Originally Posted By: 430man
Use WD-40 cans for targets!
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I use STP on the cylinder ratchet, pin and front bushing.
The action needs very little oil but dry is wear. Metal to metal will shorten life. Use oil sparingly but you need some lube.


correct to a point, eventually it will wear down to a polished and correct fit which is the long way of doing what I do on a polishing wheel. When my sear engagements are taken to a high polish you don't need anything and they would take millions of rounds to wear out. Brownells does sell a semi permanent dry lube for actions, I can't recall the name but I bought some but have yet to try it out. It leaves a dry hard slick film that will only come off with alot of wear or harsh chemicals. I haven't really seen a need for it on my SA's since I polish the sears to a mirror finish anyways. I'm of the school of thought that wear on a factory sear is a good thing since it means the parts will wear together creating a better fit but I've not seen any gain in function from oiling an action. It's like having a crankshaft with a bad journal, you can put new bearings in and even though it's lubricated constanly it's just going to wear out the bearing anyways until that journal is polished, unfortunately unlike a sear though it will eat it's mating surface instead of wearing itself smooth.

The stp will work fine on the ratchet and gas ring though.

Last edited by wapitirod; 06/23/2012 4:32 AM.

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