Slide-Glide "installed"

mzmtg · May 10, 2007

I ordered some Slide-Glide from www.brianenos.com

It came today and I promptly gooped up bth my pistols with it. So far, I'm impressed. It definitely smooths and cushions the action.

I can't wait to shoot with it.

http://www.brianenos.com/pages/slide-glide.html

Rammstein · May 10, 2007

Seems like it would be a dirt magnet.

Dan H · May 10, 2007

Rammstein said:

Seems like it would be a dirt magnet.
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I was thinking the same thing, not to mention it gums up. Oil you can wipe off, how do you wipe this off easily?

mzmtg · May 11, 2007

Rammstein said:

Seems like it would be a dirt magnet.
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Will Slide-Glide attract dust or dirt?
That's a common question, and one I can answer from a layman's perspective.

I prefer shooting guns to cleaning them. When training (Shooting Bio), I would shoot 3000+ rounds (often 5000+) between cleanings, and never observed any excess wear in the top end. In fact, once a new gun "settles in," it does not seem to wear any more at all.

When I first started testing the Glide, I wondered about the "dust factor." But after shooting tens of thousands of rounds through the same pistols lubed with the Glide - in the dusty Arizona desert - and not detecting hardly any wear at all - I stopped worrying about it.

Here's my layman's theory: The key word is "insulates." The Glide insulates everything it touches - including dust or dirt. So if there are any dirt particles in the grease, the Glide insulates them from contacting the gun. I'm not an engineer, so I know that's not very scientific. It's just my theory based on what I have observed over a long period of time.

From the Hodgdon Powder Company: Most unburned powder residues that may become visible in the grease are actually lubricating in nature (graphite), and will not adversely affect the performance of the grease. (I was sponsored by Hodgdon for several years during my professional career.)
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tj2000 · May 11, 2007

Hmmm!!!

mzmtg said:

Rammstein said:

Seems like it would be a dirt magnet.
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Will Slide-Glide attract dust or dirt?
That's a common question, and one I can answer from a layman's perspective.

I prefer shooting guns to cleaning them. When training (Shooting Bio), I would shoot 3000+ rounds (often 5000+) between cleanings, and never observed any excess wear in the top end. In fact, once a new gun "settles in," it does not seem to wear any more at all.

When I first started testing the Glide, I wondered about the "dust factor." But after shooting tens of thousands of rounds through the same pistols lubed with the Glide - in the dusty Arizona desert - and not detecting hardly any wear at all - I stopped worrying about it.

Here's my layman's theory: The key word is "insulates." The Glide insulates everything it touches - including dust or dirt. So if there are any dirt particles in the grease, the Glide insulates them from contacting the gun. I'm not an engineer, so I know that's not very scientific. It's just my theory based on what I have observed over a long period of time.

From the Hodgdon Powder Company: Most unburned powder residues that may become visible in the grease are actually lubricating in nature (graphite), and will not adversely affect the performance of the grease. (I was sponsored by Hodgdon for several years during my professional career.)
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MZ,
The real question that he doesn't seem to address is; when cleaning your gun, do the chemicals from the cleaning fluid remove it and do you have to re-goo it after every cleaning? I am an old timer because to me I use hoppes #9 and nothing else, never have and never will. I would like to check it out on your gun sometime. I have stopped by tour house a couple of times but you weren't home.
My

mzmtg · May 11, 2007

Re: Hmmm!!!

tj2000 said:

MZ,
The real question that he doesn't seem to address is; when cleaning your gun, do the chemicals from the cleaning fluid remove it and do you have to re-goo it after every cleaning? I am an old timer because to me I use hoppes #9 and nothing else, never have and never will. I would like to check it out on your gun sometime. I have stopped by tour house a couple of times but you weren't home.
My
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Yeah, it's grease. The brake cleaner I clean with will definitely remove it. That's the idea behind cleaning, right?

I use a foaming bore cleaner to get lead and copper out of the bore. When that's done soaking, the bore gets cleaned out with #9 or CLP. The rest of the gun gets blasted with brake cleaner, then compressed air to dry. Then I use a few drops of oil where needed. And now Slide Glide on the sliding parts of the top end. I find #9 to be way too thin to use as lube. It dries out way too quickly.

Once or twice a year, I'll detail strip it down to a pile of bits and scrub everything.

I should be home all evening tonight and most of the day tomorrow.

mzmtg · May 12, 2007

After a quick range session, I like the stuff. The action is definitely smoother and the gun is easier to shoot.

No complaints.

I also learned that my USP will happily chamber an empty casing...backwards...

b8fish · May 13, 2007

I've used Slide-Glide on my competition STI for several years - it definitely made it feel smoother cycling. I put about 500 rds a month through it during competitions (IPSC, Steel challenge) and it lasts fine without gunking up. I strip the top end every 1000 rnds or so (when I start a new case of ammo) and re-apply the Slide-Glide.

pyromaster · May 13, 2007

I actually just got some for my P226 2 weeks ago and used it at the range the last two weeks. So far no issues and I like it.

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