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Any medium weight oil or light grease will do just as well as any fancy overpriced proprietary brand .Secret is not to over do it and to clean regularly .
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Ian Sweetman in a recent YT video series disassembled, cleaned, and lubed a set of Purdey locks. He mixed oil with Vaseline and then warmed the lock with a heat gun, gently, as, he said, Purdey does in their shop. Never thought of mixing oil and Vaseline.
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Choke tube grease works fine too. And you might find it handy.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) =>/ ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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Ian Sweetman in a recent YT video series disassembled, cleaned, and lubed a set of Purdey locks. He mixed oil with Vaseline and then warmed the lock with a heat gun, gently, as, he said, Purdey does in their shop. Never thought of mixing oil and Vaseline. Did he say what the advantages were of this magical concoction?
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Any medium weight oil or light grease will do just as well as any fancy overpriced proprietary brand .Secret is not to over do it and to clean regularly . Good to see you posting, Graham. Best, Ted
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I have used shooters choice for years.
I think any good grease would be fine.
Don't over think this
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STOS clear lubricant, source Shotgunsportsmagazine.com
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Ian Sweetman in a recent YT video series disassembled, cleaned, and lubed a set of Purdey locks. He mixed oil with Vaseline and then warmed the lock with a heat gun, gently, as, he said, Purdey does in their shop. Never thought of mixing oil and Vaseline. Did he say what the advantages were of this magical concoction? Ian Sweetman in a recent YT video series disassembled, cleaned, and lubed a set of Purdey locks. He mixed oil with Vaseline and then warmed the lock with a heat gun, gently, as, he said, Purdey does in their shop. Never thought of mixing oil and Vaseline. Did he say what the advantages were of this magical concoction? If I remember correctly, I think he said the Vaseline kept the oil stationary so as not to soak the wood I suppose.
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Ian Sweetman in a recent YT video series disassembled, cleaned, and lubed a set of Purdey locks. He mixed oil with Vaseline and then warmed the lock with a heat gun, gently, as, he said, Purdey does in their shop. Never thought of mixing oil and Vaseline. Did he say what the advantages were of this magical concoction? Ian Sweetman in a recent YT video series disassembled, cleaned, and lubed a set of Purdey locks. He mixed oil with Vaseline and then warmed the lock with a heat gun, gently, as, he said, Purdey does in their shop. Never thought of mixing oil and Vaseline. Did he say what the advantages were of this magical concoction? If I remember correctly, I think he said the Vaseline kept the oil stationary so as not to soak the wood I suppose. Basically, a homemade grease. Seems like the hard way around the mountain, but interesting that he would do it.
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Beretta says oil. British Sporting Arms says oil. Vaseline is probably fine and cheap but it runs in warm weather. I use Mobil Synthetic grease (red). If I recall, I paid about $20 five years ago for a can about five inches tall. I have used about 20% of it in that period. It is a one and done and will outlast me.
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