New Beretta 686E Sporting

[9x19mm]

Hello folks,
I just got my new Beretta 686E Sporting, it was the one that felt (and fit) the best compared to the Citori -the other contender! I have not shot the shotgun yet but I have a question:
Where do I have to lube it? Is it necessary to apply grease to any particular point in the action? Thanks!

Stay Safe

 

[kudu]

I always keep a bit of grease on the hinge pins and the forearm points where it snaps together. Any point where it contacts on the hinging points I will lightly rub a bit more grease on. Any excess will squeaze out when the gun is assembled, which should be quite a bit with the tight tolerances that Beretta normally has.

Be careful not to get to much dirt accumulated from normal shooting or could cause galling of the surfaces. I generaly wipe most of the grease off when I tear the gun down to case it, which is every time as it is a tubed gun that I shoot.

 

[HSMITH]

I'm with kudu 100%. I just happen to use Rig +p stainless grease, since it is what I have.

 

[riverdog]

When I picked up my Browning Citori the owner of the shop came out front and lubed the gun showing me the points to hit. He used RIG (Rust Inhibiting Grease) which is good for this application because it isn't a high stress point, it just needs to keep two pieces of polished steel gliding together. Note that the Browning's receiver is stainless steel vice the Al alloy of the Beretta. I'm not sure the receiver material has any relevance to lube, but it might.

I use a small brush to grease the barrel hinge at the bottom of the receiver, it should be lightly lubed. The sides of the extractors where they move and contact other metal should also be lubed and kept clean.

I lube the gun just prior to assembling to shoot and I wipe the gun down removing the bulk of the grease before I put the gun back in the case. I clean the gun as soon as I get home following the range session.

HTH

Edit: I also agree with Kudu. I have not made a habit of greasing "the forearm points where it snaps together" as Kudu recommends, but I will.

 

[Duckman]

Congratulations on your new gun. You should enjoy it for many years.

I don't use grease, but I do clean the gun every time I shoot and then lube with a few drops of oil on all the friction points.

An old gunsmith taught me that and said that's what Beretta recommends as well. Grease attracts too much dirt and grit.
Makes sense to me.

Now..... Put away the lube and start shootin' that thang.

 

[9x19mm]

Thanks folks

 

[45auto]

Browning recommends oil also. I use FP-10.

If you do use grease, I would wipe it off each time after use.

 

[riverdog]

Browning recommends oil also. I use FP-10.

I didn't see any lube recommendations in the sparse paperwork that came with my Browning 525. Where did you read that they recommended oil? I can make the change to FP-10 easily.

 

[9x19mm]

I will have another look at the Beretta documendation about the grease-oil thing. Break Free CLP will do just fine I guess

edited to add: The 686E Sporting has a steel receiver too. I think only "Light" OU Berettas have alloy receivers.

 

[riverdog]

Break-Free is okay, FP-10 is better

 

[9x19mm]

OK I will try to get my hands on some FP-10 then

 

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[45auto]

Riverdog:

I'm pretty sure I read that in the owners manual for the 425. I remember because they recommended putting a drop of oil on the sides of the bbl monobloc, which I have never done with any other O/U. Browning has a very "tight" fit between the bbls and frame, on the side. That's one place I would not use grease, unlike hinge pins or frame shoulders, etc.

But, I really don't have a "strong" position on oil/grease for an O/U. I've received too many different opinions from knowledable gunsmiths/shooters over the years. Grease works, it's just 'thick' oil as I understand it.

I use FP-10 because it smells better than Breakfree and you don't have to shake it. It appears to stay on and it does make cleaning(wiping off) easier.

I don't think the Browning receiver is stainless steel, I believe it's carbon with a chrome finish. Maybe they have changed...don't know.

9x19:

The 686 sporting is a very nice gun. I would use whatever the manual recommends for lubrication, unless it's Beretta oil , in which case I would use the FP-10, BreakFree style. I think a gun company that wants you to use their gun oil, should give it to you with the gun...free- Ha!

Have fun.

 

[9x19mm]

I haven't found anything in the Beretta manual about grease either. They point the parts to be lubricated -with Beretta oil they say, which is included with the gun. I have Super Lube synthetic grease in hand but I think I will stick with CLP Break Free. I have had great resluts with it in my (now gone) Franchi 612 semi. I'll see if I can find FP-10 too

 

[riverdog]

Easiest way to get FP-10 is to hit the FP-10 Website. I think they will ship to Europe.

 

[9x19mm]

I will give it a shot, thanks for the heads up