I remember reading in question n answer section about 35-40 years ago..... young fella asked about using engine oil...it says on bottle,cleans and protects metal...answer was,it will do no harm and will work.
for years I used Dads 2 stroke oil to clean the .410 shotgun we had at family farm in holiday batch...cause it was all I had on hand,Ive used oil off dipstick of landcruiser on my hanky when caught out with nothing else available and a wet rifle.
bottom line is this....anything oil is better than nothing.
not sure if cod liver oil smelling rifle would be best idea however.....it would stop rust .
wd40 is basically kero/terps crc type stuff is slightly better than petrol if its for metal...well a rifle is metal...3n1 oil is made for fine machinery like sewing machines so is perfectly suited to rifles n shotguns.... breakfree is better once things get wet....
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