As an American, I love your videos. The Brits just have a different style than most Americans. I'd like to see some close-up shots of ... well, everything. I watch these videos to learn and if I can't see, I don't learn as much. But, thanks for the videos. Keep them coming.
I enjoy your videos especially the resurrection videos, I own 1 O/U winchester and hopefully another soon. Would love to cross the pond and shoot with you fellas.
Quick tip: Release the firing pins prior to cleaning the inside of the action. The extended pins help prevent solvent/muck/etc from entering the firing pin channels, thus gumming up the their "travel". Enjoy your videos....keep them coming ! Regards, Frank
I have watched no less than 20 shotgun cleaning videos as of late, in search of a cleaning video for my Tactical Box-Fed Shotgun (DD MK-12), and it has been a "fun ride". Seeing all the different techniques, cleaning supplies, do's and don'ts, and their 'instructional styles' has been interesting. This gentleman at "TGS Outdoors" so far, ranks up at the top (its the English and his style), clear and concise and jovial. I LOVE the wood cleaning rod. Thanks for posting.
I’d have to move the triumph boneville engine off of it first once the rinse cycle of the dishwasher has finished cleaning the pushrods. (An homage to Ogri)
Excellent video. There is nothing here I didn't know - being a Beretta owner - but it was great to have my own system confirmed and the guidance was really well presented.
When the gun is cleaned i always hold the barrels with a oily rag i keep for wiping over prior to putting the gun away. No finger prints to cause surface rust.
They say - 'variety is the spice of life' - cleaning shotgun barrels correctly with Jon might be equally as satisfying to watch though! addictive watching!! 😎😎
I've always preferred to wet patch the bores first , removing the heaviest build ups , before scrubbing with a bronze brush . Or nylon brush if your bore is chrome lined .
Somebody turned me on to Shooter's Choice cleaner a couple of years ago - apparently most gun cleaning solutions and oils aren't great at removing plastic residue, but it's designed specifically to do that. If you don't use it and, like most of us, you shoot shells with plastic hulls and wads, pick up a bottle and try it out. You'll be amazed how much gunk comes out of a barrel you thought was clean.
@@lewisperkins140 you can if you want but most people don't. My grandfather's guns still work like a charm & he almost never cleaned them. He would just oil them from time to time with a great product called "Ballistol ". I only clean mine once a year throughrough. Of course it depends on how often you shoot, weather conditions ect. Enjoy the sport friend
How often should you oil the stock? Ive recently purchased a new shotgun with a lovely walnut and is mint, seems silly to start using it while its so lovely do i wait until it looks tired?
Bit of a latre reply, But if the UK is anything like australia with its gun laws (i think it is) it is quite difficult to get a hold of pump action shotguns. Semi Autos are almost impossible
In the UK, the law is to do with the capacity of a shotgun. My understanding is a shotgun certificate can hold shotguns of any mechanism that can load up to 3 cartridges, for higher capacity shotguns you must have them on a firearms licence.
You used conditioning oil on the wood. Would you use the same on all stocks? I own a Beretta 690 Field iii that has an "oil finish". Can I use the same conditioning oil? Brilliant channel. Subscribed. Cheers.
I really like this channel! I am just getting in to the hobby, took my hunters licens (don’t know what you call it in Britain) about a month ago and am waiting for the licens of my first two guns. Great learning for me! Shame it’s such a long wait...
Really good video - enjoyed it thoroughly as a new gun owner. You didn’t mention chokes on it - what are your thoughts / advice on cleaning chokes..? How often and how..? Keep up the good work !!
I recently viewed this video and noticed the wooden cleaning rod, was wondering who the manufacturer was and where I may find one here in the US. Thanks! Great video s by the way, also some close-up shots would be nice when detailed information is presented. Thanks again.
Old video but still a good one. I don’t like grease on the ejectors. When I hunt upland game in hot Arizona summers at 105-115*F and in sandy, dusty conditions, I much prefer a “LP” ( good ) or “CLP” (best) gun oil. Just a drop or two on clean ejectors is all that’s needed. The dirtier CLP gets from dirt and carbon, the better it works. Clean up is so simple, it just wipes away with little effort. It makes cleaning of the ejectors, springs and ejector channels so much easier than thick dirty/gritty grease. CLP also keeps the parts moving freely without any binding or resistance from gooey dirt accumulated grease. When I go out on a 3-5 day hunting trip, at the end of the day I just add a fresh drop or two of CLP on the ejectors and I’m good as new all day in extreme temperature conditions. I do use a gun grease however on the trunnions and pivot pin on my O/U shotguns. Those parts are not as finite as the spring loaded ejectors.
