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I’m with Ted.
If you have ever sprayed a mechanism with WD-40, you will see after a time it dries to a sticky waxy substance.
That’s exactly the opposite of what you want inside of a shotgun action that is probably starting to show some wear.
I might use WD-40 as a water displacer on a duck gun but not when it’s cold.
If you are up to it, carefully take the stock off and clean the action with a can of brake clean, let it dry, and then lightly oil, the pivot points with a proper machine oil.
When you crack it open, you will probably be quite surprised at how much crap blows back through the firing pin holes.
Out there doing it best I can.
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take apart spray with Ballistol and move on. Great stuff. I put that sh** on everything.
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The only product that is far WORSE than WD-40 in *this* respect, is Ballistol. Believe over 100 years of bad experience of German gunsmiths.
The naivité and gullibility of US Americans vis-à-vis P.T. Barnum'esque advertizements continues to astound me...
Regards from the birthland of Ballistol,
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The only product that is far WORSE than WD-40 in *this* respect, is Ballistol. Believe over 100 years of bad experience of German gunsmiths.
The naivité and gullibility of US Americans vis-à-vis P.T. Barnum'esque advertizements continues to astound me...
Regards from the birthland of Ballistol,
Carcano Say its not so. Been using it for 30 years. I'm not alone.
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I don't think it matters what you use to clean the insides of a gun with as long as it is clean of residue before you oil it with a good lubricant before you put it back together. I cringed when someone mentioned brake cleaner. You spill that on a gun stock and take the varnish off of a gun stock and it would be something to regret. Mine came out just fine brushing it with a gun cleaner and final finish of Clenzoil. But-to each his own. Good luck.
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If a person is smart enough to clean a metal action with brake cleaner, their greatest fear is probably getting bug spray on their stock. Not cleaning their action.
Out there doing it best I can.
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^^^^ I am ignoring this user^^^^----------One thing to remember about using WD-40, Harry. It is a mild solvent and degreaser and was made for breaking down grease and grime as you say. But since it is a light oil, you are supposed to clean the oil off because it will leave a film. I would then oil it with a good oil- something like Clenzoil. That is what I did recently with my Remington 552 BDL deluxe that I hadn't cleaned in years. Now it works as slick as a whistle. Good luck and thanks for posting. WD-40 is a water displacing lubricant and rust preventive, not a solvent or especially, not a degreaser. Mineral spirits, acetone, lacquer thinner etc are solvents. I've never had any problems with WD-40, but I've only been using it for 60 years. JR
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I clean my actions one way now, with an ultrasonic cleaner. I wish I had owned one many years ago.
After a couple cycles in it, with heated solution, I dry it quickly and thoroughly with a hot air gun, then lube appropriately. And, there's not a can of WD-40 on my property. The ONLY thing I cannot improve on WD-40's ability to do is displace moisture. For everything else there are better products.
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