best lubrication?
 

I your opinions, what is the best lubricant for military style semiauto rifles? I have an M1A1 clone and a bushmaster AR15. I was told by 'them' that the best lubricant for the M1A1 was gun grease, and the manual for the AR states to use break free. I hunt with both rifles, sometimes in extremely cold conditions, and was wondering if some of the silicon based products might be better.

Your thoughts?

for the AR it probably is break free (thats what most of the AR/M4/M16 users I know of use for them anyway). For other guns I tend to use just good old 3-in-1 household oil. It works well for me.

GoodOlBoy

Mr. 16 gauge,

I would not use gun grease in cold weather because it stiffens up. I use CLP for hot and cold weather. There are some new space age lubes that are specific for cold weather, but CLP has done fine so far for me.

Adam

It depends
 

In my ARs and M1 rifles I use a fine film of gun grease for lubrication. We shoot matches in cold weather and I have never had a problem. In extreme conditions, I would probably remove the grease and use powdered graphite or silicone. Hope this helps. All the best...
Gil

I'm not sure what you call 'extreme cold weather', but I can personally attest that Break Free flows and works at 19 below zero F, just as it does at 70 above F.
I would be wary of grease at low temp ranges like the above, unless it was applied in a very thin film.
I know GOB likes his 3 in 1 oil, but we have to remember, where he lives, ice only comes from the freezer. :)

That is just plain funny.

Graphix A graphite type lube keeps auto's working in the deepest freeze when water-fowling. I don't think you are going to need anything that extreme. We only use it when were in the deep freeze in the water for those who are not men enough to use a pump shotguns. We have a couple of guys who want me to get a fancy dancy semi-auto shotgun for geese. I tell them when they outshoot me and the 870 in the field I might think about it. So far I have not had to think.

I really think you would be hard pressed to need it. Geese are not real easy two shoot with a semi-auto mil gun. Outside of waterfowl maybe if you wanted to hunt in an Ice storm or blizzard.