myzeneye Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 now this may be a daft question to some of you...... my mate insists i should store my shot gun upside down in my cabinet... stood on the barrel ..... the reason is so that any oil in the barrel will not run down and get into the wood work, which in turn can cause it to split/swell.... is this right or being overly cautious ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 He's correct, he wins a cookie. I store all my guns barrel down in the safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 top tip however not possible with the one under my bed. for any police officers reading that was a JOKE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p@cman Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Yep, store mine barrels down too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myzeneye Posted November 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 cheers for confirming that one.... i do and have stored it that way since i got it, but everytime i put it away in the cabinet i cant help but think its not right.... why dont you see them stored this way in gun shops ? would anyone recomend me removing then chokes when stored this way in the cabinet or will they be fine left in.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 My choke is always in, but I give it the odd rub of a very lightly oiled rag and regularly make very sure I can remove them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myzeneye Posted November 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 oh yeah john, i remove/clean/oil them after every use.... glad to hear im doing it right then.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy W Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Barrels down, clean after every use, chokes removed, cleaned and threads greased once a month unless its rained and the gun gets a real good clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly87 Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 (edited) well ive always stored them with barrels up never had any problems with oil on the wood work or swelling of any nature! i dont think it really matters which way up you store them IMO Edit: how much oil do you have in your barrels anyway??? Edited November 7, 2008 by Curly87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 ive always got my wood facing..............................wait, im might get a PM........ does this apply to air rifles as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytim38 Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 I agree in principle with the barrels down, however have you ever seen a gun stored this way in a gunshop, I think we put to much thought into what and why we do things. Was out shooting clays last week with my son and was having a discusion about a particular stand, afterwards my son said to me you talk about it too much just get on and shoot it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 If you are leaving enough oil in your barrels to run down go through the firing pin holes, around all the parts in the action and then soak into the woodwork you are doing something drastically wrong in your cleaning routine. Personally after cleaning I ensure that the barrels are completely dry and the last patch comes out clean. After removing cleaning and greasing the chokes I out the gun away. I never oil the barrels after cleaning and have never had a problem in 25 years. How many of you that leave oil in your barrels ensure that they are completely dry before you go out shooting? That is an accident waiting to happen if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 ive been told by all my friends who shoot and a gunsmith who has been doing his job well for over 30 years, that if there is oil going into the woodwork when stored in a cabinet you are putting too much oil in the barrels and it is not being passed through correctly, guns should be stored butt down on the floor plate and barrel resting in the moulded "holders". if there is oil going into the stock then you are applying too much and not geting it all off appart from a film coating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 I only ever have a problem when I know i'm not going to use me gun for a while and i run a wool mop down with some VP90 on. When i get it out there's often two rings of oil on the action, and of course you don't want oil in the action as it makes it sticky, so is especially bad if your gun uses the recoil to change to the next barrel - if it's sticky, it doesn't fire Never had it get as far as the wood though... So I only store it barrels down when i do that, but as MC says it probably isn't really necessary. :yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJUK Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Would 'pointing down' be better, from a safety point of view? Ie - you would blow your foot off should the worst happen, rather than your head... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 i have always stored barrels up too.i never let my guns sit long enough without use to warrant giving the bores a light oiling so as said before i have never had any problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Would 'pointing down' be better, from a safety point of view? Ie - you would blow your foot off should the worst happen, rather than your head... ? Have I missed something? Tell me you don't leave your guns loaded in the safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJUK Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Have I missed something? Tell me you don't leave your guns loaded in the safe? I will beat that, I don't yet own a gun. However, I have been taught to treat each gun as a loaded weapon. I'm sorry if my previous post was not well worded. You should always unload your gun before storage, however you should never assume your 'unload gun' is unloaded. That was the point I was trying to make, poorly obviously! Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quist Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 I clean them with a bore snake, then a light wipe over with an oily cloth and then barrels up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 (edited) If you are leaving enough oil in your barrels to run down go through the firing pin holes, around all the parts in the action and then soak into the woodwork you are doing something drastically wrong in your cleaning routine. Personally after cleaning I ensure that the barrels are completely dry and the last patch comes out clean. After removing cleaning and greasing the chokes I out the gun away. I never oil the barrels after cleaning and have never had a problem in 25 years. How many of you that leave oil in your barrels ensure that they are completely dry before you go out shooting? That is an accident waiting to happen if you ask me. Doing it this way for 32 years Edited November 7, 2008 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Doing it this way for 32 years A lot of sense being talked here, I would go one stage further to say don't bother cleaning your O/U after every outing, it's a complete waste of time and is only necessary if the gun gets wet, then you MUST clean it ASAP or rust will set in. It's different with semi autos that have to be kept clean otherwise they will soon start to jam up. Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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