Does anyone know if you could use powdered graphite lube like what the military uses in a cold weather environment, in some place like Iraq. If you could would this not be a better lube to use to keep the sand from from clinging to the weapon as much as if you were using something like LSA oil.
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BTT I want to know too!
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I don't know about graphite but during the Great South East Asia War Games, some guys got to use a product named Dri-Slide.It was very fine moly sulfide in a liquid carrier that evaporated quickly.Worked fine in M-16's !Both graphite and moly disulfide work the same way but I have never used it in a desert environment .
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Graphite cannot be used as lubricant on AR-15 pattern firearms (M16 and M4) because it has an abrasive effect on aluminum, so it will essentially "eat" the receiver.
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I don't see why not. Never used it but it should work.RustyJr wrote:Does anyone know if you could use powdered graphite lube like what the military uses in a cold weather environment, in some place like Iraq. If you could would this not be a better lube to use to keep the sand from from clinging to the weapon as much as if you were using something like LSA oil.
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I don't know if it answers any questions, but here is a thread from TRF that discusses lubes and the dry graphite is mentioned.
http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=45285
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Breakfree has been the standard in the Army for a long time now. If they are using other products, and some are, that would indeed be interesting.
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Page 18, lower left panel:
https://www.logsa.army.mil/pub/psissuesA/PS_671.pdf
https://www.logsa.army.mil/pub/psissuesA/PS_671.pdf
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The current standard like Hobie stated is the Breakfree/CLP. You also have LAW and LSA along with LSA-T. I have also been told that 10W-30 works great on the M2 but never tried it 
As far as the middle East goes, no matter what you use, the sand will still get to it. Trust me
As far as the middle East goes, no matter what you use, the sand will still get to it. Trust me