Related to maintainence, love to get some advice about things that might be done before taking a double gun out into the rain and after coming back with it- rain always worries me with firearms that have inaccessible inner workings.
You put a drying oil on the stock every time you clean it? I'd do it once a year, or after the gun got scratched, or if the gun has been in the rain and then only after the stock has fully dried.
I use MPro-7 to clean all the gunk off and out, let dry and followed by Ballistol. Briley choke grease on choke threads and Lubriplate #105 grease on the hinge points and other barrel to action points.
Jonny, wonderful videos. Do you know where I could purchase a wooden cleaning rod capable to use on a 32" barreled Blaser? Everything I find is too short. Thank you.
Thanks for the very informative and well presented video. I'd like to learn how to remove and replace the electors so hopefully you'll do that video soon?
Pink Wood hiya take the barrels of the garden if you got someone to help you even better if not put the barrels on a tail use the wall if you have a Barretta push the injectors in not all the way and twist out ejectable popout revealing a push pin and spring clean and replace injectors are easier to put back in and take out hope this helps
Did You heard about WyPall X50 unwoven cloth? We use them in work, to clean aircraft fuel tanks (other cloths leaves little pieces that clogs the pumps). I use them to clean my guns, guess that works ;)
What oil did you use to spray the wool mop when lubricating the barrels? I cant tell which one you used. I have Phillips barrel cleaner which I assume is an alternative to your 009 cleaner, so I wouldn't use that to then lubricate it right? I think I know the answer, I need to buy a spray oil but please confirm :)
I've heard many people say store the gun barrel down in a safe because of solvents running into the action and damaging the inside of the stock. If you don't like doing that could you put a cotton wool ball in the chamber end ?
I had the same thought as yourself re bore cleaning. I found that with decent chrome bores and a reasonably disciplined cleaning routine I could get a mirror finish simply with patch material wrapped onto a wool mop. A couple/ few passes with some solvent, then a couple with dry patches and finally a light oil to finish. 36 years on and the action on my little SKB Midel 100 has a slight looseness to it but the bores still look mint (although my eyes aren't so that doesn't help my appraisal).
The snakes do a great job on barrels as long as not been sitting lengths of time since shot- which shouldn't happen but it does. Nothing can beat the rods for control of cleaning and a thoroughness- but the snakes do fine. I use both and keep a clean snake for my final pass through as a mop. Never had an issue with either. Rod system is great but takes more time, if i have time i still prefer rods as its just a more satisfying time haha. But if pressed snakes all the way
John Boy… I’ve come across a few guns in my career still in regular use in the last decade with a particularly beautiful smell to them; Cogswell & Harrison’s, Gallyon’s, Purdey’s. I’ve never asked the owners which oil it is they use… I imagine it’s an old run which as you point out, can last a good deal of many guns’ careers when used sparingly. The question is, which brand do you think it could be, as I’ve tried lots in search of the same including express mentioned in your video. Is there a gun oil synonymous with early-century guns which is now discontinued; I’d love a small quantity of if if so?! Love the content. Give us a shout when you’re next at Wolferton if you fancy a pint!
I have a Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon Sporting. Is it ok to take this gun out skeet shooting (~150 shells) in moderate rain. After I bring it in from the rain is it enough to clean and oil it as shown in your video? I would normally also put it in front of a blower for a few hours. Would you please say which product you recommend for conditioning the stock? Thank you very much for providing these videos. They have been very useful to me. -Andrew
Very informative, nice video. I have a question: I just bought a new Beretta 12 Ga 686 shotgun. I would like to use some product to protect the stock. Can I use the Parker Hale Walnut Oil, as you show in the video by simply rubbing it on the stock? Thank you.
I have a budget of £500, and as I am new to this particular sport, I was wondering what shotgun you would recommend. Also where are you guys based? And what is the process of purchasing a firearm, once my licence has came through.
What is the stock oil that you used? I’m wondering what type of oil to use for maintaining the wood on various O/U’s. Say Browning, Rizzini, Beretta, etc oil finished guns. Also what about Fabarm Tri-Wood.
Never owned a gun with separate chokes but I can imagine someone, somewhere, for some whatever unfortunate reason has ended up with chokes fused to the gun. Routinely removing and cleaning chokes as you suggest should be enough to eliminate the potential for that nightmare.
