I looked at the rings through the gas vents last weekend and they were dry after shooting. Lubing the rings matters not.
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As is one shot, thin film moly plus LP works ok for me...
Last edited by LMT/556; 07-28-20 at 16:13.
When it comes to lube I stand by "the wetter, the better" concept. Guns are still machines, like engines with pistons and rings. Would you not run oil a sufficient amount of oil in your truck?
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The thing is that 4-cycle engines either have pressurized or splash lube systems, 2-cycle engines use an oil-fuel mixture. None of these are present on the AR.
Once the initial application of lubricant on the rings is gone, within the first several shots, there isn't anymore placed onto those rings until the next time you lube.
Continuing with your engine analogy - generally engines run at several thousand RPM's -which means that inside the course of one hour of operation they have reciprocated several times more than the AR bolt will in a normal lifetime.
IMO, not a good analogy. I lube my rings for initial assembly and after cleaning because in my view it doesn't hurt anything. Beyond that, I don't dump lube into the vent holes.
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Before switching to LSA, I did some research into exactly what it is. This is from some online posts and sources.
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I have pulled the Mil Spec for LSA and found something unusual: it is a product spec not a performance spec and has a specified composition:
Lithium stearate
Bis sebacate
Di Isopropyl phosphate
2,6 di tertiary butly-p-cresol
Barium dinonylnapthanlene sufonate
I have looked at a couple of the chemical compounds, will search for information on the others. I don�t know if this lubricant has been superseded over time by other formulations or not. Manufacturer advertisements always claim to the latest and greatest, but don�t provide any meaningful data or comparisons.
Last edited by SlamFire; 09/27/17 12:28 PM.
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Here is what I found googling the ingredients.
Lithium stearate
Lithium stearate is a chemical compound with the formula LiO₂C(CH₂)₁₆CH₃. It is formally classified as a soap. Lithium stearate is a white soft solid, prepared by the reaction of lithium hydroxide and stearic acid. Lithium stearate and lithium 12-hydroxystearate are lithium soaps, and are components of lithium grease.
Bis Sebacate
Dioctyl sebacate (CH₂)₈(COOC₈H₁₇)₂, or di sebacate, is an organic compound which is the diester of sebacic acid and 2-ethylhexanol. It is an oily colorless liquid and is used as a plasticizer, most commonly in C4. It has also found use in Dot 5 brake fluid.
Plasticizers (UK: plasticisers) or dispersants are additives that increase the plasticity or decrease the viscosity of a material. These are the substances which are added in order to alter their physical properties. These are either liquids with low volatility or solids. They decrease the attraction between polymer chains to make them more flexible. Over the last 60 years more than 30,000 different substances have been evaluated for their plasticizing properties. Of these, only a small number – approximately 50 – are today in commercial use. The dominant applications are for plastics, especially polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The properties of other materials may also be modified when blended with plasticizers including concrete, clays, and related products. According to 2014 data, the total global market for plasticizers was 8.4 million metric tonnes [1] including 1.3 million metric tonnes in Europe.
Di Isopropyl phosphate
Phosphate esters, thiophosphate esters and metal thiophosphates have been used as lubricant additives for over 50 years. While their use has been extensive, a detailed knowledge of how they work has been a much more recent development. In this paper, the use of phosphate esters and thiophosphate esters as anti-wear or extreme pressure additives is reviewed with an emphasis on their mechanism of action.
2,6 di tertiary butly-p-cresol
Butylated hydroxytoluene, also known as dibutylhydroxytoluene, is a lipophilic organic compound, chemically a derivative of phenol, that is useful for its antioxidant properties.
Barium dinonylnapthanlene sufonate
Barium dinonylnaphthalene sulfonate uses and applications include: Rust and corrosion inhibitor; acid neutralizer; stabilizer used in metalworking lubricants,
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Perhaps the antirust/anticorrosion ingredients might help preserve the chrome inside the bolt, I do not know, but if so it could be wiped in with a paper towel and then wiped back out leaving only a film to protect it in storage. I really don't even know it this is a problem.
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