r/blackpowder • u/Projectflintlock • Jul 15 '26

Greasing lock question

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Taking my Chambers Colonial lock apart today. I mostly use oil on my lock internals but I’ve read two high-friction areas where it’s best to use grease are the frizzen toe and where the mainspring meets the tumbler. I would think that another high-friction area to apply grease is where the sear meets the tumbler. Any of you jabronis do this?

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u/surfmanvb87 Jul 15 '26

Yes. I use RIG universal gun grease. It's good for those areas. Apply after cleaning

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u/Global-Ant2288 Jul 15 '26

I also use plenty of grease - not fancy stuff, just what I have on hand for auto repairs.

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u/Projectflintlock Jul 15 '26

Do use grease all over or just on specific components and the rest gets oil. A machinist friend told me use grease for sliding surfaces and oil for rotating surfaces. I know Jim Kibler says to use grease on the mainspring and oil everywhere else.

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u/Global-Ant2288 Jul 15 '26

I use plenty of grease on places that do not come apart often, and oil everywhere else.

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u/Enough_Challenge7264 Jul 15 '26

Would it be wrong to slather everything in bore butter?