@@noeloconnor9518 - if you can get some Kano Kroil it could be worth trying. I used it once to get a broken receiver cover screw out of a Remington Nylon 66. After soaking for around four days, replenishing the 'dam' I'd made, each day, I managed to verrrrrry gently start working the screw and verrrrrry gently managed to remove it without damaging the rifle. It had been stuck for around 25 years with no care, TLC etc... Yes there will be limits, but as I said, it could be worth a shot. CRC Penetr8 is another VERY good penetrating oil we use at work with great results.
I hear in general you should store guns in a cabinet barrel pointing barrel down to prevent oil running past the firing pins into wooden stocks. Is this true or just a myth?
What’s your take on making your own gun solvent with cheaper ‘off the shelf’ products (automatic transmission fluid, mineral spirits, acetone, kerosine) ?
If you have enough guns and do enough cleaning to notice he difference then crack on. For the £0.50 it cost me to clean a gun with shop bought gear - I’ll stick with it
So much ‘that’s what she said’ in this video.... “I like to give it a little squirt, then give a good couple of passes with my rod” - that had me, after that I couldn’t watch the rest of the video without giggling
You have great videos with great information some of the information on almost all videos outdated for example top 5 under $1000 pounds is 4 or 5 years old and before Covid, it would be nice if you update the prices. Suggestion you should watch your own old video and do a reaction and then add it the updates.
Great videos! What are your thoughts on boiled linseed oil (BLO) as a wood conditioner when cleaning a gun, instead of the walnut oil (Parker Hale) that you show in this video. It would be used on a browning 725 and beretta 690. Thanks.
The problem with straight BLO is that it doesn’t dry and seal. Many of the wood care products are designed to dry hard to help protect the wood after feeding it. BLO won’t harm the gun, but it wouldn’t be my preference
The Gun Shop -Thanks for the the information. The Parker Hale walnut oil is hard to find in the states but I found a seller on amazon. Thanks and keep up the entertaining and educational videos.
Hi Jon, does the inside of the action need any lubrication as there are many moving parts ? No one seems to mention this. Thanks in advance, from Australia.
John Jones - very important though - whenever I use my wife's toothbrush on any gun parts, engine bits, or whatever, I make damned sure I give it a bloody good rinse with degreaser before I put it back in the bathroom. Because I truly fear the coming of the white walker.
I'm new to removable choke barrels, but I will take mine out AFTER I clean the barrels-then I will clean and grease the choke threads. Wouldn't want to get all that mucky yuck in my choke threads!
Love your videos, lots of great information! One suggestion for filming, set the camera to manual or fixed focus. You have plenty of depth-of-field and you're not moving in and out of your focal plane (toward or away from the camera) but when you move left or right (out of the center of the frame) the camera tries to refocus and ends up a bit fuzzy. It doesn't always come back to sharp focus.
Im new to shooting and looking over the many different guns to choose as my first clay shotgun (tempted by browning 525). I have subscribed and appreciate a lot of your reviews and tips so thanks for that. Just wondering how often would you recommend getting the gun serviced by a gunsmith? assuming you keep it clean as discussed in the video and you don't notice anything wrong with the way the guns shooting.
I've recently stripped down my shotgun and serviced/cleaned up everything plus re finishing the wood work and now upon reassembling it all the barrels are really tight in the action..? I have no idea why it's gone tight all of a sudden. Any thoughts on why this has happened
Cheers for that,I do the same sort of thing but this was on my recommended so I thought I’d watch so I’m glad to be doing it right.. I’m just not as tidy lol I had to hide wd40 marks on my living room carpet as the wife would castrate me for a second time😳 I’ll pop along sometime as you’re only about an hour away 👍🏻
First castration when you bought the new gun home? 😂😂 Don't worry mate, I've been castrated plenty of times and always remember the first as the worst. The main thing is, NEVER stop growing new balls. Invoke your lizard genes! Also, watch that WD40. I've been led to believe it's ok as a solvent but not as a lubricant, so should not be left on meshing surfaces.
@@StuartOliver83 - All joking aside, you did click 'more' and get my comment about WD40, right? Good luck! And I should add that I am without doubt heading to yet another bloody castration when I (hopefully) turn up with a new Miroku in the coming days or weeks. I am a lefty because my right eye is shite, and if possible - and I really don't think it is possible, I'm hanging out for one of the new Camo Mk70s in left hand. I don't want the camo because I'm worried about the ducks noticing it, I want the camo because I'm worried about my wife noticing it. A beautiful shotty with intricately engraved metalwork would be as bad for the sex life as the Tiagra reels that mysteriously reside at our place - bloody great lumps of shiny gold sending out unholy displays of reflected light whenever I get them out of storage for my mate *cough, splutter*.
