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I just had my Beretta worked on by a guy at the gun shop. He changed out some springs and did some polishing to help lighten the trigger action (still not as nice as my Walther!).
When I got it back, I was surprised to find that the gun was literally soaked in oil. It was oozing out of every crack between the slide and the frame, from ever lever and all over the inside.
Maybe I'm a minimalist, but I've always used a spare amount of oil after I clean. I use just a drop or two of Remoil or some 3/1 oil on the contact points: top of the barrel, slide rails, etc., along with an light (finger wipe) coat on the entire barrel exterior. Any excess I wipe off with a cloth before I put it away. With the 3/1, I find that it dries after a week or two, but the Remoil seems to maintain it's protection for quite a while. If it's been a while since I shot a particular gun, I'll give it a drop of two of oil before I take it out.
Am I missing something....should I be using significantly more lubrication? Or did this guy just go a little overboard?
Thanks,
Jim
When I got it back, I was surprised to find that the gun was literally soaked in oil. It was oozing out of every crack between the slide and the frame, from ever lever and all over the inside.
Maybe I'm a minimalist, but I've always used a spare amount of oil after I clean. I use just a drop or two of Remoil or some 3/1 oil on the contact points: top of the barrel, slide rails, etc., along with an light (finger wipe) coat on the entire barrel exterior. Any excess I wipe off with a cloth before I put it away. With the 3/1, I find that it dries after a week or two, but the Remoil seems to maintain it's protection for quite a while. If it's been a while since I shot a particular gun, I'll give it a drop of two of oil before I take it out.
Am I missing something....should I be using significantly more lubrication? Or did this guy just go a little overboard?
Thanks,
Jim