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In another discussion here TechT Gun Sav was highly recommended to me as a cylinder grease, so I bought some to try out. I've now tested it along with some other greases I have for comparison, and I'm posting the results here in case anyone else is interested.
These are the greases I tested:
The Marui silicone grease and Systema cylinder grease I've had knocking about for years, both seem ok but I've mainly been using the Marui grease in my guns (or a combination of the two). I bought the Super Lube late last year from AK2M4 to test as the Marui grease was almost all used up - this is my first time using it.
I used a Marui P90TR with the following upgrades to test them:
For each test, the cylinder set was disassembled, the cylinder was degreased and the cylinder head, piston head and piston head O-ring were wiped down thoroughly to clean off the previous grease/oil before applying the new grease.
Next, some high viscosity silicone grease was applied over and just behind the cylinder head O-rings and the cylinder and cylinder head were reassembled. The cylinder was lubricated using the grease to be tested. The piston O-ring was coated with a fine amount of silicone oil before fitting it back on the piston head, and then a fine amount of the grease to be tested was also applied to/slightly behind the piston head O-ring. After reassembling everything the gun was dry fired without the upper receiver to check it and help even out the grease.
Before testing, a standard magazine loaded with some BioSphere 0.2g BBs was inserted and a few shots were fired to further even out the grease. 10 shots were then fired through my Xcortech X3500 chrono and the results were recorded.
These are the results:
Marui Silicone Grease:
Min 310 fps
Max 315 fps
Avg 313.59 fps
Systema Cylinder Grease:
Min 308.5 fps
Max 313.1 fps
Avg 310.6 fps
Super Lube silicone grease:
Min 318.9 fps
Max 323.5 fps
Avg 321.03 fps
TechT Gun Sav:
Min 318.7 fps
Max 322.3 fps
Avg 320.68 fps
Using the Marui grease as the baseline the Systema grease actually seems a little worse, although its lacklustre performance could be due to its age (and I always found it worked best in combination with other greases anyway). The Super Lube and Gun Sav do offer a notable improvement over the Marui grease though and seem to be about comparable to each other.
These are the greases I tested:
- Tokyo Marui silicone grease
- Systema cylinder grease
- Super Lube silicone grease
- TechT Gun Sav
The Marui silicone grease and Systema cylinder grease I've had knocking about for years, both seem ok but I've mainly been using the Marui grease in my guns (or a combination of the two). I bought the Super Lube late last year from AK2M4 to test as the Marui grease was almost all used up - this is my first time using it.
I used a Marui P90TR with the following upgrades to test them:
- Prometheus purple hop rubber & bucking
- Guarder air seal nozzle
- Guarder enhanced steel cylinder head
- Guarder chromed cylinder
- Deep Fire aluminium piston head with 'super' O-ring
- Guarder SP90 spring
- Deep Fire (I think) bearing spring guide
- Guarder steel bushings
- IRF2804 MOSFET
- Blade fuse
- Deans connector
For each test, the cylinder set was disassembled, the cylinder was degreased and the cylinder head, piston head and piston head O-ring were wiped down thoroughly to clean off the previous grease/oil before applying the new grease.
Next, some high viscosity silicone grease was applied over and just behind the cylinder head O-rings and the cylinder and cylinder head were reassembled. The cylinder was lubricated using the grease to be tested. The piston O-ring was coated with a fine amount of silicone oil before fitting it back on the piston head, and then a fine amount of the grease to be tested was also applied to/slightly behind the piston head O-ring. After reassembling everything the gun was dry fired without the upper receiver to check it and help even out the grease.
Before testing, a standard magazine loaded with some BioSphere 0.2g BBs was inserted and a few shots were fired to further even out the grease. 10 shots were then fired through my Xcortech X3500 chrono and the results were recorded.
These are the results:
Marui Silicone Grease:
Min 310 fps
Max 315 fps
Avg 313.59 fps
Systema Cylinder Grease:
Min 308.5 fps
Max 313.1 fps
Avg 310.6 fps
Super Lube silicone grease:
Min 318.9 fps
Max 323.5 fps
Avg 321.03 fps
TechT Gun Sav:
Min 318.7 fps
Max 322.3 fps
Avg 320.68 fps
Using the Marui grease as the baseline the Systema grease actually seems a little worse, although its lacklustre performance could be due to its age (and I always found it worked best in combination with other greases anyway). The Super Lube and Gun Sav do offer a notable improvement over the Marui grease though and seem to be about comparable to each other.
