Nobody suggested that the hinge pin rotated, during firing. But when opening and closing after firing, the hook sure as heck moves around the pin or trunions. All you have to do is compare the force necessary to open and close a gun after firing with opening and closing the same gun while already cocked. If you don't understand that a lot of work is going on here, you're untrainable. Open any break-open gun with the forend removed or with the hook broken off and see if the hammers get cocked.
Locking lugs and bites are also areas of high stress and potential wear. They need to be cleaned and lubed as well. My preference again is grease.
Please explain the physics involved in the greased paint stirrer "attracting" dirt. Maybe its the way mouse paper works. The sticky coating "attracts" the mouse. OR, just maybe, the mouse walked across the paper and got stuck. The top surfaces of any furniture in the house get a film of dust on them. Attraction? Of course not! Iron is attracted to a magnet. Dirt is not "attracted" by anything other than maybe static electricity. Not by paint paddles or gun oil.
Last edited by Jim Legg; 11/11/10 08:27 PM.
