Best lubricant?

[cg21]

What is the best grease / oil to use on an over under shotgun? With so many options I cannot imagine they are all equal…. Or is it all personal preference and this will become a ford vs chevy thread?

 

[Dingleberry]

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I'm a CLP fan from way back.

 

[cg21]

I have a prediction that this is going to get answers other than what OP desires.




I'm a CLP fan from way back.

no matter how many times it is suggested I will not use anything sold at Walgreens.

 

[cg21]

@Remington 90T @thunderchicken

 

[tomcat13]

FWIW, I use Tetra Gun Grease (bout $10 on Amazon).
Goes on my O/U's, M1A, Garand, 1911, etc, etc, etc
Probably getting into Personal Preferences here.

 

[COOPADUP]

I’ve had good luck with Outers.

 

[BIGE7.62]

I have a prediction that this is going to get answers other than what OP desires.




I'm a CLP fan from way back.

I'll be the 1st .
According to the last house mouse , Astroglide .

 

[Ziggidy]

Spit?

 

[red_zr24x4]

Since my smart-ass answer was already used...
If it rotates-oil if it slides - grease
I have a can of grease I use on frame rails and M1a, Garands.. Lubriplate

 

[Dean C.]

You use grease on an Over Under and I will put a bit of oil on the ejectors on my 725. This has worked well for me over 5,000 rounds so far.

Extreme Duty Gun Grease – Lucas Oil Products, Inc. – Keep That Engine Alive!

www.lucasoil.com

Grease the hell out of it you won't hurt anything. When I close my 725 I just wipe away the extra grease

 

[thunderchicken]

My short answer is, I use Hoppe's gun oil and Lucas oil's red grease.

Now for the long answer. Just remember grease can collect grit from dust, dirt, burnt powder etc. So the general consensus is make it a habit after a day of shooting to break the gun down, wipe off the old grease and oil and reapply. You don't have to a full on cleaning of the gun every time though. I know guys that shoot competitively with Kand P guns that only do a full on cleaning once or twice a year. But they all apply fresh oil & grease every time they put the gun together to shoot.
In my opinion, the old saying that if it rotates it gets oil, and if it slides it get grease. Doesn't really apply here. Break action shotguns have a hinge point. It either has trunions or a hinge pin. The action rotates on them and they should be greased not oiled.

I, like Dean C., Probably apply more grease than is needed and just wipe away the excess.

Oh, I tried Outer gun grease and didn't care for it at all. It was very runny and got on everything because it oozed out of the action and constantly had to be wiped away.

A good side note would be if the gun has interchangeable choke tubes, keep the threads lightly lubed and keep the choke snug.

 

[bobzilla]

I'm a little shocked that "Tears of liberals" was not mentioned yet.

 

[Creedmoor]

My short answer is, I use Hoppe's gun oil and Lucas oil's red grease.

Now for the long answer. Just remember grease can collect grit from dust, dirt, burnt powder etc. So the general consensus is make it a habit after a day of shooting to break the gun down, wipe off the old grease and oil and reapply. You don't have to a full on cleaning of the gun every time though. I know guys that shoot competitively with Kand P guns that only do a full on cleaning once or twice a year. But they all apply fresh oil & grease every time they put the gun together to shoot.

A good side note would be if the gun has interchangeable choke tubes, keep the threads lightly lubed and keep the choke snug.

Choke and supressor threads get anti sieze in our house.
Grease is a left over tube of amzoil synthetic.

 

[thunderchicken]

Choke and supressor threads get anti sieze in our house.
Grease is a left over tube of amzoil synthetic.

To each their own. I see nothing at all wrong with that. But, I think it also depends how often it's shot, how often it's checked to make sure it's snug and the weather conditions it's subjected to.
But really, it's probably mostly personal preference

 

[BE Mike]

I've got nearly every gun grease and oil known to man under my work bench. I recently put TW25b on my o/u, including the choke tubes. Any good gun grease will do the job and probably a lot of greases not made for guns!

 

[thunderchicken]

I'm a little shocked that "Tears of liberals" was not mentioned yet.

Not on a fine O/U. Those are reserved for guns of a more tacti-cool appearance. You know the ones that those window licking lib's hate and have fictitious views of

 

[Whip_McCord]

I use Tetra Gun Grease or Lucas grease, whichever is handy at the time. I don't think it matters much for shotgun, as long as it is a decent grease. The parts being greased do not have much movement.

 

[warren5421]

I use what ever is in the grease gun and Mobel 1 oil. Worked for over 60 years for me.

 

[Dean C.]

My short answer is, I use Hoppe's gun oil and Lucas oil's red grease.

Now for the long answer. Just remember grease can collect grit from dust, dirt, burnt powder etc. So the general consensus is make it a habit after a day of shooting to break the gun down, wipe off the old grease and oil and reapply. You don't have to a full on cleaning of the gun every time though. I know guys that shoot competitively with Kand P guns that only do a full on cleaning once or twice a year. But they all apply fresh oil & grease every time they put the gun together to shoot.
In my opinion, the old saying that if it rotates it gets oil, and if it slides it get grease. Doesn't really apply here. Break action shotguns have a hinge point. It either has trunions or a hinge pin. The action rotates on them and they should be greased not oiled.

I, like Dean C., Probably apply more grease than is needed and just wipe away the excess.

Oh, I tried Outer gun grease and didn't care for it at all. It was very runny and got on everything because it oozed out of the action and constantly had to be wiped away.

A good side note would be if the gun has interchangeable choke tubes, keep the threads lightly lubed and keep the choke snug.

This is the full correct answer IMHO. A lot of people do not know how to properly lubricate an O/U

 

[DadSmith]

Extreme Duty Gun Grease – Lucas Oil Products, Inc. – Keep That Engine Alive!

www.lucasoil.com

This is good stuff. I second this.