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Rohrbaugh Products and Accessories => Cleaning and Maintenance of the R-9 => Topic started by: Chinook on February 16, 2010, 10:31:37 PM
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I extracted the following list of comments from a recent thread, "Oil instead of grease":
1. Eezox, Slide-glide, Miltec, etc., are all great products. Also, Ballistoil, as recommended by Richard is an excellent product.
2. Also GunButter.
3. Wilson's Ultra-Lube Grease.
4. Bruce at Grayguns (custom work) was using Slide-Glide. No crud buildup. Guns are a snap to clean, stuff wipes right off.
5. Maria at Rohrbaugh says they use Hornady One Shot or Miltec for the Slide.
6. +1 on the Slide-Glide (light grade). Brian Enos, the champion shooter / instructor markets this stuff on his website, http://www.brianenos.com/.
7. Maria (follow-up) says they were no longer recommending the use of grease or lube. She said "use a quality gun oil....the grease tends to pick up and accumulate dirt". She told me that they use Hornady One Shot on all of the parts of the pistol at the factory.
It looks like the factory leans toward One Shot. I have not used it and personally like the feel of Wilson Ultra-Lube. But if grease is no longer recommended (due to dirt attraction)... Surely a good grease has got to protect a slide better than an oil.
How about this: Use a good grease when just shooting at the range and use One-Shot when carrying...
Can we get a consensus on this?
Thanks
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You covered a lot of excellent products that have all been mentioned on this forum. I was about to mention Friction-Defense by Brownell's but it has been discontinued.
This subject is very subjective, personal, and debatable; I don't think we could ever reach a consensus because there are so many excellent products available now.
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Chinook. You give alot of choices here, good ones too. It would be difficult to pick just one. I have used several on your list and have settled on Ballistol and as you noted, recommended by Richard. Militec, I like alot too.
Tracker is right. Excellent choices out there.
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Sorry, I should have given credit to Michigunner, who started the original thread in question. Also, to the many of you who replied to his thread. I simply "extracted" and summarized (plagiarized ??) those replies to start this thread.
I, too, have many of these lube products. And every time I start to lube my pup (sadly, I only have one), I wonder if the lub I reach for is the one I should use.
I'm especially intrigued by Maria's input on what the factory uses (One Shot), a product I have not yet tried.
So my question to you all who have multiple lube products... which one do you reach for first when you lube your pups?
Regards
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For me, it's Ballistol. I do like this stuff.
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I have been using Hoppes Elite oil as I use that on my other guns.
I think I'll need to try out the Hornady One Shot as it is recommended by Rohrbaugh. I've wanted to try a dry lube and it looks like this is the one to try.
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* * *So my question to you all who have multiple lube products... which one do you reach for first when you lube your pups?
Regards
Ballistol.
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Does Ballistol leave a dry film or an oily film? Tell me more!
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Does Ballistol leave a dry film or an oily film? Tell me more!
I liken it almost to Teflon, but it never gums up or hardens. However, before I begin to sound like a company spokesman, here's a link to to their U. S. website:
http://www.ballistol.com/
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Richard told me about Ballistol when I joined the Forum, been using it on all my guns and I am now a die hard believer.
If you own an AR15 and try it before you next range trip you will see what I mean.
Thanks Richard!
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My pleasure, Dino. It was my FFL who introduced me to Ballistol, handing me a can and referring to it as "the ultimate survival juice." (I've even used it to help light campfires in the rain. 8) )
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Last I checked Midway has Ballistol on sale.
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I get so frustrated with Midway's shipping costs. I just set up an order for Ballistol (aerosol & 2 liquid) and One-Shot. Came to about $27. Then shipping came to $14!! They only offered UPS; maybe they can't use USPS for an oil (flammable?).
I just can't order something when the shipping is half the cost of the product. Good grief...
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Ebay has better prices....
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Never tried Ebay, thanks! I buy it by the gallon and put it in my own dispensers no need for any more now but will check it out next time. I have been buying direct from Ballistol, $10.00 shipping.
Buy the way Richard, I bought a new set of blades for my mower and coated them 4 or 5 times before putting them on.
I know it is sounds crazy...but no grass sticks to them!
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Dino. Good idea. Just put new blades on the John Deere and haven't mowed yet. I'll spray 'em good. Thanks.
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Didn't see any mention of CLP.....Do you guys see any reason why I shouldn't use it on the R9S? I owned an early Farmingdale R9S and used the "required" super lube until I sold the pup. Now I got my new Stealth, and I'm thinking why not use the CLP? I already have it and like it.
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I would think it would be fine. If you like it and it worked on your earlier R9, I would use it. Does your CLP have Teflon? Just wondering if the link is what you have?
http://interflon.dk/en/interflon-food-lube-g.html
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Didn't see any mention of CLP.....Do you guys see any reason why I shouldn't use it on the R9S? I owned an early Farmingdale R9S and used the "required" super lube until I sold the pup. Now I got my new Stealth, and I'm thinking why not use the CLP? I already have it and like it.
I use CLP as well. To be honest, almost any gun oil will be just fine. Trying to choose the best is just splitting hairs IMHO.
