cayugad

Oil in the barrel? I am one that does oil his barrel. After a day of shooting, I use the hot water method for cleaning my rifle. After I have the barrel clean, I run a few patches of Hoppies #9 through it, then some clean dry patches. If this rifle is going to be stored, then I run a light coat of Rem Oil down the barrel and store the rifle muzzle end down on a piece of cotton cloth.

Then before shooting, I run a Hoppies #9 patch down the barrel to get the oil out, then a denatured alcohol patch or two then a couple of dry clean ones, and let the rifle sit a few minutes. I then pop a few caps through the nipple and then pick the nipple and load as normal. I have never had any problems with the rifle doing this in 20 plus years, so I will continue this way... Good luck with the rifle.