Cleaning

[Areebasack]

What is the best oil or cleaner for the Condor? How often should it been cleaned, i.e. must it be cleaned immediately after use, if not what is the downside of waiting several days? Thanks, Gib

[JMaranki]

I would have to say RemOil.

[tucker301]

Hoppes Elite

Every time it's used, it should be cleaned.
It's OK to wait a few days as long as it didn't get wet or was exposed to moisture, but it's best to clean while it's on your mind.

[splashtx556ftw]

i have been called crazy but.... i have allways preffered to use a non detergent 30sae motor oil. it seems to stay in the actions a little better than light oils. and seems to prevent wear very well.

[tucker301]

Originally posted by splashtx556ftw:
i have been called crazy but....

No danger of that streak ending anytime soon

[timb99]

Over Under's are pretty forgiving in the cleaning area. don't worry if you don't get to it for a couple of days...unless by odd chance you shoot black powder shells in it.

Spray it with RemOil after using it and wipe off the excess. Also, run a boresnake through both barrels whether it looks like it needs it or not.

Regularly take the forearm and barrel set off, clean the pivot points and the recocking arm, and the curved sliding surface between the receiver and the forearm, and coat them with grease or oil, reassemble, and wipe off the excess.

Once a year (more if you use it a lot) take the forearm and barrels off, clean the barrels until patches come out clean. What you use is up to you. I like Ed's Red concoction. The formula is all over the internet. You can make a gallon for $10 or so. Don't get it on your stock. It'll ruin the finish.

Take the stock off the receiver and spray the snot out of the internals with automotive brake cleaner. Try to use the little tube that comes with the brake cleaner to spray in the firing pin hole. Gunk can collect there. Wipe the receiver clean, spray liberally with RemOil and wipe off the excess.

Put it back together.

If its going to sit unused for a long time, coat the metal parts with Break-Free CLP. Good stuff.

[timb99]

Oh, also, clean the choke tubes fairly often. They tend to collect plastic from the wads. I've never noticed that it affects my patterns, but its a good idea to keep them clean.

Soaking them in Ed's Red for a couple of days usually makes the plastic peel off.

Always use some sort of lubricant on the choke tube threads. I use automotive anti-seize and it works fine. Light oil is probably OK too.

[NateDog]

I use Birchwood Casey anti- seize lube for the chokes, Birchood Casey Gun Scrubber for trigger group assembly, boresnake with hoppes on the brushes and a little Rem oil sprayed on the end for the barrel, and Break Free for trigger group and insides. I use a little Rem oil for the outside to wipe down.