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  • Sam7sf

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    Yeah dont oil or clean them. Let them turn all rusted & decroded inside the action and bore. They run better that way.

    Also helps to maintain or appreciate in value too. Buyers everywhere pay a premium for rusted out pieces of shit over new looking guns. Just look at the rusted out piece of shit Python, HK or SIG market and compare prices vs LNIB
    This guy gets it. Heck yeah. I even mix some saline in with the water I use for lube.
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    Sam7sf

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    But, he's such a sweet old man with many, many years of experience with guns! From his childhood, through Vietman, through the police force, and through working as a gunsmith. I want to trust him!

    Oh, well. Can anyone steer me to videos where it's done right?
    Fallow these simple rules:

    It’s ok to lightly oil the metal parts on guns. When you store in a certain orientation, remember excess runs. Gun grease will run if your safe or room isn’t climate controlled. It all goes somewhere it shouldn’t. Most guns do not need to be wet with oil to operate. Even an ar15. Understand the points of contact on all your guns. A lot of guns like to run with little to no oil after a cleaning. Such as Glock or a mossy 590a1/590 action.

    Keep oil and solvents off wood. This goes back to how you store your guns. Stored guns need only be cleaned well and stored lightly oiled if not dry. Do a wipe down once or twice a month. Some manufacturers blueing is good, others need this. Know your guns.
     
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    SQLGeek

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    You want just enough lubrication to get the job done. Some firearms are more tolerant to over-application others seem to run fine with very little.

    Keep oil and solvents off wood.

    One of the reasons I like Ballistol. It doesn't harm leather, wood, polymer, etc.
     
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    You want just enough lubrication to get the job done. Some firearms are more tolerant to over-application others seem to run fine with very little.



    One of the reasons I like Ballistol. It doesn't harm leather, wood, polymer, etc.
    Haven’t tried em. I will. I’m gonna order online anyway. Only place near me is academy and their selection sucks
     

    Dancing Heretik

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    Fallow these simple rules:

    It’s ok to lightly oil the metal parts on guns. When you store in a certain orientation, remember excess runs. Gun grease will run if your safe or room isn’t climate controlled. It all goes somewhere it shouldn’t. Most guns do not need to be wet with oil to operate. Even an ar15. Understand the points of contact on all your guns. A lot of guns like to run with little to no oil after a cleaning. Such as Glock or a mossy 590a1/590 action.

    Keep oil and solvents off wood. This goes back to how you store your guns. Stored guns need only be cleaned well and stored lightly oiled if not dry. Do a wipe down once or twice a month. Some manufacturers blueing is good, others need this. Know your guns.
    He did talk a lot about storage. I think that's why he harps on oil so much, long term storage.
     

    majormadmax

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    I reapply cosmoline to all my guns.

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    Dancing Heretik

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    Those guys use SO many different products!

    I'm hoping to eventually get a 1911. I understand they need oiling more than other guns. Is that true?

    In the meantime, this is all the guns I have right now:
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    Only one gun with wood on it to worry about.

    A couple of people have said to just use Ballistol on everything. Is that ok? Is it ok on wood? I assume it's not ok on a 1911. Or is it?

    And, if it is ok, is there a cheaper generic?
     

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    Those guys use SO many different products!

    I'm hoping to eventually get a 1911. I understand they need oiling more than other guns. Is that true?

    In the meantime, this is all the guns I have right now:
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    Only one gun with wood on it to worry about.

    A couple of people have said to just use Ballistol on everything. Is that ok? Is it ok on wood? I assume it's not ok on a 1911. Or is it?

    And, if it is ok, is there a cheaper generic?
    Here is some more good info
     
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