remington 700 blue finished cleaning and oiling

codyb1991 · October 3, 2011, 09:59 PM

I'm pretty new to cleaning guns, just wondering if there's any special way to clean and oil a blued finish barrel. Normally I use a patch with a few drops of gun oil, run it up and down the outside of the barrel, then use a clean patch to wipe off the excess oil... correct?

gman3 · October 5, 2011, 01:25 AM

That will work. I like "Rig", it's more like grease. Does not run or evaporate as some oils will do.

mrawesome22 · October 5, 2011, 02:39 AM

Yep. Same goes for stainless as it will also rust if not oiled.

codyb1991 · October 5, 2011, 11:21 AM

Right on thanks for the advice guys

GM2 · October 5, 2011, 11:23 PM

You have it right! I have a shotgun that has been getting that treatment for about 55 yrs Never had rust on it. I treat all of my guns to oil rubdowns.

Ideal Tool · October 6, 2011, 12:21 AM

Hello, codyb11991. It really doesn't take much oil to keep rust away..just a very thin film. What I use is one of those treated gun-cloths..Birchwood-Casey, Hoppes, etc. These are usually silicone treated.

hooligan1 · October 6, 2011, 07:40 AM

Go to the local Bass-Pro, and in the gun care section they sell a product by the name of G-96, gun cleaner-oil dash rust prohibitor,,,, its the cats',,,,,,. Just spray it on and wipe it off, smells kinda like bubble-gum, but I use it on my tools, guns, dies, it lasts longer than just about any oil I ever tried and it's easy to use, and it's not messy.

October 3, 2011, 09:59 PM	#1
codyb1991 Member Join Date: September 24, 2011 Location: Hoquiam, WA Posts: 88	remington 700 blue finished cleaning and oiling I'm pretty new to cleaning guns, just wondering if there's any special way to clean and oil a blued finish barrel. Normally I use a patch with a few drops of gun oil, run it up and down the outside of the barrel, then use a clean patch to wipe off the excess oil... correct?

October 5, 2011, 11:23 PM	#5
GM2 Senior Member Join Date: March 31, 2011 Location: Southeast, USA Posts: 350	You have it right! I have a shotgun that has been getting that treatment for about 55 yrs Never had rust on it. I treat all of my guns to oil rubdowns. __________________ Good character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking.

October 6, 2011, 07:40 AM	#7
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,586	Go to the local Bass-Pro, and in the gun care section they sell a product by the name of G-96, gun cleaner-oil dash rust prohibitor,,,, its the cats',,,,,,. Just spray it on and wipe it off, smells kinda like bubble-gum, but I use it on my tools, guns, dies, it lasts longer than just about any oil I ever tried and it's easy to use, and it's not messy. __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

October 5, 2011, 01:25 AM	#2
gman3 Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2008 Posts: 408	That will work. I like "Rig", it's more like grease. Does not run or evaporate as some oils will do.

October 5, 2011, 02:39 AM	#3
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	Yep. Same goes for stainless as it will also rust if not oiled.

October 5, 2011, 11:21 AM	#4
codyb1991 Member Join Date: September 24, 2011 Location: Hoquiam, WA Posts: 88	Right on thanks for the advice guys

October 6, 2011, 12:21 AM	#6
Ideal Tool Junior member Join Date: October 6, 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,080	Hello, codyb11991. It really doesn't take much oil to keep rust away..just a very thin film. What I use is one of those treated gun-cloths..Birchwood-Casey, Hoppes, etc. These are usually silicone treated.