@@270Rusty mate that's hilarious,I mentioned that I want a muscle car to the wife and so far it's ok although I'm going to be jumping through hoops for the rest of time lol yeah I saw that mk on TH-cam I fancy that but I've always wanted a Mossberg 500 just for a bit of fun but here in the UK it's not usually something you'd see at the clay club hahaaaa I like my old sxs's because they're cheap old game guns so I'm not overly concerned about bashing stuff like branches and brambles where's my mate has a browning and he's super careful
I use to clean my guns in the kitchen too. Now the spare bedroom is my gun room and I did build a very large gun table keeping all smells I'm back room. My wife crys about the chemical smells .
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As an American, I love your videos. The Brits just have a different style than most Americans. I'd like to see some close-up shots of ... well, everything. I watch these videos to learn and if I can't see, I don't learn as much. But, thanks for the videos. Keep them coming.
A pleasure mate - we shall work on our macro for you!
I enjoy your videos especially the resurrection videos, I own 1 O/U winchester and hopefully another soon. Would love to cross the pond and shoot with you fellas.
Quick tip: Release the firing pins prior to cleaning the inside of the action. The extended pins help prevent solvent/muck/etc from entering the firing pin channels, thus gumming up the their "travel". Enjoy your videos....keep them coming ! Regards, Frank
For most o/u shotguns, they cock on opening. Your comment can't work on them.
I have watched no less than 20 shotgun cleaning videos as of late, in search of a cleaning video for my Tactical Box-Fed Shotgun (DD MK-12), and it has been a "fun ride". Seeing all the different techniques, cleaning supplies, do's and don'ts, and their 'instructional styles' has been interesting. This gentleman at "TGS Outdoors" so far, ranks up at the top (its the English and his style), clear and concise and jovial. I LOVE the wood cleaning rod. Thanks for posting.
"Do it on the kitchen table, it's usually warm and it usually winds up the wife" BAHAHAHAHA
Nik Porc I do that lol
I’d have to move the triumph boneville engine off of it first once the rinse cycle of the dishwasher has finished cleaning the pushrods. (An homage to Ogri)
@@S8250503 lol
Yep.
Just do it on the carpet lol
Excellent video. There is nothing here I didn't know - being a Beretta owner - but it was great to have my own system confirmed and the guidance was really well presented.
I'm just starting out and these videos are proving invaluable. Thanks !
Great video, followed it exactly and my gun turned out amazing!
And the Chokes? A nice Video!
When the gun is cleaned i always hold the barrels with a oily rag i keep for wiping over prior to putting the gun away.
No finger prints to cause surface rust.
Nice, simple, methodical, very helpful!
Super helpful video, as ever. Thanks!
They say - 'variety is the spice of life' - cleaning shotgun barrels correctly with Jon might be equally as satisfying to watch though! addictive watching!! 😎😎
thankyou... for all your knowledge!!!!
Thanks for taking the time to post this video I found it very useful. Should I lube the choke threads with oil or grease when I change them
Thanks
Really helpful. Many thanks!
I've always preferred to wet patch the bores first , removing the heaviest build ups , before scrubbing with a bronze brush . Or nylon brush if your bore is chrome lined .
Great video as always thanks
Somebody turned me on to Shooter's Choice cleaner a couple of years ago - apparently most gun cleaning solutions and oils aren't great at removing plastic residue, but it's designed specifically to do that. If you don't use it and, like most of us, you shoot shells with plastic hulls and wads, pick up a bottle and try it out. You'll be amazed how much gunk comes out of a barrel you thought was clean.
Great video as always
Thank you!
Another great video by a very much younger Johnny... loving the channel has turned out :)
9:00 Dirty fingernails - the sign of a true artisan
I never usually use solvents. Just a bit of elbow grease and a small bit of oil at the end
Super video guys. Could you do a video on cleaning a rifle, say a .22 magnum or similar?
Great video as always.
stev1212 thankyou . Any requests for the future please let us know
Brilliant...thanks
What an excellent video! Getting my gun home soon as I’m nearly 18, definitely going to be following these steps! Cheers!
Also, would you recommend doing this after every shoot?
@@lewisperkins140 you can if you want but most people don't. My grandfather's guns still work like a charm & he almost never cleaned them. He would just oil them from time to time with a great product called "Ballistol ". I only clean mine once a year throughrough. Of course it depends on how often you shoot, weather conditions ect. Enjoy the sport friend
How often should you oil the stock? Ive recently purchased a new shotgun with a lovely walnut and is mint, seems silly to start using it while its so lovely do i wait until it looks tired?
Winds up the wife 😂😂😂, brilliant.
