LBDB1A Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Remember that even though the barrel of the Benelli`s are chrome plated the area machined for the choke tube thread/diameter etc. is not chrome plated and will rust. In the worse case the tube will seize in the barrel due to rust even though the tubes are stainless steel. My new M2 i bought yesterday had minor rust in the thread and machined area ...no big issue, i just removed the choke tube , cleaned the rust and lubed up the area. When i am done i will use a good choke tube lube or Militec-1 and go hunting. This is not unique to Benelli , new guns have machining/cooling residue etc. that can cause corrosion if not removed and the area lubricated during the manufacturing process. Also my choke tube wrench had rusty fingerprints on it . Must be hot in Italy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drundel Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 i use PLENTY of thick grease on my tubes, mainly to help seal them and keep out gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBDB1A Posted July 31, 2004 Author Share Posted July 31, 2004 Drundel, what is your favorite choke tube grease..? For regular lubrication of the gun action system have you tried Militec-1. I just received my order and have yet to try it. Have seen quite a few positive posts on Militec-1. Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drundel Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 I have miltec-1 as well. Its nice and think and I bet it will work just fine. But I have a lot of briley tube grease that I use, once it runs out, I'll probably pick between miltec-1 vs. fp-10. last year my SBE was stove piping a lot late seaon using corosion-x as the only oil and i think it was just getting too dirty. my buddy had the same problem using rem oil. he went to fp-10 and i miltec-1. i'm gonna do a test. clean both sbe and sbe2 VERY well and use miltec-1 one and fp-10 on the other and see which jams first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birddog Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 I've had good luck with the high-tech grease (syringe applicator) on my tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeshot Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 LBDB1A, I researched the FP-10 and Militec-1 a couple of months ago. I summerized my research in the post: SBEII Clean & Lube Procedures Here is FP-10's 4 Product Corrosion Test with instructions of how you can reproduce their test. Tom Knapp of course recommends the Benelli oil that comes with the gun, but more importantly in this thread, he gives his reasons for avoiding certain oils. super gets stuck I decided to use FP-10. [ 07-31-2004, 10:15 AM: Message edited by: threeshot ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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