Will Gun Grease Smooth my Action?

Cosmoline is a very heavy grease used to protect from rust.

This heavy grease caused the action to operate slowly and reduced the felt recoil AND the rate of fire.

Actually, you are lucky it would even cycle the action!

Cosmoline should ALWAYS be cleaned out before shooting, and a VERY LIGHT coat of good gun grease applied to contact points to prevent/reduce wear on those points.

The jerkiness AFTER the first shot is more likely caused by YOU than by any difference in the operation of the weapon.

When I read your question in the list, my mind went down a trail it shouldn't have.

Check out this forum:

http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=9...

Some of what was said there makes me believe that maybe your magazine could be the culprit, or possibly the ammunition. Try a different ammo if you can find it, and make sure the magazine looks okay. It might also be a good idea to buy another mag or two.

Here's a pretty inexpensive PPS mag:

http://centerfiresystems.com/magpps43.aspx

It may also need the grease, but I'd check the magazines out first.

Good luck! Sounds like a fun gun.

I like to use grease on the sliding parts on my gun. Namely the slides of my pistols, and the bolt carrier group on my AR. I find it just works a bit better than thin lube, and stays in place longer. I use regular gun oil on swinging, exposed, and turning parts. It should be noted that I live in a hot and humid state that never sees low temps. The lower the temperature, the thinner of a lube you should be running, as it will thicken up.

For grease, I just use basic auto store white lithium grease, I never really saw the point in paying so much extra for the "gun" greases. I bought a one pound tub of auto store grease for $5, and have barely even put a dent in it.

Honestly, you gun was probably just gummed up from all that cosmoline, and has an exceptionally harsh action, which attributed to the "smoother" feel. As its been said, cosmoline is meant to be used for storage, not use.

you're supposed to clean the cosmoline out of the gun before shooting it, i'm amazed it even cycled.

cosmoline's a extremely heavy duty grease primarily for preservation, not lubrication. you probably damaged your gun doing that.

if you want a smooth action I suggest spending some time on polishing components rather than ack the action with cosmoline. a bit of polishing compound and dremel buffing wheel can do wonders to smooth an action.

What did the maker recommend ? ( you shot it without cleaning out the cosmoline first ?) That usually happens right after you open the box, doesn't it ? I would thoroughly clean it, lightly oil it and try again...if the problem persists, take it to a Smith for his advice.

Clean it out and keep it clean. Should you get into a fire fight in cold weather the grease will gum up the action and make your gun useless. A greasy dirty gun is a good way to get yourself killed.

Seriously, you have a PPS-43? You found a transferable WW2-era submachine gun for sale? Nice.

Try strip-clubs .............. your action should pick-up without using grease.

sorry to breakit to ya but there aint no professionals on here just a bunch of F@&%ers.