Show us how to clean and oil pump action and semi-auto shotguns, please!)
Bit of a latre reply, But if the UK is anything like australia with its gun laws (i think it is) it is quite difficult to get a hold of pump action shotguns. Semi Autos are almost impossible
@@Tasman_Ninja I think theres one behind him, all though iam not sure (pump action)
Edit:
And theres semis on the left side cabinet.
In the UK, the law is to do with the capacity of a shotgun. My understanding is a shotgun certificate can hold shotguns of any mechanism that can load up to 3 cartridges, for higher capacity shotguns you must have them on a firearms licence.
@@Tasman_Ninja nah semi autos and pumps are relatively easy to get, I have a semi
I have one of those pure silver shot guns with an old fashion handle. Would I use the same cleaning procedure?
You used conditioning oil on the wood. Would you use the same on all stocks? I own a Beretta 690 Field iii that has an "oil finish". Can I use the same conditioning oil? Brilliant channel. Subscribed. Cheers.
are you happy with the field 3? I am considering buying it but not sure if I should go with something a bit cheaper
Great stuff as usual! Although my cleaning kit has no jag and two copper brushes? Lol! oh well.
I really like this channel! I am just getting in to the hobby, took my hunters licens (don’t know what you call it in Britain) about a month ago and am waiting for the licens of my first two guns. Great learning for me! Shame it’s such a long wait...
Good video. Can I ask whether you feel there’s a need to remove any internal or external chokes when cleaning. Any tips?
I would remove the chokes and try to clean out the threads. Overtime your chokes could get stuck in the gun if you don't remove them when cleaning.
Really good video - enjoyed it thoroughly as a new gun owner. You didn’t mention chokes on it - what are your thoughts / advice on cleaning chokes..? How often and how..? Keep up the good work !!
We shall do a choke maintenance video soon!
What do you use to clean the plastic jag, bronze brush and the white mop that all attach to the rod for cleaning the barrel of the gun? Thanks!
I recently viewed this video and noticed the wooden cleaning rod, was wondering who the manufacturer was and where I may find one here in the US. Thanks! Great video s by the way, also some close-up shots would be nice when detailed information is presented. Thanks again.
Ronnie Monday Try Bisley products.
Old video but still a good one. I don’t like grease on the ejectors. When I hunt upland game in hot Arizona summers at 105-115*F and in sandy, dusty conditions, I much prefer a “LP” ( good ) or “CLP” (best) gun oil. Just a drop or two on clean ejectors is all that’s needed. The dirtier CLP gets from dirt and carbon, the better it works. Clean up is so simple, it just wipes away with little effort. It makes cleaning of the ejectors, springs and ejector channels so much easier than thick dirty/gritty grease. CLP also keeps the parts moving freely without any binding or resistance from gooey dirt accumulated grease. When I go out on a 3-5 day hunting trip, at the end of the day I just add a fresh drop or two of CLP on the ejectors and I’m good as new all day in extreme temperature conditions.
I do use a gun grease however on the trunnions and pivot pin on my O/U shotguns. Those parts are not as finite as the spring loaded ejectors.
Related to maintainence, love to get some advice about things that might be done before taking a double gun out into the rain and after coming back with it- rain always worries me with firearms that have inaccessible inner workings.
You put a drying oil on the stock every time you clean it? I'd do it once a year, or after the gun got scratched, or if the gun has been in the rain and then only after the stock has fully dried.
I use MPro-7 to clean all the gunk off and out, let dry and followed by Ballistol. Briley choke grease on choke threads and Lubriplate #105 grease on the hinge points and other barrel to action points.
What about with the stock taken off cleaning and lubricating the action?
Jonny, wonderful videos. Do you know where I could purchase a wooden cleaning rod capable to use on a 32" barreled Blaser? Everything I find is too short. Thank you.
Thanks for the very informative and well presented video. I'd like to learn how to remove and replace the electors so hopefully you'll do that video soon?
Pink Wood hiya take the barrels of the garden if you got someone to help you even better if not put the barrels on a tail use the wall if you have a Barretta push the injectors in not all the way and twist out ejectable popout revealing a push pin and spring clean and replace injectors are easier to put back in and take out hope this helps
Caesar G USA now has a video detailing how to remove the ejectors. th-cam.com/video/gpzye5WhOrU/w-d-xo.html
I would like to know what you are supposed to do with dirty bursh used to clean the barrel ?
Great video. Simple, easy steps to follow on removing crud and keeping your shotgun in tip top condition.
