To add, this build uses a "dry lubrication" concept I've been working with. It's done by mixing fine graphite powder (dry) in to a grease base (I used white lithium) and then coating all moving parts with this mixture. Once all contacting/moving parts are coated in this mix, I proceeded to work the gun through all cycling functions non-stop for a good hour or two. I fired up an episode of The Unit and watched it while I continued racking the slide non-stop the entire time. The fine graphite powder works its way in to all the small divots, cracks, seams, etc and also polishes any restricted areas to create an ultra smooth surface. Once fully worked in, all of the excess grease is wiped as clean off as possible. The fine graphite powder should remain behind and "stuck" in all the imperfections of the surface, but the result is a polished smooth surface for ultra smooth movement with NO GREASE whatsoever. The benefit of doing this is for a lower maintenance gun:
1) No new lubrication is required
2) If there's no grease, then dirt can not be attracted, if no dirt is attracted to the system, then there's no cleaning/maintenance required!
See original post, I've added a full parts list.
Last edited by ILLusion; April 12th, 2009 at 15:49..
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