AJ Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 As long as you are not removing blueing, you are not over cleaning. I clean after each shoot. This may mean I am shooting a few boxes or a few hundred shots or more. For pumps, its not as necessary to clean that often. I have gone over 1000 rounds between cleanings. For over/under guns, keeping the hinge pins and locking lugs clean and lubricated are the most important things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 Re: Can u clean ur shotgun to much What do you like to lube the ejectors with on the o/u's ? too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonhunter Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Re: Can u clean ur shotgun to much [ QUOTE ] What do you like to lube the ejectors with on the o/u's ? too_ [/ QUOTE ] Sperm whale oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Re: Can u clean ur shotgun to much [/ QUOTE ] Sperm whale oil [/ QUOTE ] Carbon, are you kidding, or serious If your kidding, it isn't funny, well a little too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonhunter Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Re: Can u clean ur shotgun to much Actually I'm serious mike......lol I cant remember where i got the stuff but I had always been told if you can find it get the stuff because it dosnt pick-up and hold crud like other oil/lubes do. I dont know if its really all that true or not but when i found it i bought a whole case, have enough that it should last me a couple of years. Has an odd smell but it seems to work well on my O/U's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted January 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: Can u clean ur shotgun to much Years ago, sperm whale oil and its derivatives were used as additives in virtually all automotive lubricants. The products were so effective that a car's transmission fluids were generally never changed, and the transmission lasted the life of the car. Some 30 million pounds of sperm whale oil were used every year; to supply the demand, hundreds of thousands of whales were slaughtered until the species was faced with extinction. In 1972 the Endangered Species Act outlawed the killing of whales and the use of materials derived from whales. For years the automotive industry relied on other animal based products such as tallow or lard oil. These proved to be an inadequate substitute, leading to poor overall drive train performance, premature drive train failure and transmission failure due to heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonhunter Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: Can u clean ur shotgun to much In 1972 the Endangered Species Act outlawed the killing of whales and the use of materials derived from whales. For years the automotive industry relied on other animal based products such as tallow or lard oil. These proved to be an inadequate substitute, leading to poor overall drive train performance, premature drive train failure and transmission failure due to heat. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well what I have is real old or real fake, dont know to be honest................stuff sure smells like fish oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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