Lithium grease, white vs brown

[Blackhawk45hunter]

Is there a difference as far as bullet lube is concerned? I can get the brown cheap locally but the white is hard to cone by and it's more expensive. Is there a significant difference between the two?

[Blackhawk45hunter]

Anybody?

[DragoonDrake]

I have no idea. I have only used the cheap brown and molybdenum. I plan on making some lube with super white and beeswax with a little carnuba added here in the next few days. I won't have any test reports for a few more weeks though. Sorry i can't be more help.

[stubshaft]

The white lithium grease I've used in the past was manufactured by Lubriplate and was designed to be used on auto and truck brake backing plates. It would not melt below 750*. Same thing with a product called Sil-Glyde which came in liquid and gel forms. Great stuff but hard to homogenize into lube.

[runfiverun]

iv'e just added white lith straight into melted b-wax and blended till cooled.

most all of the greases made today are lithium soaps or have it as thier main ingredient.
there are a few other things added especially to ep greases where some solids are added.
and others that have things included to increase thier tackyness, or lubricity.
i'd guess the brown either has an oxidized mineral oil or parrafin in it.

[pistolman44]

I use the brown bought at walmart in the long tube to fit grease guns. I mix it with a lb of beewax. I use this mix for all magnum pistol loads. When I'm lazy I use a mix of JPW & Alox to tumble lube.

[Beekeeper]

I have made and used "Bens" lithi-bee in both handgun and rifle and it has slowly become my go to lube.
Am thinking about making some of his improved version and giving it a try.
Check out his sticky on it and I think you will be surprised how good it works.


Jim

[Papa Jack]

I have tried several different types and brands of Greases over the years, I think they all seemed to work fine. I can't recall ever having leading problems using grease.
I was ( still am) casting lee bullets for .30-30's... We used lots of different types of industrial greases at work, including Dow Corning Moly Grease, some soap based greases too. And later some of the first industrial Synthetic grease by Dubois .
I have also had real good luck with OLD WWII GI Graphite Grease.
Now I have two Lyman Lubrisizers and I use Speed Green....
I suggest that you pick up a couple different types and brands of grease and try em out, you may find some that give better accuracy then others in your guns..... "PJ"

[Blackhawk45hunter]

Well I sent 20 lubed with the brown lithium grease downrange this past weekend, no leading and decent accuracy (around moa).