Thank you for your time and knowledge in putting this video together. I'm looking to educate myself as I've never disassembled let alone shot a 45 until this last weekend. Since then I've watched several videos on stripping my gun down. I have on old government issue 1911. On another video they talked about using a drop of oil on the rails. In your video you talk about using a grease. So, 1) does it matter whether grease or oil is used; 2) is there a difference between your gun and mine regarding the lube spots; 3) if there's a difference between grease and oil, then what grease are you using and what do I need to look out for when purchasing the grease; 4) how often or when should I lube my gun? Thank you again for your time and knowledge regarding the video and ditto for your response.
Thanks for watching the video. When it comes to grease or oil, I tend to use grease on my 1911 because I don’t take it out to shoot often, and I want lubrication and metal protection to stay in place (higher viscosity than oil) when it’s sitting in the safe for months on end. If I’m shooting outdoors in the winter, I’ll use exclusively oil simply for the viscosity. There are a lot of good lubricants out there but I’m not picky. I’m using a vial of Tetra Gun Grease in the video, which seems to work well. Motor oil or grease from a home improvement store will do the job too. As far as how often, it totally depends on your gun. I don’t carry my 1911, so I’ll usually clean it after every range session and put on fresh lube to protect the metal before I store it. Before I take it out again, I’ll break it down and make sure there’s enough lube on the critical parts like the rails, barrel locking area, and barrel bushing. For my carry guns (usually an HK45C or some kind of Glock) I will play it by ear, but they tend to need less lube than a 1911 to run reliably. Hope this helps. Happy shooting.
@@rjg02005 Thank you, thank you, thank you. Yes this is very helpful. It seems that a good percent of the time the person doing the video does not take the time to respond w/ a lot of detail, unlike your response. So thank you for your time and consideration.
@@wbrewster1186 No problem. Glad to be able to contribute. I grew up with very little firearms experience and UA-cam was a great resource for me getting started. Best of luck with your 1911. A well-cared for 1911 is a fantastic firearm.
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Thank you for your time and knowledge in putting this video together. I'm looking to educate myself as I've never disassembled let alone shot a 45 until this last weekend. Since then I've watched several videos on stripping my gun down. I have on old government issue 1911. On another video they talked about using a drop of oil on the rails. In your video you talk about using a grease. So, 1) does it matter whether grease or oil is used; 2) is there a difference between your gun and mine regarding the lube spots; 3) if there's a difference between grease and oil, then what grease are you using and what do I need to look out for when purchasing the grease; 4) how often or when should I lube my gun? Thank you again for your time and knowledge regarding the video and ditto for your response.
Thanks for watching the video. When it comes to grease or oil, I tend to use grease on my 1911 because I don’t take it out to shoot often, and I want lubrication and metal protection to stay in place (higher viscosity than oil) when it’s sitting in the safe for months on end. If I’m shooting outdoors in the winter, I’ll use exclusively oil simply for the viscosity.
There are a lot of good lubricants out there but I’m not picky. I’m using a vial of Tetra Gun Grease in the video, which seems to work well. Motor oil or grease from a home improvement store will do the job too.
As far as how often, it totally depends on your gun. I don’t carry my 1911, so I’ll usually clean it after every range session and put on fresh lube to protect the metal before I store it. Before I take it out again, I’ll break it down and make sure there’s enough lube on the critical parts like the rails, barrel locking area, and barrel bushing. For my carry guns (usually an HK45C or some kind of Glock) I will play it by ear, but they tend to need less lube than a 1911 to run reliably.
Hope this helps. Happy shooting.
@@rjg02005 Thank you, thank you, thank you. Yes this is very helpful. It seems that a good percent of the time the person doing the video does not take the time to respond w/ a lot of detail, unlike your response. So thank you for your time and consideration.
@@wbrewster1186 No problem. Glad to be able to contribute. I grew up with very little firearms experience and UA-cam was a great resource for me getting started. Best of luck with your 1911. A well-cared for 1911 is a fantastic firearm.