Anyone ever lightly lubricate their magazines?
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recumbent
Buckeye
I use a spray on Dry Lube. Doesn't attract dirt and powder residue.
All my magazines get coated with oil then I wipe it off just like I do on the exterior of all my blued guns, that leaves a microscopic layer of lubricant and corrosion protection.
Lubs. tends to hold dust and dirt. I do not recall any recommendations from manufactures
to lube magazines. I just wipe em down and keep them clean.
to lube magazines. I just wipe em down and keep them clean.
I've dusted the interior of some with graphite and a couple of stubborn ones got dunked in graphite powder planter box lubricant and the excess shaken/blown out. Those were "range use only" for a while until the super slickery stuff wore off the outside.
Valmet
Single-Sixer
The most that I do is clean off the accessible part of the magazine follower and that's all I've done for years. Never had any issues.
contender
Ruger Guru
It depends.
Serious competition, where I may have a chance at placing in the top finishers,, I disassemble my handgun mags, clean & wipe with a very lightly lubed cloth to hopefully assist in the speed I hope to get during a stage. After a stage,, in-between things, the ones that got dropped in the dirt,, get emptied, disassembled, re-cleaned & re-lubed.
This is NOT often,, as I'm not often in such a position. But I learned of that little tip from a top level world class competitor. The logic is that by doing so it can reduce the CHANCE of a hang-up by the magazine. Also,, ammo has been known to get a wipe down with a light coating silicone. Again,, to hopefully reduce the chances of a hang-up.
But in all other cases,, the occasional disassembly, cleaning, and inspection is all that most magazines get.
Serious competition, where I may have a chance at placing in the top finishers,, I disassemble my handgun mags, clean & wipe with a very lightly lubed cloth to hopefully assist in the speed I hope to get during a stage. After a stage,, in-between things, the ones that got dropped in the dirt,, get emptied, disassembled, re-cleaned & re-lubed.
This is NOT often,, as I'm not often in such a position. But I learned of that little tip from a top level world class competitor. The logic is that by doing so it can reduce the CHANCE of a hang-up by the magazine. Also,, ammo has been known to get a wipe down with a light coating silicone. Again,, to hopefully reduce the chances of a hang-up.
But in all other cases,, the occasional disassembly, cleaning, and inspection is all that most magazines get.
toysoldier
Hunter
I've drooled on a few centerfolds.
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Bull Barrel
Hunter
I did but with the soy based ink they use now it ruined the pictures.
Just a wipe down with some lube to prevent corrosion.
Just a wipe down with some lube to prevent corrosion.
I've never cleaned or lubed a magazine.... I hear of it but have never had a problem with one.... but I guess I don't really shoot that much either.
I have some LCP mags that get moisture on them and one had the audacity to rust! OMG! So they get wiped down with my oil cloth. The rusted one gets attention from steel wool, then Johnson Paste Wax(JPW) on it. Excess is wiped off. My LCP rusts too in spite of it being wiped down with my oil cloth, and it gets the JPW treatment too.
gramps
gramps
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(right back at you)
But then I never had a problem with a Ruger Mag and any of my P series pistols or even the rifle magazines.... but I generally don't crawl through he mud and dirt with them these days....
Set down your coffee cup:
I thought of a joke reading the title of this thread this morning... but it has more to do with youth and a Playboy mag...... oops..........
(right back at you)
But then I never had a problem with a Ruger Mag and any of my P series pistols or even the rifle magazines.... but I generally don't crawl through he mud and dirt with them these days....
Set down your coffee cup:
I thought of a joke reading the title of this thread this morning... but it has more to do with youth and a Playboy mag...... oops..........
Merle1948
Buckeye
recumbent said:
on the few that require it, I use dry lube for the same reasons.... :!:
Don Lovel
Hunter
I unload, disassemble and then spray G96 spray and wipe them out, reassemble and reload. Never a FTF. Back when I carried a S&W 10mm, it was the secret to perfect function
eveled
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In a perfect world, take them apart, clean and inspect all parts. De-burr / polish any rough spots. Spray with a dry lube and re-assemble. Check for function and smooth travel.
In my hectic world this really only would happen if I was experiencing malfunctions. I normally wipe them with an oily rag so I don't get finger print etches.
In my hectic world this really only would happen if I was experiencing malfunctions. I normally wipe them with an oily rag so I don't get finger print etches.
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contender said:
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Don't normally lube magazines, but believe they must be kept clean. The great Ruger .22 auto much prefers a clean magazine for prom lifting of the next cartridge. Great as it is, the .22 Long Rifle is a dirty little bird. I've shot the MK II with excellent reliability down to 15 below ZERO. Brownells Dri-Slide, a molydisulfide lube in evaporative medium, works well on both bolt/receiver & magazines. As I told one of the Brownells years ago, Dri-Slide helps keep steel from sticking when moisture acts to bond metal in hard freezing. The same rule applies to centerfire auto.
Plastic pistols, which have much less metal-to-metal contact, don't fare any better than a good 1911 under the kind of cold that snaps off door handles. I refer specifically to Glocks. As the mercury continues to drop, a rimfire runs out of steam to power the semiauto, while a properly attended centerfire continues on.
As Tyrone advises, the idea is preventive maintenance. Don't wait for Murphy.
David Bradshaw
