Here is different look at the age old debate. Many think that grease will capture and retain residue and contaminants. Does not oil do the same thing? A gun is not a closed system like a car engine. The oil can’t remove the contaminants in a gun. If you oil your slide rails, where does the contamination go?

I like grease because it tends to stay where I put it. I even use grease (Slip 2000 EWG) on my Beretta 87T, though most folks use oil on .22 pistols. My 87T cycles perfectly. I shoot Aguila Pistol Match, which, at 925 FPS, is at the low end of standard velocity.

Is this for use in BEAR COUNTRY?

It is not like the contaminants are diamond dust or even bits of steel. IMO the who contaminant thing is way overblown. I use both oil and grease with no worries.

Grease for an extended range session, not for carry. For carry I'd use Hornady One Shot. It's a CLP that leaves a dry lube that doesn't attract contaminants. It also tested very well.

For me it depends on the gun and what part of the gun. I mostly use grease on a Sig and I mostly use oil on a Glock. When it comes to an AR15, there are parts I use oil and other parts I use a type of lubricant and can’t think of off the top of my head.

For me, it is grease (for both, the P226 and the AR).

ENOS Slide Glide (Lite viscosity) year around for me. It works in cold and AZ summers without running off. A drop of SLIP2000 or FP10 on internals.

I have been using grease for decades and never had any issues with the grease collecting debris and causing a storage. In fact, I purposely over grease, work the action, than wipe off the excess from the out portion of the pistol. I use any white lithium grease and apply with an inexpensive syringe. I concentrate on the rails, barrel, inside of the slide where the barrel contacts, and every other contact point.
Th validate my process, a few years ago, my friend and I purchased brand new S&W 1911sc's. He cleaned the pistol, but didn't use grease, just some light gun oil. He fired 100 rounds and upon taking the slide off the alloy frame, it looked like someone fired 5,000 rounds through it! The black anodizing was severely worn from the frame rails. OUCH!
I cleaned my new sc, and greased the heck out of the frame rails and any other place I think it needed it. Here I am at over 4,000 rounds and nay any wear. Yes, there is very slight wear, but that's it. Upon inspection, you would think it had no more than 100 rounds or so through it.
I have been over greasing all my autos and they look new, even after 40+ years.
Now, in a concealed carry situation, I do over grease and wipe off the exterior excess. Never any malfunctions of any type. And I may go weeks in between shooting and cleaning them.

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Originally posted by az4783054:
ENOS Slide Glide (Lite viscosity) year around for me. It works in cold and AZ summers without running off. A drop of SLIP2000 or FP10 on internals.

Same here, I use it on all my firearms.
I keep one in my gun tool box and one on my work bench.
I use it for all kinds of stuff.

Grease is just oil with something extra to keep it in place.
If the gun gets dirty and the oil's still there it will grab that just like grease will.

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Originally posted by 220-9er:
Grease is just oil with something extra to keep it in place.
If the gun gets dirty and the oil's still there it will grab that just like grease will.

If the oil is still there..

Years ago I only used oil.
I'd shoot a firearm, clean it, and put it the safe.
Over time the oil evaporated and the gun was dry.

I currently have guns in the safe that still have the Slide Glide that I put on rails over 3 years ago.

I like that I can pick up any firearm in my safe(s) and know that it is adequately lubricated and ready to go.

I use both. Grease on slide rails and oil everywhere else.

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Originally posted by BBMW:
Grease for an extended range session, not for carry.

I live in Florida. It was 94 degrees yesterday. I grease every gun I own, and find it superior to gun oil, that evaporates or disappears. I can lube up my carry gun today with grease and it will still be perfectly lubricated a year from now if I carry it for the next 365 days and don’t clean it. If I use gun oil on my carry guns, then they are dry and practically unlubricated after 30-60 days.

So I STRONGLY disagree with your premise that grease is not for carry. If you lived in the arctic, sure, but at least for me, in south Florida, I find grease to be absolutely superior to gun oil. ESPECIALLY on carry guns. I also like that any gun that I remove from the safe, even one that I last cleaned and lubricated 5 years ago, is still lubricated perfectly. Had I used gun oil, they would be bone dry.

I've used Weapon Shield CLP for many years with good results. I don't have any super long range sessions and I check my weapons every few months to make sure they still have some lube on them. The oil works fine for my purposes.

As a very general rule, I use grease unless I have to use oil. Oil is needed if you have to circulate it, can't reach or penetrate what you're lubricating without disassembly, or cleaning something.

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Originally posted by Ogie:
I've used Weapon Shield CLP for many years with good results. I don't have any super long range sessions and I check my weapons every few months to make sure they still have some lube on them. The oil works fine for my purposes.

Same here!

I use Slide Glide on my Sig's.

I used to use Slip 2000 EWG grease on the slide but changed to their EWL30 oil instead. It's a bit heavier oil than the regular Slip 2000 EWL oil. It makes cleaup a lot easier. I hated cleaning the grease. The wear on the slide and frame are still nonexistent. Good stuff.

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