Do you grease your rails?

I have a supply of G.I. surplus grease (in those little individual cups) that I purchased at gun shows years ago, thinking that if it was military spec., it had to be pretty good. However, I took my .45 Colt XSE Combat Commander out a short time ago and it functioned (note that I did not say "ran") sluggishly, that is, a couple of non-return to battery until the gun warmed up.

Therefore, I have decided to abandon all that G.I. grease for something a little lighter and based on more current lubrication technology.

In short, not all gun greases are equal...especially the old ones.
 
I use Tetra grease on the rails of my 1911s with the exception of a newish DW Valkyrie and a Clark built Bullseye gun. Will prolly use Tetra on the DW. I've found that you don't want to run them dry, you can always add a drop or 2 of Breakfree if you prefer oil instead of grease. I clean after every couple hundred rounds so my guns don't get too grungy even with light loads of Bullseye and cast bullets.
 
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