Dry graphite rant

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Excellent points brother. I have used that graphite lubricant on weapons before. I find that it works best on weapons that are fired from the open bolt such as SAW's and M240's. They heat up alot faster when fired. But for a closed bolt weapons I am a huge fan of Remington Dry Lube. It sprays on wet and dries almost instantly and leaves almost zero residue on the moving parts of the weapon.

I don't know much about the enzimes, atoms and molecules that you speak of but I have seen the shit work time and time agian.

Great info though. Much appreciated. :wink:
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Never used dry lubricant on a weapon.

But I used it on my motocross bikes for years. Graphite, being dry, doesn't attract the dirt, sand, and grime the way grease or other wet lubricants do. It made for much easier clean up between races.

However, when I wasn't racing and I wanted to go for longer periods of time between cleanup and lube jobs I used grease or wet lubricants. They seemed to last longer.

Don't really know how the sliding of moving parts in a weapon relate to the constant rotating of axles and such, but the abuse on a bike is pretty extreme.

And that's my experience with graphite. :lol:
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Post by McD »

H8 Train wrote:Excellent points brother. I have used that graphite lubricant on weapons before. I find that it works best on weapons that are fired from the open bolt such as SAW's and M240's. They heat up alot faster when fired. But for a closed bolt weapons I am a huge fan of Remington Dry Lube. It sprays on wet and dries almost instantly and leaves almost zero residue on the moving parts of the weapon.

I don't know much about the enzimes, atoms and molecules that you speak of but I have seen the shit work time and time agian.

Great info though. Much appreciated. :wink:
I'm with you H8... I've been using the Rem dry lube for years.
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If I am in a wet climate or the woods I use WD-40. It isn't as thick as CLP and doesn't cause that build up inside the chamber. It also makes it easier to clean your shit.
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just a joke

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I've tried all of the above a none perform to standard during sexual intercourse.

Just an observation.

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Post by Bell »

RgrHunter wrote:I've tried all of the above a none perform to standard during sexual intercourse.

Just an observation.

Do what you feel is right.
Your right sometimes all the lube in the world won't work. Then ya gotta pull the trigger to get it out. :wink:

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