Did You heard about WyPall X50 unwoven cloth? We use them in work, to clean aircraft fuel tanks (other cloths leaves little pieces that clogs the pumps). I use them to clean my guns, guess that works ;)
What cleaning rod is that? It looks way nicer than the thin rod crap I've been using
Can you describe the contents of the grease? So that i and others can look up to similar products in their country ! Please humble request 🙏
How often should it be cleaned? After how many cartridges?
What oil did you use to spray the wool mop when lubricating the barrels? I cant tell which one you used. I have Phillips barrel cleaner which I assume is an alternative to your 009 cleaner, so I wouldn't use that to then lubricate it right? I think I know the answer, I need to buy a spray oil but please confirm :)
Instead of having all those different products will ballistol get the job done? Great vid too ty
Ballistol works as a solvent agent. However you should also invest in a good oil for that extra layer of protection.
where do I purchase the wooden cleaning rods??
I've heard many people say store the gun barrel down in a safe because of solvents running into the action and damaging the inside of the stock. If you don't like doing that could you put a cotton wool ball in the chamber end ?
You can get snap caps that have little wool mops on the end, try that
What are you views on the “Bore Snake”?
Thank you; I enjoyed this very much. Does a couple of passes with a snake do as good a job? The result looks fine. If not, can you explain why?
I had the same thought as yourself re bore cleaning. I found that with decent chrome bores and a reasonably disciplined cleaning routine I could get a mirror finish simply with patch material wrapped onto a wool mop. A couple/ few passes with some solvent, then a couple with dry patches and finally a light oil to finish. 36 years on and the action on my little SKB Midel 100 has a slight looseness to it but the bores still look mint (although my eyes aren't so that doesn't help my appraisal).
The snakes do a great job on barrels as long as not been sitting lengths of time since shot- which shouldn't happen but it does. Nothing can beat the rods for control of cleaning and a thoroughness- but the snakes do fine. I use both and keep a clean snake for my final pass through as a mop. Never had an issue with either. Rod system is great but takes more time, if i have time i still prefer rods as its just a more satisfying time haha. But if pressed snakes all the way
John Boy… I’ve come across a few guns in
my career still in regular use in the last decade with a particularly beautiful smell to them; Cogswell & Harrison’s, Gallyon’s, Purdey’s. I’ve never asked the owners which oil it is they use…
I imagine it’s an old run which as you point out, can last a good deal of many guns’ careers when used sparingly.
The question is, which brand do you think it could be, as I’ve tried lots in search of the same including express mentioned in your video.
Is there a gun oil synonymous with early-century guns which is now discontinued; I’d love a small quantity of if if so?!
Love the content. Give us a shout when you’re next at Wolferton if you fancy a pint!
Parker hale old discontinued formulation, love the smell
I have a Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon Sporting. Is it ok to take this gun out skeet shooting (~150 shells) in moderate rain. After I bring it in from the rain is it enough to clean and oil it as shown in your video? I would normally also put it in front of a blower for a few hours. Would you please say which product you recommend for conditioning the stock?
Thank you very much for providing these videos. They have been very useful to me.
-Andrew
coldion1 should be OK, just be sure to dry and lubricate it well after use.
Very informative, nice video. I have a question: I just bought a new Beretta 12 Ga 686 shotgun. I would like to use some product to protect the stock. Can I use the Parker Hale Walnut Oil, as you show in the video by simply rubbing it on the stock? Thank you.
You can indeed.
Thank you!
I have a budget of £500, and as I am new to this particular sport, I was wondering what shotgun you would recommend.
Also where are you guys based? And what is the process of purchasing a firearm, once my licence has came through.
We are based in hampshire! I would say have a look at Lanber, SKB or older Mirokus
What time of stock conditioning oil did you use?
What is the stock oil that you used? I’m wondering what type of oil to use for maintaining the wood on various O/U’s. Say Browning, Rizzini, Beretta, etc oil finished guns. Also what about Fabarm Tri-Wood.
I've been told to use walnut oil on stocks and fore ends. Not sure. Only used in salads up to now.
Not sure if they are available over there, but bore snakes are a good interim cleaner.
Yep, they're available and I agree, good for the interim... Nothing beats a good old scrub out though ;-)
Can I buy one of those nice cleaning rods from you? Can't find any in the USA. just cheap mass produced aluminum chopsticks
I have one in Colombia.
Would you recommend storing your gun stock down or barrels down?
after cleaning I always store mine barrels down just to stop any excess oil draining into the action/firering pins.
What kind of rods are these??
Wooden cleaning rods= Absolutely BRILLIANT💡
When you clean your shotgun barrels , do you remove the chokes first .
