oiling inside of barrel?

Oil-CLPs, cleaning products, barrels-firing pin areas...

There is some good input here already but I'll add my remarks too:

I'd avoid using large amounts of gun oil, CLP, Hoppes #9/Butchs/Birchwood-Casey etc inside the firearm barrel or the weapon's firing pin area.
Modern firearms & advanced ammunition designs have improved but I & many other gun owners/gunsmiths/shooting industry experts warn against oil/gunk/CLP fluid etc seeping into the round's case or build up or clog a firearm's action. :(
A light or small amount of a high quality CLP or barrel cleaner(Mpro7's LPX, Eezox, Weaponshield, Ballistol, Hoppes #9 etc) is okay but too much can damage the rounds or cause jams/misfires.

Clyde
 
I drench the bore with oil after cleaning and run the bore snake through it just before going to the range. Of course my guns are only used on the range. I will never fire it with oil in the barrel.
 
+1 on ClydeFrog's post. It is a good idea to completely wipe dry any areas that will come into contact with a primer. You really only need a thin layer of oil on any gun. If it's dripping with oil you're overlubing it.
 
I think it's ok to lightly oil the barrel but you cannot leave too much visible residue because it will mess with the pressures in the barrel. just swab it with a clean patch after applying a small coat of oil, and you should be fine
 
Boresnake Viper bore cleaning product....

The highly respected BoreSnake & the new Hoppes Viper model can really help clean firearm barrels too, ;).
Some TFL members are not big fans, but I've used .40-10mm & 9mm/.357 cal Boresnakes since about 1997 and I suggest them to any gun owner.

Clyde F
 
You should be fine ....

but I'd sure recommend you shoot your carry gun more than once every 6 or 7 months .... You don't have to shoot it with "carry ammo" ....but get to a range a lot more often if at all possible.

We're all gun nuts on here ....but if I don't go at least once a week ...I get a little cranky ...:rolleyes: I shoot a lot / maybe too much ---but a guy needs a hobby !! But seriously, I try and put at least 50 rds every other week thru my carry gun / and I shoot the same model gun - in my range guns weekly ( practice with 9mm / carry a .45 acp as an example )...
 
Now, for a concealed carry gun, it is typically in "storage" riding around ... In this case, I am guessing that I should run a lightly oiled patch through the barrel followed by a clean swab, leaving just enough oil to protect the barrel from rust. Am I correct, or would someone like to correct me?
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I'd say that is it exactly. It's what I do.
 
There is no "dieselling effect"; that is an old myth, probably used first to blame something else instead of a bore obstruction from a squib load. A light coating of oil in a barrel will not cause it to explode, but it will cause the first bullet to be a "flyer", which is why most shooters will run a dry patch through the barrel before firing, or fire "fouling" shots before a match.

LIke others, I recommend a light oil coating before storage of a gun. If corrosive primed ammo has been fired, of course, the residue has to be dissolved and thoroughly removed to prevent rust. Otherwise, the barrel will rust under any oil coating.

Jim
 
I also lightly oil the barrel of all my guns; then as a last operation I run a clean patch down the barrel. I just want a faint residue of oil left inside the barrel.
 
I've always been doing it evertime I clean my guns.never had an issue.I oil it after I clean it,then I swab the excess oil oil to be sure its not too much in there,but it is lightly coated
 
When I store my 30-06 I oil down the inside of the barrel pretty heavy because it only gets used about 2 weeks before hunting season (to practice) and until I get my elk and deer then it gets put away for another 10 months. Of course I wipe out the oil before I shoot it.

Some times if I am board ill do a some extra cleaning and ill put some oil in the barrel then wipe it out but other than the hunting gun I don't leave the oil in there.
 
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