kiffy Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) hi folks, i have an old side by side shotgun in bits at the moment with the stock currently hanging with the truoil drying and the barrels of with a forum member being reblacked so i gave the brainy bit a good scrub as it was cacked in what smelled like engine oil (whole gun was) and thick dirty grease and its cleaned up nice but im wondering before the stock goes back on is it worth greasing up the inside or oiling any of it? maybe a dumn question but ive never opened up a shotgun before so dont know what if anything should be done on the inside as i wouldnt want to over oil/grease it incase it created stiction in the parts and stopped them working right heres a pic of it Edited March 21, 2013 by kiffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 I would use both-a light oil for pins etc and grease for areas more prone to wear such as the trigger sears.Use all lubricants sparingly as over application can cause grit to stick or oil to soak into the wood of the stock and rot it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browning123 Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 I would use both-a light oil for pins etc and grease for areas more prone to wear such as the trigger sears.Use all lubricants sparingly as over application can cause grit to stick or oil to soak into the wood of the stock and rot it. Excellent advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiffy Posted March 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 thanks, knew it needed lubing but not what to do with what, this gun was overoiled when i got it and the wood had a fair bit of oil in it. thankfully got it out easier than i thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malantone Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 I would use Graphite grease the graphite gives excelent lube quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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