Mitchell Reel Museum Discussion Group

What is the best lube to use for old 300's?

Lucas Gun oil seems to work fine has brought several back to life, heck its good enough for my Sigs, Mitchells should not be a problem. Regards, Ron P/S why can"t I view dates board?

Danke

Schrack,

We have all made that mistake. When you are on the beginning page of the forum (discussion groups) scroll down for articles, about the 5th one down.
Wayne

John,
Attaching "Lube" near the top of the "Mitchell Service Talk" sounds like a good idea, except I don't have the knowledge to make that happen. If you are familiar with the way these sites work and can give me a trip how to accomplish this, I'll give it a try.

Ted Lanham

John,
I experimented assigning an icon to the first post and it appears to have raised this up near the top of "Service Talk", but I don't know how long it will stay there.

Ted

I use SUPERLUBE, a clear, synthetic grease.

Best Regards,

G. Glen Simpson

Schrack, I've used quite a few different grease formulations over the years.
I don't remember all of them but I've used the Abu Garcia grease,
Superlube, and a couple that were designed for firearms that get a lot of use. Tetra Lube is one and the most recent I picked up is called TW25b MilComm which seems to be similar to Tetra Lube.
The TW25 certainly isn't cheap, but I figured if it works good on semi automatic pistols that get a lot of use, it should work good
on a spinning reel. I've used the Tetra lube on Glocks and 1911 handguns that I routinely shot 500-600 rounds a day, 5-6 days a week, and it seemed to work very well. The nice thing about synthetic lubes is that they still work nicely even in extremely cold temperatures.

In all honesty I don't think you need to spend a lot of money on grease for a reel, especially if you do regular servicing. I just like to experiment, and the expensive lubes also get used on my handguns, so its a good way to experiment. I'm certainly not an expert on lubes though, this is just my experience, and I would still like to try the Corrosion Block and Yamalube that have been recommended by other members.

Mike

Thanks Don. I appreciate the info. After dealing with the grease I mentioned that almost refuses to come off, I've been real hesitant about trying any more new lubes, but I'm going to finally pick up a small container and try it out. I have no doubt it will work great.

étranger,
You are correct. The icon I put on this string just moved it close to the top till someone else posts something. I tried.
Ted Lanham

Bill,
Well, I hope I didn't upset anyone by doing that "sticky thing" to this string. The action moved it to the top of the list which I didn't expect. I figured it would place the string right below the others that had been there before, so if anyone objects I will remove it.
Bill, thanks for the tip.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Ron,
What part of PA do you live in? I'm from Philadelphia.

Don

Schrack,
I had relatives from Lock Heaven. I camp with a buddy and fish Indian River Inlet Delaware.

I've never tried Lucas gun oil, but I think I have tried just about every other lube that is marketed for guns. They make a lot of products and seem to have a good reputation.

Regarding gaskets on the case, if you are talking about a gasket between the side cover and main housing, the 300 reels did not have a gasket. The A Series reels like 300A and 410A do have a plastic gasket between the two. Most were red in color but there were also some that were made in black. You can put them on the 300 reels but you may or may not have to re-shim the reel to get the correct clearances because of the thickness of the plastic.

I don't know if a kerosene flush would work or not. I'm a firm believer in complete disassembly and cleaning. It really doesn't take long to do it and that way I know for sure that all of the old lube and dirt is removed.

Started taking the old ones apart to clean. OMG, some of them are like a black ozzy gum inside clean out and apply coat of oil and they function fine. I do not thing one needs to plaster grease on the workings. most of the oils are syn. and do not dissipate, We will see. I have on my own figured out how to dis assemble and assemble the 300's.