LRRPF52 Wrote:I've seen Frog Lube shut down an otherwise perfectly-fine Noveske AR15 at one of my courses in the winter here in the mountains of Utah.
It literally felt like fine dust/sand like you would see in the Middle East after a dust storm or riding vehicles. There was no dust around because we were covered in snow, with snow and sleet weather.
I started to ask why the attendee had not cleaned or lubed the weapon before attending, and he insisted he did.
"What did you lube it with...sand?"
"No, Frog Lube...."
Several other people have reported similar experiences.
I also have a bit of experience with CLP, which works as designed. I think CLP got a bad rap because when we were young soldiers, we succumbed to the outhouse lawyer concept of lowest bidder, without having a clue the extent the DoD goes to when testing things. CLP works just fine, even in extreme cold.
The only use I've found for Frog Lube was on Cerakote jobs when installing gas blocks. You can use it to lube the journal so the coating doesn't get marred. It helps tight blocks slide right into place.
If I have to recalibrate the navigation system of a Clingon Star Cruiser to apply lube to a firearm, that isn't a user-friendly product, and I still doubt it will work in extreme cold where lubes really are put to test.
I run it on all my weapons including my issues duty weapons and it’s never let me down. I’ve used it in Germany on my weapons without issue. I think we can agree Germany is pretty cold. There’s no trick to using it just degrease the weapon
Good then apply FL. If you want to store it dry then degrease the weapon, heat a little with a hair dryer, apply FL when it cools wipe the excess off. I’ve not had any issues and without seeing the weapon or knowing how it was maintained, I’m guessing lack of maintenance no matter what the person said. The grit could also have been from the ammo, but like I said I’d have to see it.
Not trying to argue just stating my experience with it.