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 05-24-2010, 01:11 AM | #1 | Supporting Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 6,267 |  1911 no lube test
Who says your 1911 needs to be wet to be reliable?
YouTube - 1911 No Lube Test | 
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| 05-24-2010, 01:31 AM | #2 | I'm always 10-8 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: 150 miles NE of Sloppy Joe's Bar, in the "GunShine" State Posts: 17,399 |
Wow, that 2 minute test convinced me!
I'll never run lube again. __________________ .
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| 05-24-2010, 01:35 AM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,158 |
Just cause you can don't mean you should. I think I'll still keep mine lubed... | |
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| 05-24-2010, 01:42 AM | #4 | Supporting Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bandera, Texas Posts: 10,294 |
That's just... really.....underwhelming. And the point being? | |
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| 05-24-2010, 01:43 AM | #5 | Retired Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: LA (Lower Alabama), FL Posts: 4,741 |
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| 05-24-2010, 02:23 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Danville Posts: 376 |
Why would anyone "RUN" any weapon with out proper lubrication? | |
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| 05-24-2010, 02:57 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 266 |
when the hammer falls you should see a splash and get oil on your glasses | |
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| 05-24-2010, 03:16 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 170 |
All my 1911s remain lubed. Like the little mechanical masterpieces that they are. __________________
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| 05-24-2010, 03:16 AM | #9 | Dead Wolves = Good Wolves Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rochester WI, Rochester WI Posts: 6,962 |
Quote:
Originally Posted by joshfireart
when the hammer falls you should see a splash and get oil on your glasses
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oil and residue make mud. an over lubed weapon is worse than none at all. | |
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| 05-24-2010, 06:35 AM | #10 | Aspiring Mall Ninja Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Here in the holler.... Posts: 2,166 |
I think it has more to do with the 1911 bashers that will always say that a 1911 needs top be perfectly maintained to function. So it's not that you should, but you could.
I used to shoot wit ha guy that tried to polish all the surfaces that contacted like the slide to frame believing it would need less lube. I don't see that to be necessary and possibly dangerous. Those parts are pretty smooth as is and the risk of doing harm is HUGE!
The 1911 has a good bit more frame to slide contact than more modern weapons like a Glock. This can cause more friction and the absence of lube or addition of crud a bigger issue. But fro my experience the 1911 holds up very well against other weapons in the area of reliability. The Video dispels a common myth. THe 191 can perform with little to no lube. But I wouldn't want to take the risk when it's my rump on the line.
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