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I don't post this to slander or criticize these companies, well actually deep down I guess I do but just sharing a couple recent experiences.
We'll start with yesterday. Our department sniper is extremely OCD especially about maintaining his rifle. He had monthly training. Him and the other regional snipers shoot to qualify and practice etc.
His rifle is a custom ordered Robar Remington 700 with all the bells and whistles. It has aproximately 1500 rounds fired and he keeps a meticulous record.
Well yesterday he gets all set up on the target very first shot and "Click". Quickly cycles the bolt for a second shot and "Click". He swallowed his stomach, anxiety overwhelmed him. 7 or 8 misfires or more. Gave the rounds that wouldn't fire to another guy and they fired fine.
He text me as he's getting the rope ready to hang himself, he's deeply, deeply disturbed. Says he's heading back, time to go home but don't go home, we need to figure this out.
I figure it's a bolt rifle, don't get much simpler, firing pin, spring, something easy.
Well we take it down (the bolt) and the first thing I notice is it's quite sticky. He's been a big advocate of Frog Lube last 6 months or so especially for the Glocks on the motor guys. Anyhow we mess around but the firing pin and spring being sticky is bugging the heck out of me. I asked him if he put Frog Lube on it. He said no.....I smelled it, smelled like Frog Lube. Had him smell it, hmmm maybe I did. I said it feels sticky.
He was getting good primer hits, the firing pin sounded like it was dropping smartly as it should but apparently slowed down just enough it wasn't hitting hard enough.
I know when we did the Glocks we did it by the letter, heated the gun with a hair dryer, used the conditioner, then the regular lube. I assume he did the same with the 700. He said he cleans the rifle every time but only disassembles the bolt annually. I suspect he'll be doing that more frequently and he won't be using Frog Lube in there no more.
Well long story short we headed to the solvent tank and cleaned the heck out of it. Blew it dry, put it back together, sent him back to the range and 20 rounds no issues.
No more Frog Lube. Work order to collect the Glocks from the motors and get that glue off of them poste haste.
Same guy has a nice Colt Rail Gun, meticulous, dehorned, set up just the way he wants it. He was on a FireClean mood right before the Frog Lube mood.
Colt never failed, suddenly failing right and left. Same thing, all gummed up. (Really gummed up) The funny thing is it was incredibly tough to get that stuff off. Solvent didn't really want to cut it.
Mr. Meticulous, he even took the thumb safety plunger spring and frog lubed it. It was practically glued in the channel. Spent alot of time de Firecleaning that Colt I'll tell ya.
Anyhow I guess this just reinforces the theory of not lubricating the striker or channel in our Kahrs or perhaps any other gun for that matter.
We'll start with yesterday. Our department sniper is extremely OCD especially about maintaining his rifle. He had monthly training. Him and the other regional snipers shoot to qualify and practice etc.
His rifle is a custom ordered Robar Remington 700 with all the bells and whistles. It has aproximately 1500 rounds fired and he keeps a meticulous record.
Well yesterday he gets all set up on the target very first shot and "Click". Quickly cycles the bolt for a second shot and "Click". He swallowed his stomach, anxiety overwhelmed him. 7 or 8 misfires or more. Gave the rounds that wouldn't fire to another guy and they fired fine.
He text me as he's getting the rope ready to hang himself, he's deeply, deeply disturbed. Says he's heading back, time to go home but don't go home, we need to figure this out.
I figure it's a bolt rifle, don't get much simpler, firing pin, spring, something easy.
Well we take it down (the bolt) and the first thing I notice is it's quite sticky. He's been a big advocate of Frog Lube last 6 months or so especially for the Glocks on the motor guys. Anyhow we mess around but the firing pin and spring being sticky is bugging the heck out of me. I asked him if he put Frog Lube on it. He said no.....I smelled it, smelled like Frog Lube. Had him smell it, hmmm maybe I did. I said it feels sticky.
He was getting good primer hits, the firing pin sounded like it was dropping smartly as it should but apparently slowed down just enough it wasn't hitting hard enough.
I know when we did the Glocks we did it by the letter, heated the gun with a hair dryer, used the conditioner, then the regular lube. I assume he did the same with the 700. He said he cleans the rifle every time but only disassembles the bolt annually. I suspect he'll be doing that more frequently and he won't be using Frog Lube in there no more.
Well long story short we headed to the solvent tank and cleaned the heck out of it. Blew it dry, put it back together, sent him back to the range and 20 rounds no issues.
No more Frog Lube. Work order to collect the Glocks from the motors and get that glue off of them poste haste.
Same guy has a nice Colt Rail Gun, meticulous, dehorned, set up just the way he wants it. He was on a FireClean mood right before the Frog Lube mood.
Colt never failed, suddenly failing right and left. Same thing, all gummed up. (Really gummed up) The funny thing is it was incredibly tough to get that stuff off. Solvent didn't really want to cut it.
Mr. Meticulous, he even took the thumb safety plunger spring and frog lubed it. It was practically glued in the channel. Spent alot of time de Firecleaning that Colt I'll tell ya.
Anyhow I guess this just reinforces the theory of not lubricating the striker or channel in our Kahrs or perhaps any other gun for that matter.
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