Wheel bearing grease?

[alanwk]

Do any of you use wheel bearing grease on your AR15? I have seen a video of a trainer that uses it. He really likes it. A tub goes a very long way. On handguns too. I you do, is any brand or type preferred? Thanks.

 

[jimbo]

I have never used a heavy grease on any of my guns. I use CLP to clean after shooting and regular gun oil to lubricate the friction parts. Some on this site may use grease but I don't.

 

[SARGE67]

I've packed plenty of wheel bearings in my day, vehicles and boats. I have an instant WTF in putting it on a firearm, the word I use covering "all the above" in lists of guns. Maybe because I have the leftover visuals of how thick I was putting it on bearings. But being open-minded in most things I can see a very thin coat with a Q-tip maybe on the moving parts. Emphasis on the phrase "very thin coat".

 

[CavCop]

Engine assembly grease or wheel bearing grease?

We use high temp and white lithium grease on some machine guns/auto cannons, but it’s a light coat and made for it. We use a gold mollykote to prevent muzzle devices from seizing when shooting a few thousand rounds a day through our machine guns.

In theory most petro based lubricants will work to an extent. Smell and finish might get effected. Most of what we use is based on military testing and approved products.

 

[TreyG-20]

I've used it on a buffer spring before to quiet down the action. White lithium great accomplished the same result and was much easier to apply out of a spray can.

 

[baboon]

This is what grease I use for my gun grease needs

TW25B®｜Top Selling Extreme Performance Lubricant｜Synthetic Grease

TW25B® synthetic grease lubricant reduces friction on working parts, penetrating metal surfaces & leaving a semi-dry film for smooth functioning & extended life.

mil-comm.com

 

[Wiliamr]

Try this stuff.

 

[Byrd666]

Umm, no. But, you do you.

 

[majormadmax]

Never. The Commies used Cosmoline for the long-term storage of rifles, and it's a bitch to get off. And we're not talking Mosins here! ARs are far more sensitive than 100+ year old Russian bolt action rifles!

That shit will gunk up your AR and turn it into a stick.

 

[studenygreg]

I'm sure it will work but I don't like the smell of wheel bearing grease.

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[zackmars]

I use whatever is handy. If its a bottle of 10w30, fine. If its a tube of tw25b, fine, just no fireclean or frog lube.


I'm only picky about certain lubricants if its an M1 or a handgun. Grease only on those.

That said i don't think I'd use wheel bearing grease. It's too viscous for my taste.

 

[baboon]

Never. The Commies used Cosmoline for the long-term storage of rifles, and it's a bitch to get off. And we're not talking Mosins here! ARs are far more sensitive than 100+ year old Russian bolt action rifles!

That shit will gunk up your AR and turn it into a stick.

Cosmoline is used in America too. My dad brought a can of it home from work. It aint like Uncle Sugar breaks out surplus guns. I would wager decent money that the Garand's & M1 carbines were packed in cosmoline. CMP are the ones cleaning it off when the surplus comes into them.

 

[SA_Steve]

I use this stuff, bought way back when it was available in a small container.
No doubt that some of those good smelling (pretty color) gun lubes are really this with a little perfume.

FGL-00 | Lubriplate Lubricants Co.

www.lubriplate.com

Here is what they push for guns these days:

SFL Gun Grease & FMO Gun Oil | Lubriplate Lubricants Co.

www.lubriplate.com

 

[RHT447]

So for starters, graduated Small Arms Repair School at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in 1974. The lube work load in the civilian firearms world is just not that severe. I have a small tub of red bearing grease and a tube of white Lithium grease. Both work fine. Just about any of the super-dooper high priced snake oils work just fine as well. I have come to the point where I like simple. I use Mobil 1 Advanced Full Synthetic 15W-50 for just about all my guns, including my Garand. The stuff stays where you put it. For a lighter lube, I just mix a small batch of Mobil 1 with a little ATF.

For rust prevention on surfaces, I wipe down with this stuff--

Amazon product ASIN B000BXMF8Q
Be careful with Frog Lube. Not saying it doesn't work as advertised, which is mostly in a fast paced environment of run and gun. I have an older model SIG 220 that sat for about 18 months with Frog Lube in it (somewhere in that time, we escaped Kalifornia for Texas). When Frog Lube gets hot, it tends to migrate some, which is fine. It also tends to collect in places. If left to sit long enough, it starts to dry out and become tacky, which means dirt and dust will stick to it, making it even worse. When I finally got around to taking the 220 to the range, it turned out that the Frog Lube in the firing pin channel was so sticky that when the trigger was pulled, the firing pin wouldn't even touch the primer.

 

[bbbass]

Do any of you use wheel bearing grease on your AR15? I have seen a video of a trainer that uses it. He really likes it. A tub goes a very long way. On handguns too. I you do, is any brand or type preferred? Thanks.

I HATE bearing grease on my AR BCG etc.... cleanup after just one box of shells is AWFUL!!! And despite claims of never having to be cleaned up, I had feed failures.

Nope, I use Red's synthetic gun lube. It is very thin. Runs great! Makes cleanup so much easier!

 

[zackmars]

I HATE bearing grease on my AR BCG etc.... cleanup after just one box of shells is AWFUL!!! And despite claims of never having to be cleaned up, I had feed failures.

Nope, I use Red's synthetic gun lube. It is very thin. Runs great! Makes cleanup so much easier!

The way to fix that is to not clean your gun.

AR's can be extremely dirty and nasty, as long as you keep it wet, it'll run

 

[zackmars]

Bcm's filthy 14 got to 67,000 rounds using slip 2000

https://bravocompanyusa.com/content/Filthy 14 bravo_swat_10.pdf

 

[studenygreg]

Bcm's filthy 14 got to 67,000 rounds using slip 2000

https://bravocompanyusa.com/content/Filthy 14 bravo_swat_10.pdf

I like slip 2000

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[TheDan]

I do sometimes. Very thin application. Most people over pack it in wheel bearings, too.

I'm not that picky about lube, tho. Just about anything seems to work fine.

 

[vmax]

Do any of you use wheel bearing grease on your AR15? I have seen a video of a trainer that uses it. He really likes it. A tub goes a very long way. On handguns too. I you do, is any brand or type preferred? Thanks.

Grease would collect dirt and debris especially out here in our part of Texas.
I wouldn't use it when there are so many better choices