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Brusnier 
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 Topic: Oil the casingsPosted: August 20 2024 at 11:27am |
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I have seen references to oiling the casing for the round. Is this necessary or helpful?
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Honkytonk
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Posted: August 20 2024 at 2:43pm |
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Are you talking aboot reloading or shooting?
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Shamu
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Posted: August 20 2024 at 4:01pm |
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Only for proofing the round. NOTHING ELSE. Its a way of forcing the locking lugs to take the full force of the firing shock. commonly known as a "Blue pill" NOT something to do routinely.
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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Posted: August 20 2024 at 6:26pm |
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Definitely not recommended to ever oil the cartridge case, or leave oil in the chamber. Doing so will overload the bolt locking lugs and will eventually cause them to fail.
Lubricant used during resizing of cartridge cases should also be removed before firing. I do this by wiping each case with a paper towel and tumbling the cases after sizing and trimming to length. |
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Posted: August 21 2024 at 3:48am |
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There were a few machine guns invented that required the use of a cartridge oiler, the Schwarzlose and the Japanese Type 3 Taisho come to mind but it was an evolutionary dead end.
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Brusnier
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Posted: August 21 2024 at 5:41am |
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Thank you, that is exactly what I was needing to know.
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