And this is where we abandon ship.
The thread was great for a good while.
I hope this may just be a false iceberg, though, before things get outa hand.
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And this is where we abandon ship.
The thread was great for a good while.
I hope this may just be a false iceberg, though, before things get outa hand.
Sigh. I don't know if that one test is accurate or not, but regardless, having used SLIP2k on nearly a dozen ARs for several years, and using Weaponshield on 4-5 ARs and a bunch of pistols for several years, I'm converting back to SLIP2k on almost everything and wondering what to do with 2 1/2 leftover bottles of Weaponshield.
My main gripe with Weaponshield is that it works great, but only briefly. My experience with it is this:
1) When you put it on, it's just OK.
2) 24 hours later the action is much slicker. This is consistent (?) with their claims of how it reduces friction.
3) You shoot the gun and it's great for 2-3 mags, maybe.
4) After 75+ rds fired in my AR15s, the Weaponshield starts disappearing and friction starts climbing. By 200-300 rds you need to reapply or you start getting enough friction to have problems. It seems as if the WS is partially removed by vaporization and partially degraded by carbon fouling.
4x) In comparison, I've found I can shoot 300+ rds in an AR lubed with either SLIP or Froglube and have it still be slick and completely functional at that point. I would often reapply or clean/reapply if convenient, but not because of function issues. I've done 500+ in one day in a carbine class using SLIP2k and no reapplication during the day, without issue. I'm sure others have done much higher round counts (and yes, there's also Filthy 14).
5) I have not found it to be a good cleaner for even basic carbon fouling. It seems about the same as FP-10 which was marketed as a CLP but really mediocre for cleaning. I find Froglube to be great on carbon removal and SLIP not too far behind.
6) Both SLIP and Froglube seem to leave some lubricating property on the metal when the surface is basically dry to the touch. WS doesn't do anything like that in my experience. For me, it only works when visibly wet and not very fouled.
It's not terrible stuff, but in my experience it has the same sort of problem that really basic and cheap oils have, and doesn't perform as well with even moderate round counts as SLIP and Froglube do.
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I am huge fan of FireClean, but Slip is a very close second. FireClean stays wet a little longer, and clean up is easier, but I've done multiple 10K round T&E sessions with Slip EWL and have no complaints at all.
WS can suck a d!ck. Canola Oil works better than that stuff, yes I went there.
Last edited by VIP3R 237; 03-09-16 at 13:19.
Same here. I had an AR BCG well lubed up with Fireclean and put it in the safe, brought it out to use a month later and the BCG was a sticky/tacky mess. Anyone familiar with precisely what "pine sap" is like will understand that analogy. Spot-on.
I use WeaponShield grease on my BCG, slathering it liberally.
Bottom line: no matter what lube you choose to use, do not skimp on it!
Last edited by Ernst; 03-09-16 at 13:38.
Ive been using slip2000 for several years, and I've never had a problem. Its pretty much all I'll buy now
I just used the last of my Weapon Shield and I'm going back to Slip2000 EWL. Weapon Shield works good at keeping steel from rusting but it seems to disappear as a lube faster than Slip. I used Slip2000 EWL for awhile before I tried Weapon Shield and Slip stayed wet longer.
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