Thank you, Stan.
After and during some of these silly arguments in the past, I have put WD-40 in the freezer. It did NOT turn into something like lard, instead it stayed liquid. I have stored in an open container for months. It did NOT turn to gum. I have a Thompson Center Renegade lock in my shop that was sprayed with WD-40 on 3-22-2001. It is not in any way gummy. Even the fly is still free to wiggle. I sprayed it again today, 7-1-2007. I have used it exclusively after cleaning the bores and locks of ML shotguns and rifles for many years to replace any water left after cleaning with soap water and left the bores coated with it as a rust preventative. I have never had any rust show up in the bores.
As I said, I do not depend on it as a lubricant in the locks. Good oil and greases in the appropriate places is better. However, what WD that was left in the locks has NEVER gummed up. That's my experience. WD-40 PP's(Paranoia Parrots) might do well to do some of their own experiments.
Last edited by Jim Legg; 07/01/07 01:49 PM.
