In a past life, I was pretty heavy into the Swiss rifle scene, the only remnant of that is a tub of automatenfett. Anyone have any experience and/or opinions on the use of this Swiss grease? It's made for the maintenance of machine guns and is supposed to be some pretty good stuff. I know that it is lithium base with molydenum disulphide added in.
Here is some info I gleamed from a gun forum;
AUTOMATICS GREASE
Technical instruction card materials number: 2119.3328
ALN: 335-4809
Fat to the lubricating of automatic weapons
Characteristics and employment
The automatic grease is a special grease for the maintenance and engagements lubrication of all automatic weapons
also at low temperatures.
The additive of MoS2 guarantees good lubrication characteristics in particular for bolts under extreme
conditions of all automatic weapons. Special additives secure a high corrosion protection ability and
a high water resistance for the protection of the weapons against corrosion.
Fulfilled requirements
Special grease in accordance with requirement of the army
Physical data
Characteristic conditions: Limit value: Unit: Testing method:
NLGI class 1 - 2 -
Kind of the soap lithium -
Color visual grey - visual
Kin. Viscosity basic oil viscosity with 40C min. 13 mm /s ISO 3104Melting temp. min. 170 C ISO 2176Penetration 25C 275 to 325,0,1 mm ISO 2137High pressure properties
VKA
Load Wear index min. 300 N ASTM 2596MoS2- part 2,75 g/100 g DIN 51831/1 from Mo-content min.