Mobil 1 grease for base pin lube?

[Kevin Makel]

Does anyone use this? I also heard it was good for over the ball lube too. Any help/insight is appreciated.

 

[mazo kid]

Yes, it works very well for both since it is non-petroleum based. Not PC, but for target/range work it will serve you well. Plus a tube will last a looong time!

 

[brubincam]

-----vaseline-----

 

[Kevin Makel]

Mazo, I tried it out and the Mobil 1 grease works very well. I'm much happier than I was using wads and bore butter. On a very hot day the Mobil 1 did not melt and the clean up was easy. I fired 36 rounds out of a Pietta 51 Navy .36. That's a lot for me. I also used Treso nipples on my revolver, the caps fit much better than on the Pietta nipples. Both of these things helped my revolver's performance.

 

[mazo kid]

Yep, I fired my Pietta Western Marshall .44 last week and not one bind-up in 4 cylinders full. I like it a lot for target shooting.

 

[Blizzard of '93]

I haven't tryed it. I've used vaseline (OK), T/C's 'maxilube' (did well) and lanolin - also did well and much cheaper than maxi-lube.

 

[redwing]

Where is Mobile 1 Sold?

 

[t.l.a.r. eng]

How does Mobil 1 affect clean up?

 

[Kevin Makel]

Where is Mobile 1 Sold?

I purchased a tube in a Auto parts store, it's a red colored grease. Price was $7.95. It may be cheaper in a place like Wall Mart if they have it. My local Wall Mart didn't carry it.

 

[Kevin Makel]

How does Mobil 1 affect clean up?

I found clean up easier, there was very little fouling in the barrel.

 

[redwing]

Thanks Ruffin. I need something better for my Walker. I will try this product. :thumbsup:

 

[1911nutjob]

Used to use mobil 1 myself as a much younger man and remember performance and cleanup to be very good, but some old timers on the range and a few "expert" internet posts steered me away from it for the reasons we usually hear with automotive products. I've since been using crisco, but the guns get warm enough to melt it after two cylinders full of shooting. I have a few tubes of redline synthetic lying around, might be time to give it a go with some of it and see what happens. Even if the cleanup sucks afterwards, at least I know it won't melt and leave a runny mess all over the frame and barrel.