Lubricant

[Wolfeyes]

What is the best type of lubricant for spring rifles.

I have a Type L96, and I want it to last a while.

Where can I also buy it, I live in Toronto

[Amos]

A winning combination is;

ARS Sticky-G Molydemnum grease for the outside of the cylinder
+
ARS Silicon grease for the inside of the cylinder and compression parts

[SigmanXT]

KY jelly

[CDN_Stalker]

Lubing the outside of the cylinder is always a double edged sword, it helps with providing a smooth pull/push, but also collects dirt and other crap, causing it to build up inside the receiver, making things, gritty feeling. I just keep mine clean and spray it with dry teflon lube once in a while.

[aznpos531]

Originally Posted by Amos

A winning combination is;

ARS Sticky-G Molydemnum grease for the outside of the cylinder
+
ARS Silicon grease for the inside of the cylinder and compression parts

Found here and here respectively. Airsoftparts is based in Toronto.

Originally Posted by CDN_Stalker

Lubing the outside of the cylinder is always a double edged sword, it helps with providing a smooth pull/push, but also collects dirt and other crap, causing it to build up inside the receiver, making things, gritty feeling. I just keep mine clean and spray it with dry teflon lube once in a while.

Any particular type/brand of dry teflon lube you prefer?

[lemegacool]

pfft KY... Wet all the way lmao

seriously thought i use regular automotive grease on the outside of my cylinder and ASR silicone grease on the compression parts as amos said. works really well! i had no major issues with dirt while playing in wooden fields

[CDN_Stalker]

The stuff we have at work, forget the name. Any dry teflon or graphite lube will work great though.

[lemegacool]

i was going to suggest graphite... its kinda messy thought...

[CDN_Stalker]

Simplest is to use a carpenter's pencil and rub the lead all over the cylinder, it'll get into the pores of the metal and stay there, but one would have to do it every few months to keep it lubed up, but seriously, there isn't enough friction on the outside of the cylinder to really require any lube of any kind. If it's gritty feeling, either cleaning or filing would do a better job than coating it with lube.

[Amos]

I actually don't find the outside of my cylinder getting very dirty... but I clean and re-grease every 5 games or so.. and our fields don't contain very much sand..

if I'm every playing in a sandy environment I'll throw a strip of tape over the ejection port.

[aznpos531]

I've tried graphite on the cylinder of my l96 but I find it too messy. I'm gonna try the teflon that stalker suggested.

[CDN_Stalker]

By dirt I mean dirt, sand, bits of dead leaves (especially cedar), all kinds of crap will stick to a greased cylinder and make it's way into the receiver. Guess it all depends on if one babies a rifle out in the field or will let it get roughed up like I do.

[Amos]

I certainly don't baby my rifle lol... and I've never had a problem with excess dirt build up.

[CDN_Stalker]

I've only gotten excess dirt build up after playing in the sand pits of Rawdon. Aside from that, it's common to get some dirt down the receiver when playing, and I see little reason to give dirt something to stick to (learned my lesson).

[Soulfly]

Just remember that its metal to metal.

That Moly lube would be best! Even ARP moly lube for head bolts/studs in automotive applications would work very well being as it is a similar lubricant.