



This article is about what I personally recommend for lubricating Sig Sauer Pistols. I have different methods for lubricating other guns, but for now the main focus is on Sigs.



Philosophy: If metal rubs metal, it needs grease between the parts.



Purpose: Why do we lubricate guns? Simple, to allow the parts that rub on one another to move smoothly. Modern Combat Handguns are not intended to be run without lubrication. One of our customers made this mistake recently and is now spending a lot of additional money to get his gun back in working order after completely degreasing his gun and dry firing 1000 times after it came back from GGI.



Application: I had an empty "Shooter's Choice" syrinige sitting around so I filled it with my favorite grease. Any method of application will work just fine. I use about half an ounce of grease a day while working on guns. I was in need of a way to keep grease reaadily available without having to unscrew the top of a jar or bottle and I found the syringe to work perfectly for me. What I like best about the syringe is that I can put the grease directly where I want it, such as inside certain springs and inside corners of frame rails.



Products: Any gun grade grease will do the trick. I personally prefer to use Brian Enos Slide Glide(brianenos.com), Shooter's Choice grease (http://www.shooters-choice.com/ and you get a cool syringe to use later) or Lubriplate (brownells.com). The grease in the following pictures is a Lithium/Moly based grease that I'm experimenting with, details available soon.



I've applied most of the grease to the underside of the frame rail completely filling the top inside corner. This is critical along the length of the rails because most of the force of recoil lifts the slideand applies force backward and upward against the underside of the frame rails. Also notice how there is a greater amount of grease near the muzzle end of the gun than there is at the rear. This is intentional. There is only so much space in the tolerance of the pistol for lubrication to reside. Since the slide goes on back to front it'll push the remaining grease to the back of the frame and bunch it up on the back of the slide when the slide it closed.





You can see that I didn't use as much grease on the siede of the rails as I did on the underside, this is purely because it's not generally necessary.





The top also gets a layer of grease to protect against galling and excess friction.





I'll post more pics in a few days. I'll det detailed shots of the way I grease the internals too.



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Scott @ Apex

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"Own enough guns that your wife will never notice a gun or 2 being added or taken away from the collection."

Leonard Novak - "Thee Gambler" (SASS)

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My guides to Sig Lubrication:



http://www.apextactical.com/bl...nternal-lubrication/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------Scott @ Apex-------------------------------------------"Own enough guns that your wife will never notice a gun or 2 being added or taken away from the collection."Leonard Novak - "Thee Gambler" (SASS)------------------------------------------------My guides to Sig Lubrication: http://www.apextactical.com/bl...-sauer-pistol-rails/ I know there are a few of you out there that want to make this an arguement about oil vs. grease, but I don't care, you're not gonna change my mind. I've worked on a couple thousand Sig pistols in my 5 years as a Smith with GGI and I know what works and what doesn't. If you want to argue about grease vs. oil, do it somewhere else.This article is about what I personally recommend for lubricating Sig Sauer Pistols. I have different methods for lubricating other guns, but for now the main focus is on Sigs.Philosophy: If metal rubs metal, it needs grease between the parts.Purpose: Why do we lubricate guns? Simple, to allow the parts that rub on one another to move smoothly. Modern Combat Handguns are not intended to be run without lubrication. One of our customers made this mistake recently and is now spending a lot of additional money to get his gun back in working order after completely degreasing his gun and dry firing 1000 times after it came back from GGI.Application: I had an empty "Shooter's Choice" syrinige sitting around so I filled it with my favorite grease. Any method of application will work just fine. I use about half an ounce of grease a day while working on guns. I was in need of a way to keep grease reaadily available without having to unscrew the top of a jar or bottle and I found the syringe to work perfectly for me. What I like best about the syringe is that I can put the grease directly where I want it, such as inside certain springs and inside corners of frame rails.Products: Any gun grade grease will do the trick. I personally prefer to use Brian Enos Slide Glide(brianenos.com), Shooter's Choice grease (http://www.shooters-choice.com/ and you get a cool syringe to use later) or Lubriplate (brownells.com). The grease in the following pictures is a Lithium/Moly based grease that I'm experimenting with, details available soon.I've applied most of the grease to the underside of the frame rail completely filling the top inside corner. This is critical along the length of the rails because most of the force of recoil lifts the slideand applies force backward and upward against the underside of the frame rails. Also notice how there is a greater amount of grease near the muzzle end of the gun than there is at the rear. This is intentional. There is only so much space in the tolerance of the pistol for lubrication to reside. Since the slide goes on back to front it'll push the remaining grease to the back of the frame and bunch it up on the back of the slide when the slide it closed.You can see that I didn't use as much grease on the siede of the rails as I did on the underside, this is purely because it's not generally necessary.The top also gets a layer of grease to protect against galling and excess friction.I'll post more pics in a few days. I'll det detailed shots of the way I grease the internals too.