s it.

  It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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• breamfisher Posts: 14,114 Senior Member

  November 2021 #6

  I put a small dab of grease on the locking lugs, and that's it.  The firing pin assembly and bolt interior gets clean and dried.  

  Meh.

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• JKP Posts: 2,776 Senior Member

  November 2021 #7

  EVOO. 

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• Bigslug Posts: 9,875 Senior Member

  November 2021 #8

  Light coat of CLP on the spring and striker as a rust preventative, as well as some squished into the extractor plunger.  Coat of grease on the locking lugs, rails, and cam surface.

  WWJMBD?
  
  "Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee

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• Wambli Ska Posts: 5,440 Senior Member

  November 2021 #9

  Hey the Alaska Bush guy (Bear Brown?) use bacon grease after they fry their chicken in it!!! 

  It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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• Zee Posts: 28,455 Senior Member

  November 2021 edited November 2021 #10

  Bigslug said:

  Light coat of CLP on the spring and striker as a rust preventative, as well as some squished into the extractor plunger.  Coat of grease on the locking lugs, rails, and cam surface.

  This. Except I use Synthetic ATF and TW25B Grease. 

  
  

  On both my working and personal rifles and pistols. Works like a champ. 

  "To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
  

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• Diver43 Posts: 12,775 Senior Member

  November 2021 #11

  Zee said:

  Bigslug said:

  Light coat of CLP on the spring and striker as a rust preventative, as well as some squished into the extractor plunger.  Coat of grease on the locking lugs, rails, and cam surface.

  This. Except I use Synthetic ATF and TW25B Grease. 

  
  

  On both my working and personal rifles. Works like a champ. 

  I have been using the same since you posted about it several years ago.  Still using the same quart.  

  Logistics cannot win a war, but its absence or inadequacy can cause defeat. FM100-5

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• Zee Posts: 28,455 Senior Member

  November 2021 #12

  Diver43 said:

  Zee said:

  Bigslug said:

  Light coat of CLP on the spring and striker as a rust preventative, as well as some squished into the extractor plunger.  Coat of grease on the locking lugs, rails, and cam surface.

  This. Except I use Synthetic ATF and TW25B Grease. 

  
  

  On both my working and personal rifles. Works like a champ. 

  I have been using the same since you posted about it several years ago.  Still using the same quart.  

  Me too!  Ha!

  "To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
  

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• Wambli Ska Posts: 5,440 Senior Member

  November 2021 #13

  Zee said:

  Bigslug said:

  Light coat of CLP on the spring and striker as a rust preventative, as well as some squished into the extractor plunger.  Coat of grease on the locking lugs, rails, and cam surface.

  This. Except I use Synthetic ATF and TW25B Grease. 

  
  

  On both my working and personal rifles and pistols. Works like a champ. 

  Oh yeah, I too use a rag with some ATF to wipe down the spring and firing pin before I reassemble, but I don’t really think of that as lubrication.  Pretty much just moisture protection.

  It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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• Gene L Posts: 12,817 Senior Member

  November 2021 #14

  Lithium grease works pretty well as a lube if you want to be all natural. 
  

  Concealed carry is for protection, open carry is for attention.
  

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