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Offline Danny Boy

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Semi Performance in Foul Weather
« on: April 29, 2006, 01:32:04 PM »
I have a BAR ShortTrac 308 ready for the deer season this fall. Some folks at the range told me they have all sorts of trouble with semi in foul weather – freezing rain, snow and cold temperature.

What is your experience with your semi in foul weather?

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« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2006, 03:23:30 PM »
Take the gund down and give it a good cleaning and dont over oil the thing. The lube will slow the action and cause problems. We have used semi's for 15 years in all kind of weather rifles and shotguns. In the service I spent quite a few years in Alaska and with the M-16 we keep the gun clean and used very light lub and I cant remember a problem. Good Luck
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« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2006, 03:58:05 PM »
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I target shoot in very cold weather with semi-auto rifles. As Old06 stated, do not over lubricate a semi-auto in very cold weather. I remove all oil and use a light silicone spray application or even dry lube when it is very cold. During hunting season it is never that cold, and I just keep a light coat of lube per the User's Manual. Two years ago the weather was very rainy, as it was for a couple of days this year here in MN. In the evening I dried the firearms off to prevent rust, but did not relubricate them. Both functioned fine after that.

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« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2006, 03:28:48 AM »
Hey guys is it worth tring hoppes semi auto solvent they claim that it leaves less residue then there regular #9 solvent. ?

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« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2006, 09:17:44 AM »
I use a moly to lube all my guns.  I use the TS-moly TS-70 in my semi-auto's.  In the cold climate hunting if you used moly during the hot weather and let it burnish itself in good into the pores of the metal the excess can be removed and it is still protected against wear.  It will function in the cold climate with no problems. I get my moly from www.mcmaster.com  go ther eand do a search for moly anti seize and about halfway down the page they list a higher percentage premium moly (%) thats the one i use.

Moly eliminates all wear, reduces friction, prevents galling, stays wet and were you put it and fights corrosion and doesn't attract dirt.
Moly works into the small pores of the metal and eliminates metal to metal
contact thus no wear and less friction.  Your semi-auto will cycle faster and smoother too.  I do up the gas system and trigger sear too.  It can lessen the trigger pull by up to 50% right away and more as it works into the pores of the metal.  Its like getting an expensive trigger job with just a lube. I use moly in all my guns wether its bolt actions, semi auto's, pistols and revolvers too.  Moly my guns never leave home without it. I been using it since the early 70's.

With the present lube that your using if your still seeing wear your lube isn't working now is it or have you gave it any thought?  Moly eliminates all wear before it happens.  On used guns moly can stop all wear dead in its tracks too.

I have looked at so many used guns in the racks and it makes me sick to see how worn out they really are when it could of been prevented by using the right lube, the correct lube, the only lube that works to eliminate wear "moly" thats the one.

I have nothing to do with the sales of moly nor the manufacture of moly my fight is against wear and yours should be too.

I moly'ed up my new saiga in 308win and the 4 of us hammered it and when i got home i wiped out the receiver and cleaned the barrel and put it away forgeting to remoly up the inside of the receiver.  On our next outing the 4 of us hammered it again and after we were done i remembered i forgot to remoly the gun.  I took it apart and nothing was worn or showed any kind of wear.  The moly that was burnished into the pores of the metal before saved my butt.  Even the receiver rails still had bluing on them and showed no wear at all yet it looked the same as when it was takin out of the box new.  Even when i screw up as i get older moly is still there protecting my guns from wear.  If you have a better lube that is still there even when i can't be seen please tell me.