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Best Bolt Grease?

Anything that is synthetic and low/high operating temperature range compatible with our application will work well.

I use STOS by Ponsness Warren.
Yup,. I've been using THIS ^^^ ,.. For Decades !
STOS stands for,. Slicker Than Owl Shit
And,.. IT,.. IS !
Works even in the Cold, Idaho Winters !
 
I have no idea what the best grease is for guns, I use Lucas and a few others. If you ask me what the best smelling grease is I vote weapons shield, pretty good grease too. Even my wife notices when I have the lid off.
 

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This stuff is quite good.

 
I've been using Mil-comm's TW25B for several years now. Like it a lot.

Starting out I bought a couple of their small closable syringes. When those ran low I bought their 4 oz tube (linked above) for refilling the smaller applicators that live in my range and cleaning kits.
This is exactly what I use and what a few great shooters I know use. It doesn’t smell bad, wipes off fingers easily, and seems to stay in place for entire strings, even at 100F shooting temps. It’s available on Amazon and not too expensive.
Dave
 
This stuff is quite good.

Bolt lube is not a suitable substitute for bolt grease that should be applied to the lugs before each string.
Dave
 
Bolt lube is not a suitable substitute for bolt grease that should be applied to the lugs before each string.
Dave
Thank you
I should look into that. I suppose the reason I don’t typically use grease is that I’m not parcel to sticky or tacky lubes, I’m looking for smooth bolt operation for several strings.
 
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I have been using Mobil 1red synthetic grease for a years. It seems to do the job. One can will last two lifetimes.
 
I would advise against any grease with Moly, the moly particles are 5 micron and hard enough to be abrasive and wear away the metal, you swill possibly be continuously lapping your lugs. This is why you never use moly on bearings or u-joints. (Slip yokes would be a good place to use moly.) I was also told that a grease that is tacky, as in stringing is not advisable. Tacky is a sign of a grease that the particles are attracted to itself, you want a grease with adhesion properties, one that resist being wiped off. I like Mobil 28 Aviation grease, it's clay based vers a lithium soap based. (I got educated by a Shell lube expert when I asked about what grease would work best on bolts.)
 

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