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Originally Posted by Quietpi
Re: the SFL-1 -- The temperature thing intrigued me. It's supposed to have an extremely wide temperature range. So I put some in the freezer. It's not extremely cold as freezers go -- +20° F. But a finger test showed no change in properties. I'll have to find somebody with a colder freezer.
It looks like the only way we'll ever get definitive answers here is by experimenting. So I propose that Kimber issue ten of us Ultra Compacts for a period of five years, with 10K rounds each, and each of us use different lubricants. Then after five years Kimber can measure the wear on each of the pistols -- if they can get them from us.
I volunteer to test the SFL-1. Anybody else interested?
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The wide temp range on this is due to it's synthetic base. Your freezer won't even come close to affecting any half-decent lube. Also most basic industrial greases will do fine for firearms as the temp range and abrasive nature of their application is so minimal in relation to the real world of industrial use ... thing about a large rock crusher, rock drills, and the vibrations where metal to metal barriers are needed .. lubricants that stay in place and protect the metal in these applications will never fail in your firearm. Many people think that their application is the extent of "extreme," but in the industrial world, "extreme" has a whole new meaning ..... -40F to +500F is a range we will never see on our pieces. That is why the older Mil-Spec stuff that SealBeach refers to still works. I just don't like the parafinic(wax) based M1 Garand grease that weaps out of the container and all over my counter.
I personally use grease with anti-corosion inhibitors added since I am not too diligent in my cleaning. They tend to cling to the metal quite well and keep moisture out. I do avoid any "cling to metal" grease, or oil in my barrels, on the hammer, sear, trigger components etc ...
YMMV
06-15-2008, 09:42 AM
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