New to me, my latest acquisition is a Shield in 9mm.

My question is oil or grease on the rails. I have light and medium slide glide and TWB Grease

I own several SIGs and a S&W 659. I use grease on all of them.

Your help deeply appreciated.

Thanks
Roy

Whatever you use on your other guns should work fine on your Shield. I prefer EEZOX.

If this is made like other polymer-framed guns, with four small steel rails at the corners, I think oil - enough to leave a visible film - would be sufficient. Grease is more for full-contact rails on an aluminum frame.

I typically use a small drop of oil on polymer pistols with "tab" type rails like Glocks and the like. A small dab of grease would probably be fine also.

I use Ultima Lube more often than anything else.

Mine doesn't seen to care. I've used anything from Mobil one oil to grease and anything in between. Shoots the same to me.

Any decent oil or grease for firearms should be good. I am old school and put a few drops of Miltec 2000 on my guns. God Bless

I acquired a Shield in .40 caliber last summer. I use Battle Born grease and a curved plastic syringe to apply sparingly. I've also used this product on other firearms and like it, am satisfied with performance. Good in low temps and little or no odor.

I'd use oil. What does the manual recommend. If using grease, I like to apply it with a q-tip to put a nice thin layer on evenly.

Grease.
It stays were I put it and the fit isn't tight enough to have to use oil.

I’m still using the same little tub of RIG grease I’ve had for 30 years. Just takes a tiny bit on each rail.

Oil on my 9’s and 45. No issues.

I clean with CLP everywhere and just do a very light coating of TW-25 grease for the rails. Has worked perfectly with many guns that way for me over the years.

I use standard slide glide, just a little bit on the rails, locking surfaces on barrel and slide and thats it. I use a cheap .99 paint brush and a little goes a long way.

I have 2 Shields, a 9mm and one I converted to.357Sig. I use Lucas Extreme duty Oil. It stays where you put it and lasts a long time. Just my opinion but I think grease is too heavy for a slide moving this fast. But you could try both and pick the one you like the best. I think there is not a wrong answer.

If it slides use grease, if it spins, use oil. That recommendation has served me well for almost 50 years.

I've completely replaced gun oil with gun grease over the past few years. It stays put. A gun lubricated 2 years ago with grease is still perfectly lubricated in the safe. Use gun oil, and two years later, you have an unlubricated gun.

Thanks Everyone

Roy