SBE Question - Dry or oiled???

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Todd H

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Title says it all. I am curious about how other SBE owners feel. Do you lube your guns, or leave them completly dry? I am mainly concerned about the bolt and the inertia system in the buttstock.

Thanks in advance,

Todd
 
I have shot a SBE for years and have had very little trouble but I have replaced the spring/recoil system with a stainless one and I clean it once a year. I abuse this gun a lot so I clean the action quite often and oil it, as it is impossible to keep it dry all season.
 
Todd,I leave mine dry on the bolt,I too went to the stainless spring in the stock,mine is dual purpose,deer gun/duck gun,hope this helps,Brian
 
Hi Greg,

Maybe I should ask the question differently. I have the sure cycle system and frequently clean as well. My question should have been: after you clean, do you lightly oil or run it dry?

Thanks again,

Todd
 
2nd what Matt wrote on the internals plus a heavier coat of oil on the external rust spots. Salt is hard on these guns, at least my early blued one. I've tried waxes & oils and still I watch it rust in my hands. At least brown makes a good camo and it is in random splotches :^)

Scott
 
Thanks guys! I just wanted some other opinions. I've been running it dry for years and its starting to show quite a bit of wear on the internals. I tried oiling last season and had issues with sluggish feeding in the exteme cold temps.

Todd
 
Title says it all. I am curious about how other SBE owners feel. Do you lube your guns, or leave them completly dry? I am mainly concerned about the bolt and the inertia system in the buttstock.

Thanks in advance,

Todd
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WTF do I know, but I like it oiled lightly.
 
I also have a sure cycle and oil it. Not to hi jack your thread, I have had the third shell hang up in my SBE II a couple of times. I thought I read they replace the spring with stainless in the 2s or am I going nuts?
 
Never changed my spring, in fact I have never taken it out. Just a drop or two of gun oil down the spring pocket. After cleaning just a very light coat of oil on the bolt and rails and manualy cycle everything. Never had any problems except on some really cheap shells that would stove pipe on me once in a while.
 
I'll clean my interior with Hoppes and then spray some DriLube on the rails, has worked for me. I went 8 years without pulling a cleaning my spring and when I did I went ahead and put in a sure cycle just because I could.
 
I clean mine twice a year at least. I don't have a Sure Cycle but may get one this week for my Canada trip. But I put the extra heavy Wolff Spring in and clean the hell out of the return action including honing the inside with a drill. I used the lightest synthetic oil I could find which was touted as a good lube for military and police automatics. I used a drop on a Q-Tip and then ran a clean cloth through to dry it. It seems to have worked pretty well. I also tried canned "dry lube" once and the powder ended up fouling when it got wet. To answer your actual question...I run my rails and bolt dry or do the same thing...just a micro thin layer of synthetic that is then essentially wiped off. The outside gets oiled up good.
 
Can't comment on the SBE because I don't shoot Benelli anymore, but one thing I have learned about oils I can share. Be careful with the stuff out there marketed specifically for hunters. Avoid Rem Oil or what I affectionately call "Rem Glue". During cold temperatures, the viscosity of the oil will increase. After reading quite a bit on different shotgun forums, many avid shooters go with Mobil 1 Synthetic. If I remember correctly, its viscosity doesn't change until -90F. Don't ever plan on hunting in those conditions!!!..... But I can say that since I switched, I have not had a problem in temps below freezing.

Hope this is food for thought.

Best,
Steve
 
Steve...I've been known to dip my finger into the valve cover of my vehicles to "grease the rails" on my 870's and my M1 for this very reason. I usually run Valvoline Synthetic but I have Mobil 1 in a plow truck now. Always makes for some good hillbilly comments from friends and clients. If only they knew!
 
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