Leave the chokes in, once you've cleaned the barrels then remove them and clean them separate
I remove the chokes and clean them separately from the barrels.
Never owned a gun with separate chokes but I can imagine someone, somewhere, for some whatever unfortunate reason has ended up with chokes fused to the gun. Routinely removing and cleaning chokes as you suggest should be enough to eliminate the potential for that nightmare.
Also a touch of grease when putting the chokes back in would help with fusing
@@270Rusty yes that unfortunate person with the chokes welded to the gun is me... Tryed to get them out to no avail
@@noeloconnor9518 - if you can get some Kano Kroil it could be worth trying. I used it once to get a broken receiver cover screw out of a Remington Nylon 66. After soaking for around four days, replenishing the 'dam' I'd made, each day, I managed to verrrrrry gently start working the screw and verrrrrry gently managed to remove it without damaging the rifle. It had been stuck for around 25 years with no care, TLC etc...
Yes there will be limits, but as I said, it could be worth a shot.
CRC Penetr8 is another VERY good penetrating oil we use at work with great results.
@@270Rusty thanks man thanks for the knowledge... Il see if I can pick up that oil 👍
I use Ballistol and a nylon brush. Use Ballistol for everything by the way...
Where can I find that cleaning rod?
Love the look of your shop, I don't see anything tactical.
It's in Great Britain, not allowed.
I hear in general you should store guns in a cabinet barrel pointing barrel down to prevent oil running past the firing pins into wooden stocks. Is this true or just a myth?
My firearms officer stores his guns barrel down for that reason
What’s your take on making your own gun solvent with cheaper ‘off the shelf’ products (automatic transmission fluid, mineral spirits, acetone, kerosine) ?
If you have enough guns and do enough cleaning to notice he difference then crack on. For the £0.50 it cost me to clean a gun with shop bought gear - I’ll stick with it
Gun cleaning supplies are pretty cheap to begin with. Plus, when you buy them, it supports the firearms community.
How often do you remove the chokes for cleaning ?
Every time
What rod are you using?
So much ‘that’s what she said’ in this video....
“I like to give it a little squirt, then give a good couple of passes with my rod” - that had me, after that I couldn’t watch the rest of the video without giggling
liambowers666 shoving it in the dirty hole though, this TH-cam man show some class.
You have great videos with great information some of the information on almost all videos outdated for example top 5 under $1000 pounds is 4 or 5 years old and before Covid, it would be nice if you update the prices.
Suggestion you should watch your own old video and do a reaction and then add it the updates.
Great videos! What are your thoughts on boiled linseed oil (BLO) as a wood conditioner when cleaning a gun, instead of the walnut oil (Parker Hale) that you show in this video. It would be used on a browning 725 and beretta 690. Thanks.
The problem with straight BLO is that it doesn’t dry and seal. Many of the wood care products are designed to dry hard to help protect the wood after feeding it. BLO won’t harm the gun, but it wouldn’t be my preference
The Gun Shop -Thanks for the the information. The Parker Hale walnut oil is hard to find in the states but I found a seller on amazon. Thanks and keep up the entertaining and educational videos.
Can you tell me what you think of bore snakes many thanks
Did you ever try one?
Hi Jon, does the inside of the action need any lubrication as there are many moving parts ? No one seems to mention this. Thanks in advance, from Australia.
A little bit never hurts!
@@tgsoutdoors Thanks, I enjoy your videos and vast knowledge and am like a sponge trying to absorb it all.
Where can I get that wood cleaning rod !!!!!
If the action is dirty i find a soft toothbrush helps get the tiny bits of dust out
Never a bad idea to carry a few in the cleaning kit
John Jones
- very important though - whenever I use my wife's toothbrush on any gun parts, engine bits, or whatever, I make damned sure I give it a bloody good rinse with degreaser before I put it back in the bathroom. Because I truly fear the coming of the white walker.
Hi there watch all your videos l like you to do a. Video on the 1500 trx winchester 12 shoot gun take apart and cleaning
Do you take the chokes out when you clean?
I'm new to removable choke barrels, but I will take mine out AFTER I clean the barrels-then I will clean and grease the choke threads. Wouldn't want to get all that mucky yuck in my choke threads!
What brands and types of woods oils do you recommend?
Did you end up purchasing any wood oil?
No, I’m still waiting on an answer for the type of oil to use for maintaining the wood on various O/U’s.
I am curious as well on what I should purchase to use on my new Silver Eagle light super 20ga. O/U
What do you Brits think about Hoppe’s Bore Snakes? Do you approve, disapprove or recommend?
