[FrostShell]

What can I use to grease the cylinder axle on my S&W? I just got my new cylinder in and need to grease her up.

[nathangdad]

It is not one of the new high tech products but I have always done quite well using 3 in 1 oil to lubricate all my firearms.

Grease does have a drawback in that it can retain material you do not wish to retain.

[TXplt]

Break Free works well for everything.

Sentry has their Armorer's kit which has their Moly lube (but be careful with Moly because it tends to stain things like clothes). I really like their dry lube (Tuf Cloth) -- the moly seems to work well but jury is still out for me.

You can also use Remington's new gun grease or the Shooters' choice.

[danf6975]

personally i use shooters choice not for any particular reason but because it was what was around here when i needed it and has worked well for me

[wcassidy]

i've taken to using Scott duff's plastilube in everything that needs grease, as a synthetic it doesn't retain as much dirt and carbon as other oils and greases, it's incredibly stable in that it doesn't drop off, and consistance is great at all temps.

[SwedeSteve]

Plastilube works as well as Mobil 1.

[Cyrano]

I use Gunzilla on my Model 10-5. Works great for me.

[Kaybe]

Just put one drop of oil under the extractor star and work it back and forth. That is all you need. Do not use grease. I have had the instructors from Smith and Wesson recommend Mobil One synthetic motor oil. A quart will last a long long time. Light weight, thin oil, not the thick heavy stuff. It works great and cheaper than the other stuff for a full quart of it. Do you swap out the old cylinder guts to the new one? How much for the new cylinder? Just curious and really nosey.

[FrostShell]

I only bought the cylinder itself so I used the guts that are original to the gun. The cylinder I got is the same model in a different finish so it swapped right out.

$95, Blued steel

Would have been cheaper but I got into a bidding war.