Carbyne Grease Gun, Pistol Grip, Anodized Aluminum Barrel

This is the finest grease gun I have ever used let alone owned and I've owned several over the years - each one has been a nightmare to use. You know the story, grease everywhere but where you're intending and erupting from every connection point on the tool, right? Well, I own a lot of tools and rarely get excited about any of them. I have to admit that this tool worked so well it prompted me to throw my not-so-old grease guns (two...) right in the trash and bend my wife's ear about what a great tool this was. I did take the advice of another reviewer and installed Teflon tape on all of the threaded connection points prior to use. I can't say whether or not this was necessary, but it seemed a small investment in time to avoid those annoying grease escapes.

Decent product for price, there are higher quality guns out there, but this has the features I wanted and has a nice grip. I went ahead and teflon taped all the fittings, some weren't tight... but I feel it's worth doing anyways. Tube of grease went in with no problem, and plunger went in too. I have fought priming grease guns in the past, so I was curious how this would be pump was dry as it was new, tried to see if it had any suction or pressure, had none. I decided to try adding about 4 drops of some 75w-140 that a happened to have on my shelf, after that I could hear the pump sucking! Put pump assembly/handle and tube body together and started pumping... worked like a champ! I would buy this again.

Got tired of spreading grease with the gloved "finger dip" method and decided to buy a grease gun. This is something in all honesty I will probably only use 6 times a year at most so didn't want to break the bank on a high dollar one. After looking at several models, this one seemed to be a great balance between functionality and price point. Was pleasantly surprised how sturdy/heavy the gun is and had no problem at all loading it and getting pretty thick grease flowing. I did tape the threaded connections with teflon just as insurance to help keep things neat. First use was on a sliding van door and the gun allowed me to reach deeper into the door's track than I could ever get. Again, this gun isn't something I will use everyday, but I honesty think I could, it seems solid enough I wouldn't call it light duty.

works well, easy to load, I like the flex hose, and the air purge. I've only had it a month or so so I can't give it 5 stars jsut yet. It does fit a little tightly on the zerk, but I really don't see that as a big problem, I haven't had any difficulty in removing it, you just need to wiggle it a little while pulling. I'm sure it will get a little looser over time.

I looked at other identical guns on here that just looked to have different decals on it; Lucas and powerbuilt. Not sure why I've seen so many bad reviews. Unless the product manufacturing is very inconsistent. But I was skeptical from the reviews. I'm a Refrigeration technician that also wrenches on my boat and vehicles at home. So very light to mid range use I will say this piece is great. I did teflon tape all the threaded fittings before use. Because I saw pics of it having leaks on those other identical units. If you're a mechanic you should know some tephlon tape is an easy fix. On first usage on about 8 zirks it performed great and seems to keep that trend up. So don't listen to other reviews that are negative. I'm a real person with no hidden agenda to knock a product. This pistol grip design is great. It pumps well and I'd buy again.

Upon arrival I loaded it with a tube of Dexter Lithium #2 grease. After a short period of time I noticed grease leaking from the bleed valve. I reset the valve several time in hopes of correcting the leak to no avail. I then sent an email to seller customer service and immediately heard back from a rep named Jacob. He advised he would immediately send me a bleed valve and for my troubles a gun kit, what ever that is. I was very appreciative and delayed finishing the job I started assuming I would soon receive the new bleed valve and and took the pressure off the grease gun to slow the leak. I am located in Las Vegas and the valve was being sent from CA. I waited for over a week and emailed Jacob and never heard back. At this point I will be returning grease gun to Amazon. Very disappointment and never again will I purchase their product again. I understand things can fail but when new I expect support and not phony lies. UPDATE: Prior to returning the gun to Amazon I again contacted the mfg in regard to not receiving replacement bleed valve as promised. I was advised it had been sent but they would resent one immediately. They were very apologetic and understanding. Within a few days I did receive a new valve as well as a bulk loader. I replaced the bleed valve and the gun works perfect, no more leaks. The only question/concern I have is the strength of the spring. I have never used a grease gun with a spring so powerful. Bottom line, the gun works as designed w/o leaking and I had great customer service. Hence the 5 star rating.

Fairly good grease gun. The hose included is way too short. There is an optional longer hose that should come with the gun, but you have to purchase that separately. The seal on the plunger inside the barrell is not replaceable. This seal is usually what gets worn out after a period of time and causes the gun to fail. The floating spring that is located on the hose is worthless. It is there to prevent the hose from kinking. The spring needs to be attached to the coupling on the hose directly, if it is to keep the hose from kinking. The rubber boot that acts as a gripper on the barrell, is a good idea, but rubber will deterioate in a short period of time. The gripper should be neoprene, that will last longer around grease. The grease gun looks nice, but there is room for improvement. Made in China. One more thing. There is a note card that comes with the grease gun that indicates that the Buyer should not return this product to Amazon if you don't like it, because it cost too much money to return it. If you make a good product, that functions as described, then there is no need to return it.

Was not sure what to expect, but also figured if I went cheap, I'd get what I paid for. This grease gun wasn't overpriced, and definitely worth what it costs. High quality, choice of flexible or rigid tubes, great instructions (something I haven't seen in a long time). This one pushed grease through a zerk that caused my last cheap grease gun to fail miserably, and it filled bushing like there was nothing wrong with the zerk at all. Since it's new, I can't speak to whether it will leak eventually, but it certainly didn't have any problems putting grease where it was supposed to go.