Gun grease vs. oil

[AlexV]

I am a newbie and I recently watched a Ruger Tech-Tip on how to clean their SR22. The guy said to oil the grooves inside the slide and on the "roof" where the hammer slides. So I wonder, wouldn't (Hoppe's tube of) gun grease be even better?

Comments appreciated,

Alex

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[DB is Here]

Simple motor oil is all I use.it ain't sexy, but it works for me.

 

[billdeserthill]

I like grease better for storage but I think gun oil is better lubrication in the short term
than grease is. I used too much moly grease from Brownells on my Para P-10 once and a hot glob of it actually caused the aluminum inside the frame to melt

 

[AlexV]

Thanks all. I guess I'll stick to the gun oil.