07-06-2011, 01:10 PM
yah, wasnt my gun.. ![[Image: confused.gif]](http://www.bigfishtackle.com/images/gforum/confused.gif)
It was my dads, he was netorious for using 3n1 oil or whale oil on it, and dumping several drops right in to the fireing pin.
took a few years before he realized that the gun froze up every time the temp droped down to 20. acctualy it took the gun freezing up on him after years of loaning it out to guys that went hunting with him and they all eventualy found the gun froze on them while attempting to harvest a deer or rabbit. For years he swore that no one ever saw a deer or rabbit lol...
he eventualy took it in for servicing, they told him how to care for his guns... he had no more problems with his loner guns after that.
wich is a good reason for owning and maintaining your own guns.
I shiver at the thought of seeing guys of seeing guys buying used guns for deer season only to sell them back to the used gun dealer after the season is over.
aka rent...
wouldnt be bad if the dealers would service every gun that come in to thier shop, but they sell them as is.
any way back to the topic on hand, I am with you,
invest in gun oil for your guns and invest on reel lub and reel grease for your reels.
the price is the same or less than 3n1 oil, and since you are using only a tiny bit, it last for years.
I have used vasolene as well, and will again in a pinch, but it dose require you to change the lube more often.
I have found when I am cleaning reels that some times it looks like some one applied gear lub to the innards with a front end loader. it is not nessisary to use that much. Just enough to coat the gears with a little slop is good enuff.
vasolene will freeze up in temps of 25* or colder.
It was my dads, he was netorious for using 3n1 oil or whale oil on it, and dumping several drops right in to the fireing pin.
took a few years before he realized that the gun froze up every time the temp droped down to 20. acctualy it took the gun freezing up on him after years of loaning it out to guys that went hunting with him and they all eventualy found the gun froze on them while attempting to harvest a deer or rabbit. For years he swore that no one ever saw a deer or rabbit lol...
he eventualy took it in for servicing, they told him how to care for his guns... he had no more problems with his loner guns after that.
wich is a good reason for owning and maintaining your own guns.
I shiver at the thought of seeing guys of seeing guys buying used guns for deer season only to sell them back to the used gun dealer after the season is over.
aka rent...
wouldnt be bad if the dealers would service every gun that come in to thier shop, but they sell them as is.
any way back to the topic on hand, I am with you,
invest in gun oil for your guns and invest on reel lub and reel grease for your reels.
the price is the same or less than 3n1 oil, and since you are using only a tiny bit, it last for years.
I have used vasolene as well, and will again in a pinch, but it dose require you to change the lube more often.
I have found when I am cleaning reels that some times it looks like some one applied gear lub to the innards with a front end loader. it is not nessisary to use that much. Just enough to coat the gears with a little slop is good enuff.
vasolene will freeze up in temps of 25* or colder.