DRY OR WET

[eldogg]

How to you run your NIB bolts carriers ?

[mustangfreek]

New gun i have been keeping a good coat of minty froglube on it, dont know if its needed or not, but figured a new gun for a couple hundred rounds, it is not gonna hurt anything, will run less down the road and see how far it will

[FortTom]

Very little, if any.

FT

[UWone77]

I always run it wet. I don't however, re-lube them while they're in storage like I do with some other rifles.

I guess it's out of habit, but since I lube the parts that get metal to metal contact like the charging handle to the upper, I might as well put some lube on the carrier. The lube doesn't adhere well to the NiB or it's mainly lubed on range day.

[FortTom]

...... The lube doesn't adhere well to the NiB or it's mainly lubed on range day.

That's what I experienced, when I first started using them. I read all the hoopla about how many rounds you can shoot a NiB and not melt your gun..etc..etc, but I started off cautiously. Then I realized that all I was doing was slinging CLP all over the place. I don't know if my method of just using a very thin film is best practice, or not, but I've not noticed any appreciable wear caused by under lubing it.

I do hit the CH as you do, and a drop or two here and there.

FT

[GOST]

I run mine sloppy wet. I'm an over luber, mine is dripping with slip 2000 when it goes back into the upper.

[Aragorn]

I do inside the upper and the charging handle. BCG gets a light application and then wiped off after several minutes. I do make sure to leave a light coat on the gas rings though.

[MoxyDave]

I use normal lube, but it just blows off the NIB anyhow, especially with a suppressor. After the first mag it's all but gone.

[RiverRat]

I won't run any firearm moving bits completely dry, even if the parts are coated.

The NIB or nitride BCGs get less lube than the uncoated ones for sure, but I still hit the carrier, bolt, inside of the upper and changing handle with a very light film or sheen (depending on oil/lube). Been trying Froglube these days (requires a pretty complete cleaning/overhaul to get started) and I've kinda liked the paste version so far.

[Uffdaphil]

I slop the Slip on my Fail Zero based on the argument of "Pascal's Wager". In a nutshell - can't hurt, might help.

[Pyzik]

I lube mine as I would any other AR. Though as others have said, I noticed pretty quick it doesn't stay lubed well.

Only issues I've had was with PMC Bronze and I think it was the ammo.

[Jerry R]

I run mine wet - all treated the same. Old habits die hard.

[FortTom]

I run mine wet - all treated the same. Old habits die hard.

Jerry, I bet you're still using the original cleaning kit they gave you in boot camp....just kidding

[Pyzik]

Went to the annual picnic & shoot with my local org (Michigan Gun Owners), ran my NiB'd BCG dry just to see how it would act...
Ran the following without hiccup:
PMC Bronze .223
Tula steel .223
Unknown brown box of 5.56
Federal XM193 5.56
Unknown XM855 5.56

I don't plan on making it a habit to run dry but nice to know it worked fine.

[Naytwan]

I lube mine semi wet after cleaning but I don't lube between range trips. The lube just ends up creating a carbon sludge on the carrier.