Old/New

What about new rifles or barrels. Do anything different?

falcon

"Seriously though, some people love it andthat's great if they do. I have no use for it.

Ditto here.

Buckhunter46755

I also use the BB to lube patches, but use Rem-Oil for storage. I used BB on my Trad. and stored it and a month later took it out and ran a patch through it and it was rusty. I guess it depends. Some people have good luck storing their rifles using BB in the barrel, other's get rust. That's why I switched to the RemOil in my new Omega.

chris

SHills

I have always used bore butter as the final swab whenI put my rifles away for the season or for a patch lube w/o any trouble. I may revisit my procedure.
Steve

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saltflyz

I agree with cma...but, clearly listen to guys like cayugad. He (and some others) have been very generous with help, tips and advice. I am on year 3 of doing what the TC DVD suggested that came with my omega. At the end of sighting in and after the hunting season, I do the same thing: 4-5 wet patches, followed by 2 or 3 dry patches. After that, I run 1 or 2 presaturated BB patches through. So far no rust whatsoever, and based on my "system", I don't see any need for windex treated patches or gun oil storage patches. I only shoot 20-30 rounds per year and this method has worked fine. All BB residue is removed before shooting again and no accuracy problems have resulted. Perhaps one consideration should be the moisture content of your storage area. If your rig is stored in a damp moist basement, then a heavier traditional gun oil coating may be helpful.Otherwise, the recommended light coating of BB on the barrell shouldn't be construed as bad advice.