Oil down the bore?

[emilianoksa]

When do you put a lightly oiled patch down the bore of your guns?

After every cleaning?

Before long term storage?

Never?

I ask this as I'm relatively new to firearms.

 

[MifflinKid]

I do it every time I clean. It only takes seconds -- who knows when the gun will be shot again.

 

[Sunray]

After cleaning, but any oil must be cleaned out before shooting again.

 

[1KPerDay]

Yeah, after cleaning. Dry out the bore and lightly oil it (and every other metal surface).

Wipe it out before shooting again... or don't.

 

[cliffy]

Oil is nice, but GET IT OUT before the next round

A clean bore produces accuracy, while an oily bore causes PROBLEMS. Yes, I oil my bore, but I get that c___ out before my next shot. Fouling a bore before accuracy tests is required. Heavy grease will prevent rusting, but WOW; expect no accuracy and a destroyed barrel. Clean means clean and clear. cliffy

 

[jacobhh]

Opinion:

After cleaning, spray 'Rem Oil' down the bore.

Patch wipe before shooting.

 

[moooose102]

After cleaning, but any oil must be cleaned out before shooting again.

i know everyone, and every manual i have ever seen says that. but honestly, i have almost never done it, unless i oiled the heck out of the barrel in the first place, or used stp as the storage agent. i have NEVER had ANY problems firing a round after the barrel was stored with oil in it. HOWEVER, i would caution against going out and shooting the hottest round you ever loaded through an oiled barrel! i have shot hundreds of rounds doing this, so as long as you are using standard ammo, and the bore is only lightly oiled, IMO, it should be ok. i know, you guys will flame me. but i am just telling the TRUTH.

 

[rcmodel]

i have NEVER had ANY problems firing a round after the barrel was stored with oil in it.

I agree.

The term "lightly oiled" is the key here.
You don't need or want a dripping wet coat of oil in the barrel in the first place.
It is just going to run out during storage anyway.

Use a clean oiled patch, run it through the bore a few times, and call it good.
That will not leave enough oil to matter the next time you shoot it, and will not increase pressure or harm the gun if you shoot it out.

It will protect the bore from rust however.

And that's the way the military trains to do it.

As several folks noted, the first few shots from a rifle will not go where they are supposed to in a group.
If it's a hunting rifle, shoot it to foul the bore and leave it that way.

If it's a handgun you carry CCW, leave it oiled. It will not effect accuracy at all at SD ranges.

IMHO: Spraying aerosol spray oil down the bore should not be done.
Unless you wait for all the solvent to evaporate and then run an oiled patch down the bore to distribute the oil evenly.

The intense cold from an aerosol spray can cause condensation & mosture to form in the bore and cause more trouble then it prevents.

rcmodel

 

[rcmodel]

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