Swamp Beast Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 was shooting on saturday; was snowing heavily and never got above -6C. On at least 3 occassions I went to fire and the trigger wouldnt move, when the gun was opened it fired out the live carts. This was happening to 2 other guys as well. Anyone know the reason for this and anything that can be done to avoid this in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeker Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Possibly excess oil in the action? strip and clean ... lighter fluids quite effective, dry it out. Wipe surfaces with slightly oiled cloth, one of the 'dry-lubes' like Tuff-cloth or other synthetics. or even an old silicone cloth. Then a very thin smear of gun gease on the contact points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Probably best to stay in the warm, if you are shooting regularly in really cold conditions then you need to use lubricants that are designed especially for the purpose. The metal gets so cold inbetween firing that any moisture will freeze instantly and normal lubricants get more viscous. I had an old browning auto that I used for duck shooting and I used microlon dry lubricant and never had a problem, we went out in some real cold weather. On Sunday I had a walk around a small tree nursery that borders a few thousand acres of woodland, in bad weather Munties and Roe can be a nuisance with the saplings so took the dog and the rifle. It was so cold and the wind in the completely wrong direction so the operation just turned into a dog walk. A twenty minute drive home and when I took the rifle out of the slip it just turned white as the condensation in the warm house froze on the sub zero metal. This recent weather is what many country's get as the norm, as with most other things, we are just not properly prepared for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjimlad Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Do you mean that the cartridges hung fire in the chamber.... i.e. they went off when the gun was opened ? One solution might be to keep your cartridges in a belt under your coat to keep them warm, with a few in a handwarmer pocket for faster reloading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glensman Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Happened me today, aimed right at a bird and it was like I had the safety on. I Think it was caused because I've been using a lot of oil in this weather! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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