Wildfowling SxS cleaning

[ditchman]

if you regular spray the locks of the gun with wd40 it will build up a sticky residue......every month spray the locks with oven cleaner..and start again..

wd40 is good stuff if you keep it fresh on moving parts

[harrycatcat1]

10 hours ago, ditchman said:

if you regular spray the locks of the gun with wd40 it will build up a sticky residue......every month spray the locks with oven cleaner..and start again..

wd40 is good stuff if you keep it fresh on moving parts

My gun has had nothing else but wd40 for the last 40 years, I'm not saying you are wrong but my gun is still pristine and still working fine 👍 I clean it every Boxing Day whether it needs it or not.

[marsh man]

12 hours ago, harrycatcat1 said:

My gun has had nothing else but wd40 for the last 40 years, I'm not saying you are wrong but my gun is still pristine and still working fine 👍 I clean it every Boxing Day whether it needs it or not.

Now that is sheer dedication Harry , every Boxing Day come what may your gun gets a good clean , I dare say there was the odd Boxing Day when I have got back home after a days shooting that the gun get cleaned, but if I did it is not at present in the memory bank , but if you asked me , where I went , what I shot , who I went with , what was the weather like and how long I was out for i could tell you in fine detail without even looking in my diary 

[old'un]

49 minutes ago, marsh man said:

Now that is sheer dedication Harry , every Boxing Day come what may your gun gets a good clean , I dare say there was the odd Boxing Day when I have got back home after a days shooting that the gun get cleaned, but if I did it is not at present in the memory bank , but if you asked me , where I went , what I shot , who I went with , what was the weather like and how long I was out for i could tell you in fine detail without even looking in my diary 

Many moons ago I knew an old pig farmer, in one of the pig sheds propped against the wall was an old BSA boxlock, I ask him what he used it for, “rats he replied, I picked it up and noticed the top lever spring had gone, but he had put an elastic band around the top lever and trigger guard to keep it closed.

Now on opening the gun there were two live paper cartridges in the chambers, the gun was covered and I mean covered in dried pig ****, you could see no detail on the gun whatsoever, I asked him if he wanted me to replace the top lever spring, he said, “if you can, thank you” whilst the gun was in my possession I decided to give it a good clean, god was that gun dirty, but after I had given it a good clean I was surprised how little rust was on the gun, bores were not that good though but after I had finished cleaning and oiling the gun it looked in really good condition.

And no, I wont be using pig **** to protect my guns.

[harrycatcat1]

8 hours ago, marsh man said:

Now that is sheer dedication Harry , every Boxing Day come what may your gun gets a good clean , I dare say there was the odd Boxing Day when I have got back home after a days shooting that the gun get cleaned, but if I did it is not at present in the memory bank , but if you asked me , where I went , what I shot , who I went with , what was the weather like and how long I was out for i could tell you in fine detail without even looking in my diary 

Well mine has chrome lined barrels and was built in the U.S.S.R so it's used to being neglected 🤣👍

[London Best]

You are all very bad boys!

I was taught that a gun, any gun and every gun, should be cleaned, and cleaned properly, each and every time it is used, no matter how many or how few shots it has fired.

For me it is the only way.

[joejoe]

Renaissance wax works well on metal and wood.

[marsh man]

8 hours ago, old'un said:

Many moons ago I knew an old pig farmer, in one of the pig sheds propped against the wall was an old BSA boxlock, I ask him what he used it for, “rats he replied, I picked it up and noticed the top lever spring had gone, but he had put an elastic band around the top lever and trigger guard to keep it closed.

Now on opening the gun there were two live paper cartridges in the chambers, the gun was covered and I mean covered in dried pig ****, you could see no detail on the gun whatsoever, I asked him if he wanted me to replace the top lever spring, he said, “if you can, thank you” whilst the gun was in my possession I decided to give it a good clean, god was that gun dirty, but after I had given it a good clean I was surprised how little rust was on the gun, bores were not that good though but after I had finished cleaning and oiling the gun it looked in really good condition.

