None of my guns have choke tubes, is that a problem?
I lied, none that I care about. I have been drinking...
It shouldn't be a problem unless you mix up the bourbon with the gun oil or anti-seize.
I don't have any shotguns with choke tubes, but it is my understanding that anti-seize or a good grease like Mobil 1 is a better long term thread lube for choke tubes than oil, and is less likely to dry out or be forced out of the threads under pressure than oil. Some say that oiled choke tubes are more likely to shoot loose than tubes lubed with grease or anti-seize, but that is probably more a result of improperly tightening them in the first place. I notice that it is much easier to remove the vent on a flintlock that is lubed with a thin smear of anti-seize versus a light coat of oil. The black powder fouling seems to get into oiled threads easier.
Ted's choke tubes stored in his tool box would be just fine with a light coat of gun oil to prevent rusting, and anti-seize in that application would somehow spread to every square inch of his tool box and the contents too. Anti-seize on a door knob was always an amusing practical joke at work, because the poor victim would soon have it all over his face, hands, sandwich, etc. I used some last week while replacing front brake rotors, and somehow got more on the shoulder of my work shirt than on the rotor retaining screw. A little goes a long way, and I'm sure Ted knows that, and has probably been on the receiving end of the door knob trick too.
