Bolt lube, AGAIN...... die wax?

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alinwa

oft dis'd member
I know that there was just a thread on this subject but instead of resurrecting it I'm starting a new one.

I've got most of the lubes listed in the other thread but haven't found real satisfaction for one of my rifles. It's a Nesika TPE which I'm assuming is the Nesika "standard" of a SS receiver and a billet CM 4340 bolt. This combination has long been touted as the perfect situation, CM riding on SS for a gall-free and slick fit. The bolt's fluted.

Here's my deal. The bolt cocks and unlocks slick as glass BUT when flicking it open it doesn't just slide back as if on rails. I've been shooting it wrong-handed which exacerbates the "problem". If I flick the action open with any side pressure at all it hangs up just a little, it acts "soft" for lack of a better term........ it just binds on its way back. I thought I'd tried everything until the other day I wiped 'er down to bare and applied Dohrmann's sizing wax to it, internal rails and bolt body......MAGIC!!!

I'm not using the wax on the lugs, cocking ramp or primary extraction cam, just the bolt body.

Has anybody tried this? Are there any problems with dust/grit or issues with getting the wax mixed in with the other lube?? Probably a silly question but what the hey eh........

thanks


al
 
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I recently had the thought that the best bolt lube would be something that was exceptionally sticky and would stay put on the lug faces. I also decided that this lube should be liquid. I found it. It also makes the bolt and lug chanels super slick as well and stays there. I am considering marketing it. Does anyone thing there is a demand?
 
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At the Supershoot, I tried a lube that we'd been using on operating rails on machineguns... With the buzzguns, the stuff is magic - it stays put, doesn't run when it is hot, etc., etc...

With a BR action, it was just too messy - it wanted to adhere to a lot of the surrounding areas too.
 
I started using Redding's "Action Wax" last season. It seems to let the action cycle noticably smoother than any of the greases I've tried in the past.

-Dave-:)
 
Dust

Just a warning, but if you are a range with a lot of wind and dust, you keep the lube at a dead minimum. At places like Midland, I put nothing on the bolt body, and just a dab on the back of the lugs.
Any lube will attract the dust like a magnet.

I have a little story from my Army Days about Lube. I took my Basic at Ft. Bliss Tx. The first day we were to go to the Range with our M-14's, we spent the entire night cleaning, and oiling everything up. The Drill Sgts never said a thing.

We had to make five mile march from the drop off point to the range, and it was windy, and dusty out in that West Tx desert. By the time we got to the range, everybodies Rifle metal parts looked like ant hills, a mixture of Dust and Oil.
The Drill Sgts came prepared. (they obviously knew what was going to happen), they had brought cleaning solvent that left no film, and instructed us to strip our Rifles, clean them thoroughly and apply no oil at all.

We learned a good lesson........jackie
 
Al

Not sure that lube will solve your problem. When you open the bolt the bumps line up with the bolt race ways. Thus the bolt body has a loose fit which can lead to the bolt binding from sideways pressure on the bolt handle. The bumps are a great idea but they don't solve the problem of a loose bolt.

Dave
 
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