Should the striker on my pm45 be lubed ?

[dav99000]

I've seen posts on different forums advocating yes and no. If yes what type (brand) of lube do you recommend

[Bawanna]

I leave mine dry. Any lube is a magnet for junk you don't want in there. Wipe it with oil and then wipe it all off.

[yqtszhj]

Yep, what the Colonel said.

[dav99000]

Thanks for your input Bawana.

[CJB]

Well, they used to say run an M16 sorta dry in dusty sandy conditions, but experience has proven that rather wet works better.

The Kahr is not an M16. Experience says - fairly dry is best. I will clean my striker and leave the barest film of lube on it - wiped off with a clean paper towel. The part doesn't take any real load at all on its sliding surfaces, its all about getting that lil' dink up to speed when its realeased. Goo makes that harder.

[Bawanna]

At Colt school the instructor said if your not throwing hot oil on the guy next to you out of your AR/M16, you need more oil.

He said when they had issues when he was military they'd just take a quart of motor oil and dump it on the bolt assembly and usually right back on track.

This wouldn't make sense to me in a sandbox environment but I'm not really an AR kind of guy anyhow. Don't tell my guys at work that though.

[yqtszhj]

At Colt school the instructor said if your not throwing hot oil on the guy next to you out of your AR/M16, you need more oil.

He said when they had issues when he was military they'd just take a quart of motor oil and dump it on the bolt assembly and usually right back on track.

This wouldn't make sense to me in a sandbox environment but I'm not really an AR kind of guy anyhow. Don't tell my guys at work that though.

Seems to me there are more pieces in a M1/M1A or other semi-auto's and they're more complex than the AR-15 (to my simple mind anyway) so the AR platform is not a hill for a climber like yourself even with the chair.

[340pd]

When cleaning my striker fired guns I spray gun scrubber in the channel to remove any crud and oil that could be in that area. Dry has always turned out the best for me.

[muggsy]

Nothing works better than nothing on your striker. You can spend your money anyway you wish, but lubricating the striker is not recommended. Clean and dry is all that's necessary.

[kevmck1]

Should the striker on my pm45 be lubed ?

I spray it clean with non-detergent brake cleaner. Works great and have had no issues.


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[jocko]

I have

I leave mine dry. Any lube is a magnet for junk you don't want in there. Wipe it with oil and then wipe it all off.

had my striker channel apart onc ein 32K rounds and that was to install the 5# striker spring. I use that clean out hole 100% of the time, I never lube that channel. nor do I or can I wipe the parts with nything as I just don't fokk with that area. iF IT AIN'T BROKE DONT FIX IT WORKS GOOD FOR ME. aLL THOSE PARTS IN THAT CHANNEL ARE STAINLESS AND i AM PRETTY SURE THAT STRIKER ITSELF IS NICKEL PLATED. tHE LESS i TRY TO TAKE THAT AREA APART, THE LESS i HAVE TO LOOK FOR PARTS ON THE FLOOR. Just sayin

[CJB]

Jocko , you have outdone yourself yet again!

[yqtszhj]

tHE LESS i TRY TO TAKE THAT AREA APART, THE LESS i HAVE TO LOOK FOR PARTS ON THE FLOOR. Just sayin

I can relate to that.

[DJK11]

I lube mine but I fire it weekly then clean it. I don't like dry metal rubbing.

[deadeye]

At Colt school the instructor said if your not throwing hot oil on the guy next to you out of your AR/M16, you need more oil.

He said when they had issues when he was military they'd just take a quart of motor oil and dump it on the bolt assembly and usually right back on track.

This wouldn't make sense to me in a sandbox environment but I'm not really an AR kind of guy anyhow. Don't tell my guys at work that though.

Most AR's use hot gas impingement to reset the bolt. Tend to cook the oil off the bolt ass'y and they can lock up. Gotta keep 'em wet. I am an AR guy - don't tell Bloomberg.