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February 1, 2013
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February 22, 2009
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Nothing abnormal- Keep on shooting!
Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....
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March 2, 2008
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Even a very well made 1911 needs some "shooting in". Here is a link to a topic on 1911.org that offers MANY opinions of lubrication in 1911's
http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=353412
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December 4, 2011
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I'm still learning on the 1911 platform as well. Is it best to run these guns 'wet', ie heavy on the lube or not so much?
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March 2, 2008
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What little I know based on shooting extensively with
Taurus PT1911 (2 different guns)
Kimber (model unknown, not mine)
Para Warthog
Springfield Champion
PM-1S
well over a dozen other autoloaders from .22 lr through .40 S&W
I run every autoloader wet to start with, and dry it out to learn what each gun prefers. On a new, unfired gun I sort of consider the first several hundred rounds to be "shooting in" and keep it pretty wet. My uninformed theory is that most of those parts were machined with lubrication as part of the process, breaking in is a continuation of the manufacturing process IMHO.
If you run wet, just means a little more wiping off and cleaning.
FYI- My AR expert advises to keep an AR WET
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February 22, 2009
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I believe you will find as many opinions as people who give them. My advice is just do what you do. Personally, I grease sliding parts and oil (ATF) rotating parts. I use Brian Enos' slide glide- very sparingly, even on NIB DW 1911s with no FTF or FTE issues.
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February 1, 2013
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I thought with the cross hatching on the bottom of the slide that something was not sliding right. I ran it "wet" and have gradually lighten up on the lube with no problems.
December 24, 2011
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The bottom 2 photos are what I call "brassing", wherein the brass cartridge case rubs against parts of the slide and deposits a small amount of brass thereon. It's not literally "wear" since metal has been added to the slide, and not taken away.
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