Thread: The good and Bad of Gun Oil

Just spent 10 days on Stewart Island and it was a good test for the rifles. Rough seas and a small inflatable boat saw lots of salt water on the rifles...

The poor old sako's would go bright orange overnight, even after being oiled. The steel they're made from is so prone to rust that no matter what oil was used it really didn't stop the rust. We had hoppes, proshot and Remington oil. We even used cooking oil out of desperation - but it was no better.

However over at the other camp the boys were using innox on their sako's and they had no issues...so although not a comprehensive test, it showed me that good old innox works very well and is available in a can for less than $20.

Kj