Right Jim.
Who uses 'oil'?
Besides, in theory wouldn't the 'oil' just run down into the forend wood anyway?
I've always use lubricant sparingly and
never on the exterior of my guns. As far as I'm concerned any lubricant used on the exterior just attracts airborne particles of grit. You wipe this off the gun and you have just created an abrasive because there's grit in the oil.
I just took a very detailed look at a Sterlingworth Fox I've had for 45 years. It has always been stored butt down and their isn't a trace of oil damage whatsoever.
The bottom line here is this is a subject that probably has no definitive answer. If you are of the butt up school and you think there's a possibility of oil running down into the stock if stored the other way you should probably remove the forends from your doubles as well when they are in storage. So do whatever you're most comfortable with.
Jim