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There are now so many excellent products through improved technology that it is, as you say, difficult to single one out.
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I agree. It really is what you like. I have Ballistol and Militec and they are both excellent. I've settled on Ballistol but the Militec is standing by.
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I use the CLP on all my guns and am very happy with it, with the Robar finish on the pup I don't use as much as on the others.
John
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I mentioned to "Herself" that Ballistol might even be a good after-shave lotion -- to which "Herself" replied, "Not for anyone who intends to rest his head on my custom-made pillow cases." (So much for that idea.) ;)
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It's good that she keeps you in check, Richard. ;D
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Richard,
maybe it could be used as sunscreen, or bug repellent. ;D
John
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Question for Ballistol users.
Do you also use Ballistol to clean the gun, or just to lubricate it?
I'm curious as the Hornady One Shot is a cleaner/lube in one. Spray it on, wipe it off. And then spray a light coat to lube it.
Thanks
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Question for Ballistol users.
Do you also use Ballistol to clean the gun, or just to lubricate it?
I'm curious as the Hornady One Shot is a cleaner/lube in one. Spray it on, wipe it off. And then spray a light coat to lube it.
Thanks
Clean, lube, and generally "pamper." 8)
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I agree. All the above. :)
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Question for Ballistol users.
Do you also use Ballistol to clean the gun, or just to lubricate it?
I'm curious as the Hornady One Shot is a cleaner/lube in one. Spray it on, wipe it off. And then spray a light coat to lube it.
Thanks
The CLP is used the same way (Cleans / Lubricates / Protects)
John
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Sometimes I cheat and use Hoppes #9 if I shot a match with 100 or so rounds. Not the R9 of course.
Just quicker, however the R9 only gets Ballistol.
I was thinking of putting it on my cast iron grates in my Webber grill? Any advice?
Not the R9....Ballistol...I'm bad at this.
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That one I haven't heard but I have restored a lot of cast iron cookware and seasoned it with Canola or vegetable oil. The Ballistol might emit an odor when heated but should work also.
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Dino. The Ballistol can says EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. HARMFUL OR FATAL IF SWALLOWED. So don't use it on the grill. Don't want to get it on your food.
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Pups can eat it.
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Yep. But humans can't. :) :)
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Thanks men, vegetable oil it is.
Don't want anything to hinder "The Great Grill Master"!
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Dino,
You might check with your point of sale; a lot of grills come pre-seasoned now.
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I was about to purchase a new grill for Critter Creek last week but then noticed a sticker which said, "Made in China." As a result, I'm refinishing the old grill (made by a former bootlegger turned welder in Cocke County, Tennessee).
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Excellent idea. Some of my most prized possessions are Wagner and Griswold cast iron cookware rescued from my grandparents' house. Some of them were so rusty they looked unsalvageable but after soaking for three days in vinegar and baking soda all the rust was gone. Then, some good oil seasoning in a hot oven really spiffied them up.
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Three days soaking in vinegar and baking soda -- great tip! Thanks, Tracker. We're headed up there this weekend just as soon as "Herself" gets off the bench and I finish an appellate brief I'm writing. Looks like I'd better pick up three gallons of vinegar and three or four boxes of baking soda. I've already got the galvanized tup stored in the tool shed and two heavy duty pipe wrenches to remove (here read "break") the two bolts holding the grill to the support pole (a piece of old iron well pipe sunk in concrete).
(Just to keep this post more or less on topic, I will of course be spraying the bolts with Ballistol just to give them a chance before I break them off with the pipe wrenches and two "cheater bars." :D )
Thanks again for the tip.
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Excellent idea. Some of my most prized possessions are Wagner and Griswold cast iron cookware rescued from my grandparents' house. Some of them were so rusty they looked unsalvageable but after soaking for three days in vinegar and baking soda all the rust was gone. Then, some good oil seasoning in a hot oven really spiffied them up.
tracker, excellent. I've got an old cast iron frying pan, don't remember where it came from, rusty, and didn't want to throw it away. Will put your idea to work. Again, excellent, and thanks.
Now, going out and spray the John Deere's lawn mower blades, and inside the mower deck, with Ballistol. :)
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To throw another one in there, been using Weapon Shield with no problems
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Thanks, Richard, for the attempt at bringing this thread back on topic. The effort, however, is akin to tossing a single sand bag in front of a 10' high tidal wave...
Now I suppose the thread will move into the theater of how Ballistol might be used to improve the water defensive characteristics of sand bags...
Time for another cup of coffee...
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Chinook, I don't understand? Are you brewing that cup of coffee in a cast iron pot? If so do not put Ballistol on it as I was told it is flammable!
Tell me more about this tidal wave?
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To throw another one in there, been using Weapon Shield with no problems
joker. Missed welcoming you to the Forum, sometime ago, so welcome. Post often. Good suggestion on the Weapon Shield.
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Birchwood Casey Barricade is an excellent firearms rust prevention product that also has cleaning and lubrication properties.
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Looks like an excellent product, tracker. I like the protective film it leaves and available in "take along cloths" in the packets. Excellent.