[quote=old colonel][quote=canvasback]
Muzzle down. Now what about excess oil/grease running into the forend of a double or the forward part of the stock on a rifle?
Maybe the best thing to do would be to lay all long guns down flat or rack them in that manner!
Jim]
I see the issue in terms of SxS/OxU buttstocks collecting draining oil. I have never heard of serious issues with oil soaked fore ends. As to bolt action rifles, I have none left, only two double rifles and two lever actions, I can claim no expertise or opinion here.
Ultimately like many things in doubleguns it comes back to opinion and reason. Opinion is subjective. Reason is subject to error (i.e. my flawed thickening glass analogy) I believe it can be argued how much oil threat there is to a butt stock head is the result of storage vs over oiling. I cannot think of what harm storing muzzle down would be, save racks are not built primarily to store that way and it offends some of our sense of taste for appearance.