And no, I wont be using pig **** to protect my guns.

Ours were not that bad but not what you would call pristine condition , we once bought two hammer side by sides for a fiver , these were left up the allotment to be used on Starlings , we never got into clay shooting as we could never compare them with anything we shot and not only that it wasn't a cheap sport , one little instance I remember was when I was around 20 I only had one gun , this was a three inch , full and full with 32 inch barrels , three or four of us used to go round these little village fetes that often had a small clay shoot , one little one we went to we all took our guns to have a go , this was a round of 25 down and the prize was a little cup , anyhow I think the entry was about 10 bob and your box of cartridges , when it was my turn I had one or two people standing behind me as they hadn't seen a gun as big as mine that had hammers on it , I got in a half ready condition and called pull , out came this clay just above the bales of straw and the full choke broke it when it was about 40 yds out , the same thing happened with the next shot and so on , not all my shots were on target and I finished the round with about 21 or 22 , my name went on the little black board as high gun , as the day wore on I then got joint high gun with another bloke who got the same , when it got to the time of the shoot off we had to make an excuse to go as non of us had enough money to fork out for another round and a box of shells , now , many people have got a cabinet full of guns and several 1000 cartridges stored up in the spare room , times have certainly changed , for the better ? , debatable . 

[Diabolo]

On 16/10/2022 at 19:05, Diabolo said:

Never use WD40, it's a penetrating oil and can get into the brazed joints and cause separation. I was told this by Cecil at the Gun and Tackle shop Whaplode who had in a Perazzi where the top rib had come adrift.

Steve

Cecil is a bit of a character, he might have been just trying to flog me some expensive gun oil!

Steve

[PeterHenry]

@Scrimshanker - out of interest, how is your gun holding up with your chosen cleaning regime?

Edited February 2 by PeterHenry

[Scrimshanker]

I’m shooting an AYA No.3 mainly and a Benelli M1. I give them a wipe down after each use and spray of oil down the barrels and push through with some kitchen roll. They not doing well so far and now my season is over they’ll get a strip down and deep clean the internals. 

[PeterHenry]

1 hour ago, Scrimshanker said:

I’m shooting an AYA No.3 mainly and a Benelli M1. I give them a wipe down after each use and spray of oil down the barrels and push through with some kitchen roll. They not doing well so far and now my season is over they’ll get a strip down and deep clean the internals. 

👍

[aberisle]

One of the things i have always hated when cleaning any shotgun is when you push the cleaning rod down to the barrel and get to the chokes, and when you get to the chokes you have to give it a harder push to get them through and end up ramming your  fingers or knuckles into the ejectors and they take a chunck out of you.

To solve this i have made a handle that fits over cleaning rod end it has a guard on it to protect  your fingers. The handle is just glued in place and also give a bit of an extension to  you cleaning rods which helps when cleaning a 32" 10 bore.

Here are some pics of the set up.

 

Edited 19 hours ago by aberisle

[TIGHTCHOKE]

I just use an extra middle section in the cleaning rod to give extra length and don't get my hand near the ejectors.   

[London Best]

I clean guns sitting down with the barrels at 45 degrees downwards across my knees. I put a rag/old towel/old carpet on the floor and rest the barrels on that. Then the tight rod can’t exit at 100mph and skin my knuckles.

[TIGHTCHOKE]

2 minutes ago, London Best said:

I clean guns sitting down with the barrels at 45 degrees downwards across my knees. I put a rag/old towel/old carpet on the floor and rest the barrels on that. Then the tight rod can’t exit at 100mph and skin my knuckles.

Noted, but it doesn't take very long so I don't bother to sit down.

[London Best]

2 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said:

Noted, but it doesn't take very long so I don't bother to sit down.

Nor do I if I’m in a hurry. 
But after a good day in the field I like to take my time and sit by the bench in the ‘man cave’ (loft), and express my appreciation with a bit of rag and the oil can.

[TIGHTCHOKE]

I often give the barrels a good squirt and leave them stand nose down while I put the kettle on.

Push them through with a coffee a few minutes later.