They are pretty handy for a quick clean but generally lead to neglect of everything but the bores
I noticed you removed the extended chokes before cleaning. Is this your recommended procedure, always remove the chokes and clean separately?
its a worthwhile precaution. We get a lot of guns brought it with chokes stuck so tight it takes days to remove them!
Use the cooper brush with the chokes in ... use a soft brush or bit of cloth after you remove the chokes. A metal type brush may damage your threads.
cannot beat a well trained bore snake.
Love your videos, lots of great information! One suggestion for filming, set the camera to manual or fixed focus. You have plenty of depth-of-field and you're not moving in and out of your focal plane (toward or away from the camera) but when you move left or right (out of the center of the frame) the camera tries to refocus and ends up a bit fuzzy. It doesn't always come back to sharp focus.
We have learnt a lot since our early videos, and would like to think we are improving all the time!
Im new to shooting and looking over the many different guns to choose as my first clay shotgun (tempted by browning 525).
I have subscribed and appreciate a lot of your reviews and tips so thanks for that. Just wondering how often would you recommend getting the gun serviced by a gunsmith? assuming you keep it clean as discussed in the video and you don't notice anything wrong with the way the guns shooting.
Every couple of years is about right for a full strip and clean. Yearly makes sense practically but perhaps not fiscally!
@@tgsoutdoors didn't get notified of the reply but thanks for letting answering my question .
Is that a beretta silver pigeon , if so what stock oil would you recommend to use on it ?
The Parker Hale oil is a very good maintenance oil, and most importantly it's hard to use it wrong!
The Gun Shop thanks for advise 👍🏻
How mush is the wood oil can I buy it from the shop what’s the shop number
I brought one of these bisley cleaning kits and it snapped on the first use
I've recently stripped down my shotgun and serviced/cleaned up everything plus re finishing the wood work and now upon reassembling it all the barrels are really tight in the action..? I have no idea why it's gone tight all of a sudden. Any thoughts on why this has happened
tight to open and close?
@@tgsoutdoors yes to open and close :/
What gun?
@@tgsoutdoors 12g rizzini e o/u
Do i leave the chokes in or do i need to remove them?
Leave chokes in, protect the threading.👍✌️
spikastalker 101 Okay, THANKS!
@@leevi2138 👍
Cheers for that,I do the same sort of thing but this was on my recommended so I thought I’d watch so I’m glad to be doing it right.. I’m just not as tidy lol I had to hide wd40 marks on my living room carpet as the wife would castrate me for a second time😳 I’ll pop along sometime as you’re only about an hour away 👍🏻
First castration when you bought the new gun home? 😂😂 Don't worry mate, I've been castrated plenty of times and always remember the first as the worst.
The main thing is, NEVER stop growing new balls. Invoke your lizard genes!
Also, watch that WD40. I've been led to believe it's ok as a solvent but not as a lubricant, so should not be left on meshing surfaces.
@@270Rusty hahahaaaaaa
@@StuartOliver83 - All joking aside, you did click 'more' and get my comment about WD40, right? Good luck!
And I should add that I am without doubt heading to yet another bloody castration when I (hopefully) turn up with a new Miroku in the coming days or weeks. I am a lefty because my right eye is shite, and if possible - and I really don't think it is possible, I'm hanging out for one of the new Camo Mk70s in left hand. I don't want the camo because I'm worried about the ducks noticing it, I want the camo because I'm worried about my wife noticing it. A beautiful shotty with intricately engraved metalwork would be as bad for the sex life as the Tiagra reels that mysteriously reside at our place - bloody great lumps of shiny gold sending out unholy displays of reflected light whenever I get them out of storage for my mate *cough, splutter*.
@@270Rusty mate that's hilarious,I mentioned that I want a muscle car to the wife and so far it's ok although I'm going to be jumping through hoops for the rest of time lol yeah I saw that mk on TH-cam I fancy that but I've always wanted a Mossberg 500 just for a bit of fun but here in the UK it's not usually something you'd see at the clay club hahaaaa I like my old sxs's because they're cheap old game guns so I'm not overly concerned about bashing stuff like branches and brambles where's my mate has a browning and he's super careful
"Hi, love, is the kitchen clean?
Yes, why?
I want to clean my gun."
It took weeks for the scratches to heal.
is this your basement? eerie how much it resembles mine. and get some corn huskers for them hands , your guns will thank you.
Swarfega applied at the end of each day. This is a gun shop, ground floor
I use to clean my guns in the kitchen too. Now the spare bedroom is my gun room and I did build a very large gun table keeping all smells I'm back room. My wife crys about the chemical smells .
Treat 'em mean, keep 'em Keen.