Bolt Lube?? What to use??

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skeetlee

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I have been playing with my stiller predator action this evening practicing dry firing, and technique, and i am noticing that the grease i am using for my bolt lube feels a bit sticky. When i cycle the action you can feel the bolt skipping a little while pushing it forward. The grease i am using is TMS Ultra bolt grease. My buddy gave it to me, but i have seen it for sale at Sinclairs. I figure it must be good stuff. Any thought or opinions. I sure dont want to Gald my action but i would like for it to be a bit smoother if possible. Thanks Fellas!! Lee
 
I took to using

STP last year and have continued. I always found that grease wipes off almost imediately and wanted something that would stay on for a bit. I lube the lugs every two or three papers or as needed.
 
I have also noticed that the bolt boddy is getting some rubbing marks. This action is pretty much brand new. Is this common, and should i lube the bolt body as well? Lee
 
Skeet....
You got something against STP? Man it kept my old Studebaker running 2 years longer than it should have. Good stuff. Best sizing lube too, just cut it a bit with Mobile 1 or some such. I like to mix vasoline with it for case sizing.
 
Bolt Lube

I tend to go with products that are designed for the purpose at hand.

I use the red stuff that Pro Shot sells. I think it is some kind of synthetic. Seems to work fine..........jackie
 
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skeetlee said:
I have also noticed that the bolt boddy is getting some rubbing marks. This action is pretty much brand new. Is this common, and should i lube the bolt body as well? Lee
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Shows you how much slop you have in the rear of your bolt from the trigger/ cocking piece jack-up. Of course it also shows you that one of your lugs ain't touching the face of the action. :eek: :)
 
If you get it on the bolt shaft, it will affect the smoothness of the action. It is only needed on the back of the lugs and really only on the leading edge of the back of the lugs. It is a tiny amount that is needed.
 
Why Jackie !

jackie schmidt said:
I tend to go with products that are designed for the purpose at hand.

I use the red stuff that Pro Shot sells. I think it is some kind of synthetic. Seems to work fine..........jackie
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It says right on the container in Andy Granatellie's own hand writing that STP is excelent for bolt lugs ;).
 
Check out http://benchrest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39476 .

Skeetlee, your action's manufacturer is the last post in the thread.

When I asked the Kelbly's about lubing my action, here was the answer:

All Lubrication of rifle to be done with EP2 or equivalent grease, unless otherwise noted.

Lubrication of the rifle would be on the back of the bolt lugs where it rides the cam. Also on the bolt handle where it touches the cam on the action. Grease the bolt shroud threads, but never use anything other than a small drop of transmission fluid on the firing pin. Lubricate the barrel threads only when you change the barrel or remove it for any reason.​

Here in another thread Greg Walley recommends Mobil 1 synthetic grease or Lucas Red N Tacky.

http://benchrest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39719&highlight=Mobil+grease

FWIW, Greg J.
 
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TM boltgrease is just fine. Use it until it's gone. Get some more or something else. You can buy synthetic high pressure grease at Walmart in a tube and refill your syringe if you want. There's hundreds of differenet greases and lubes that will work, just don't get risky. Also, never put grease inside your bolt on the firing pin...it will haunt you at sometime. If you have a screw in firing pin (like most) then use the lube/grease on the threads there. After a couple of hundred rounds, if you notice your firing pin tip rubbing more on one side, put teflon tape on the firing pin threads....that is a simple fix (that will need to be occasionally reapplied) that someone on this forum came up with.

Hovis
 
One would be hard pressed to find something that would not work for bolt lube. Bolt action rifles are not high-tech devices. The way some shooters nitpick at lubes for them would lead you to believe they were as critical as jet engines. :D

For what it's worth, I use Lubriplate 630AA on locking lugs and cocking cams; works great! And a little dab of Mobil One motor oil placed on your finger and rubbed all over the bolt body will slick it up nicely. Some prefer a mixture of Mobil One and STP. STP clings tenaciously to metal surfaces; I have been known to use a little on my bolt from time to time.

Gene Beggs
 
Home concoctions

Just for fun, smear some of your favorite bolt lube on a metal surface.
then do the same with STP. Now rub it off.
Stp could never be sold as bolt lube without paying the STP family
many pesos. It is used as an all purpose assembly lube in many places
such as engines. When using a steady rest with brass fingers, its as
good as it gets. You can run the fingers tighter and longer than
grease.
 
Bob ...

Bob Kingsbury said:
Just for fun, smear some of your favorite bolt lube on a metal surface, then do the same with STP. Now rub it off. STP could never be sold as bolt lube without paying the STP family many pesos. It is used as an all purpose assembly lube in many places such as engines. When using a steady rest with brass fingers, its as good as it gets. You can run the fingers tighter and longer than grease.
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Can you use STP on the interior of the bolt after the Firing Pin Assembly (FPA) is removed ??? What do you use on the FPA ??? :)
 
I would not use it on the firing pin/spring assembly. STP is a very high viscosity synthetic lubricant. It will/could slow down the fring pin speed. Use a light machine oil in this area.

Donald
 
What about lighter fluid

on the firing pin assembly? It is perscribed for triggers and seems to me the same logic applies to the firing pin mechanism.
 
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