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Why is it that some of my gun manuals instruct me to use gun oil on a patch to clean the gun barrel and others advise against it? Is it different theory, or should each gun barrel be cleaned differently?
others advise against it?
I always run a patch with oil on it after solvent cleaning and then follow it with a dry patch. This still leaves enough of a coating to protect the bore, but not enough to cause any kind of pressure problems. I live in the boonies and feel I can pull any gun of my safe and shoot it, if the need arises. No problem.
Stainless barrels will still rust. Chrome can also under extreme conditions.
Marine =but the fact that a marine does something doesn't mean you should.
I always run a patch with oil on it after solvent cleaning and then follow it with a dry patch. This still leaves enough of a coating to protect the bore, but not enough to cause any kind of pressure problems.