870TC wrote:Doesn't smell as bad as Red n' Tacky.
I used the lite down to around 20 degrees in a 1911 with no issues, below that temp I switch to a oil.
I like how Red n Tacky smells. I've shot my Warrior at 0 degrees with the Red n Tacky, and while it did cycle noticeably slower, it didn't choke. It sat in a sled with my other guns while I snowshoed out to my shooting area, and maybe didn't get down to ambient, but was damn cold anyways for the first shot. The time I left my Warrior out overnight and shot it when it was colder than -40, it was lubed with Napa brand synthetic 5w30.
mmcnx2 wrote:I've been told by more than one high end gunsmith that good lube serves two purposes, one obviously is lubrication but the second and actaully equally important it wicks contaminants away. To serve the second purpose the lube needs to leech out, thus I've been told not to use high temp grease because the contaminents stay on the parts and basically you creat rubbing compound. Instead they contend it is better to let the lube run out fo the joint and reapply fresh.
I noticed a reduction in wear rate from when I switched from motor oil to grease. Most people don't regularly get their guns hot enough to reliably drip regular Lithium grease, so I wouldn't worry about the high temp characteristic of a grease creating rubbing compound in your firearm.