Hastings Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 The action on my bettinsoli is particularly tight. Although brought second hand, don't think the original owner used it much. Someone in the gun shop at my local clay ground suggested using some gun grease on all moving parts. Picked up some Napier Gun Grease, gave it a go but seems to leaving the action pretty grubby. You reckon gun grease is the way to go? If so, what's the best brand to use. Reckon everyone's going to suggest I bin the Napier product. Goes without saying, the gun gets a good clean after every use with all the usual equipment including legia spray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabarm gamma boy Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 sll guns should have a thin layer of grease on the stub pin ect! but only i thin film! all gun grease is the same, no bad no good just grease! the only way to sort it out is get out there and use it!! atb fab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hastings Posted June 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Yip, hearing that, I may have been a little over eager with the application. Will cut back how much I use and see how we get on. Cheers for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Should be a tiny smear. I use a cocktail stick to apply a tiny amount to the sliding surfaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katash Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Froglube - applied to gun parts after heating with hairdryer, works fantastically on my semi auto, O/U and bolt action 22LR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OvEr_KiLL Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 (edited) i use beretta white gun grease on my friction points and also choke threads Edited June 8, 2013 by OvEr_KiLL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Churchill Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 I use an engineering grease containing PTFE on the metal on metal high pressure points and choke threads, but its a very thin film. the rest gets oiled with Legia Oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr smith Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Froglube - applied to gun parts after heating with hairdryer, works fantastically on my semi auto, O/U and bolt action 22LR. Just got my hands on some of this stuff,looking forward to trying it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 One of the most important things with oiling/greasing a gun is to regularly clean off the old oil/grease and replace with new. The reason for this is that the oil/grease picks up dirt, dust, powder residue - and forms a sort of paste that can be quite abrasive. Clean this off on a cloth, patch etc - and you will see how dirty it is compared to fresh new oil/grease. Cleaning off all of the old oil/grease takes away most of this dirt. A small smear of new oil/grease applied will keep things good. I'm not particularly fussy about the make/type of grease (I actually use Parker Hale Express oil and Castrol light general purpose grease) - and I keep both clean and sparingly applied. I've had some of my guns now over 40 years and they do OK like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OvEr_KiLL Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 One of the most important things with oiling/greasing a gun is to regularly clean off the old oil/grease and replace with new. The reason for this is that the oil/grease picks up dirt, dust, powder residue - and forms a sort of paste that can be quite abrasive. Clean this off on a cloth, patch etc - and you will see how dirty it is compared to fresh new oil/grease. Cleaning off all of the old oil/grease takes away most of this dirt. +1 when you clean it off with some kitchen roll or patch you will see how dirty it gets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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