from another thread...
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:.../book1/BP%201016.doc+marines+desert+clp&hl=en
4) Hot, dry climates (Desert)
a) The weapon must have continuous cleaning to remove dirt buildup in this type of climate.
b) It may be necessary to keep the weapon free of lubrication. If any lubrication is used, it should be used very sparingly. Apply CLP sparingly on weapon, if at all. It should be applied to the internal working faces and functional parts only.
http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=377
Re: Weapons Lube Issued by Army May be Costing Lives in Iraq. WABC 7 News Story. (Score: 1)
by Obiwan on Thursday, November 20 @ 16:13:18 PST
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So...is MilTec sponsoring this site now????
Here is what Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane (listed as a "satisfied customer" by Militec) has to say about Militec and specifically its use in a dust environment - note that Militec hosts the report themselves.
Corrosion Protection
"4. The Militec product's ability to prevent corrosion on "gun steel" was evaluated. Test pieces were coated with lubricant and heated at 160 degrees F prior to being placed in the salt fog chamber in accordance with ASTM B117. Two different tests were conducted:
a) A bolt assembly from an M-16 rifle was disassembled and the phosphated parts, including the bolt, the bolt carrier, the cam pin, and the chrome-plated firing pin were treated with Militec and placed in the salt fog cabinet.
@5 hours: rust spots evident on firing pin
@26 hours: rust spots evident on bolt carrier
@101 hours: rust occured from about 30-50% over significant areas of test pieces
b) A bolt carrier from an M-16 rifle was stripped of its phosphate coating by grit blasting and treated with Militec and placed in the salt fog cabinet. After 17 hours the bolt carrier was severely rusted (>90% of significant area)."
Dust Environment Lubricant Test (Militec is Brand E)
"Dust tests with exposure times of one hour, three hours, six hours, seven hours and eight hours were conducted with military and commercially available lubricants applied to M16A1 rifles. CLP provided the best overall performance with one stoppage in five dust tests. VV-L-800 finished second with three stoppages in five dust tests. Other top finishers were Brand D with three stoppages in four dusts tests, Brand C with seven stoppages in five dust tests and Brand E (Militec) with eight stoppages in five dust tests. The three top finishers were liquid lubricants. Although it appeared that more dust accumulated on the exposed exterior surfaces of bolt carriers with liquid lubricants than on bolt carriers with dry film lubricants, the liquid lubricants had more success overcoming friction caused by dust intrusion.
3.1.5 CLP QPL-63460-13
Test Sequence #1: MRBS=NA, all 90 rounds fired successfully
Test Sequence #2: MRBS=60/1=60
The lubricant used in this test was CLP liquid. In test sequence #1, rifle #4783144 did not have any malfunctions in the one-hour, three-hour, and six-hour tests. In test sequence #2, rifle #4813100 fired without any malfunctions in the seven-hour test, but recorded one malfunction in the eight-hour test.
3.1.6 Brand E (Militec)
Test Sequence #1: MRBS=90/3=30
Test Sequence #2: MRBS=60/5=12
In test sequence #1, rifle #4785227 fired without any malfunctions in the one-hour test; but did have one malfunction in the three-hour test and two malfunctions in the six-hour test. In test sequence #2, rifle #5449207 fired without any malfunctions in the seven-hour test, but had five malfunctions in the eight-hour test.
3.1.14 Unlubricated rifle
Test Sequence #1: MRBS=NA, was not tested
Test Sequence #2: MRBS=30/6=5
An unlubricated rifle was placed in test sequence #2 seven-hour test as a baseline to compare to the lubricated rifles. Rifle #4831774 had six malfunctions.