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Originally Posted by urdeliveryguy
I like my cloak 3. Very comfortable.
Anyone here use froglube? I ran a friends gun awhile ago that felt like butter. Not sure if its me or the lube.
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I run FrogLube (FL) on my guns. I like it but there are some draw backs/things you need to know before using it.
First, it is expensive but I like it enough the price doesn’t bug me.
Second, is you have to be very careful not to over lube with it on pistols. FL can be unforgiving if used improperly on pistols; you can’t use it like old school oils/lubes. There are plenty of gun forum tutorials and YouTube vids out there on how to properly use FL. In hindsight I should have read up more on how to use FL properly before using it
(see below).
If you over lube with FL on pistols, it can cause light primmer strikes. Especially if you get FL in the firing pin/sticker channel and on pin/striker it’s self. FL comes in two forms; liquid and paste (the CLP, there is solvent variant). Both, when hot become very viscous but once applied to a fire arm become thick when cold. If FL gets into the firing pin/striker area it will gum up the firing pin/striker when cold. When using FL on pistols use FL sparingly, a little FL goes a long way, wipe away any visible FL of the pistol and DO NOT used FL on the firing pin/striker. Also FL tends to go every where in side the pistols once it get hot that’s why you wipe away any visible FL before re-assembling.
To give you and idea of how bad this over lubing issue can be is, HK45s have the reputation of being one of the most reliable 45 pistols on the market, FL disabled 2 out of my 3 HK45s; light primer strike to the point the guns would not fire at all. Also caused light primer strikes on my XDs. Now my issues were due to me not using FL properly. I’m in the process of giving FL a second chance WRT to my pistols due to my improper use; so far, no issues.
Now long guns; with my long guns I have had no issues with FL, this includes bolt actions, semi-auto rifles (DI and Piston), pump shot guns, and lever actions. No over lubing issues at all and that’s including an AR-15 running probably a lot more FL than I need. However, I can see potential issues with 1 or 2 of my rifles but the rifles I rely on the most, no worries.
What I like about FL; it makes clean up a breeze; spend less time cleaning, its non-toxic and it smells nice (wintergreen mint smell). I can clean my guns with out being banished to the garage. I like FL and will definitely continue using it especially on my rifles.