Want to make yours quieter? There is a thread where we were talking about living the rapier. I mentioned that I had wiped down my TC slide with super lube and now it was much quieter. Cary chimed in and said that he wipes his parts down with wd40 ( sprayed on a paper towel ) and that helps as well. Remember this isn't spraying it in to the slide. But removing it and wiping the parts clean with Wd40