M2, slow action in cold weather?

[Wirenut]

Fellas: In southern Mn. it's getting mighty cold now. Out pheasant hunting I notice my action to be extremely slow or maybe sticky? The gun works, but loading and unloading seems waaaay to slow. I used to run the gun almost dry on oil, and had this problem. So then I used very little "Rem-Oil" with still the same results. So is it a quantity of oil used or a quaility of oil used? Thanks......

[tucker301]

Lose the Rem-Oil and use BreakFree CLP or Hoppes Elite.
Use just enough to coat the parts with a thin film and then wipe them down.
Leave nothing dripping.

Be sure to clean the recoil assembly and the disassembled bolt group thoroughly.

Do not case a cold gun and then bring it and leave it cased, as this will lead to condesation.
Instead, uncase the gun when back indoors and allow it to reach room temperature.
If possible, do not store the cun in a zippered case.

[gunner76]

I agree with Tucker, loose the Rem-Oil because it gets gummy in the cold. I use the Benelli oil for the inside of the gun and use Breakfree or Rem-Oil on the outside. I haven't used any Breakfree on the inside of the Benelli yet because I have 4 bottles of Benelli oil to use up, but I use only Breakfree CLP on my AR-15 and have never had the action get slow even when out in below zero weather.

[mudhen]

Lose the Rem Oil - it's the kiss of death.

mudhen - CA

[SpaceDog]

I've been experiencing the same issue. Pulling back the bolt is harder and also when closing the bolt (whether by pushing on the bolt handle or by pushing the carrier button). Cycles ok, but I wonder if the tolerances are too tight and don't take into account metal expansion in cold temps. ??

[cody6.0]

I've been experiencing the same issue. Pulling back the bolt is harder and also when closing the bolt (whether by pushing on the bolt handle or by pushing the carrier button). Cycles ok, but I wonder if the tolerances are too tight and don't take into account metal expansion in cold temps. ??

There could be an excess amount of oil in the recoil spring tube, which would cause much more of an issue than oil on the bolt. Even when warm to much oil in the recoil spring tube will make it more of a oil filled shock absorber than spring.

[SpaceDog]

Recoil tube has been cleaned many times since I've owned it. I just clean it when I clean the rest of the gun - habit.

I run my M2 dry all the time.

I think it's expension because everything else is the same when comparing cold temp to warm temp use.

[HOGWILD]

Low-Viscocity Synthetic Gun oil, open FAQ on Benelli site it's under the header of support!

[cody6.0]

I think the biggest problem here was the type of oil used from square one. If the gun was completely stripped down and all oil was removed and then better oil was applied it would be ok.

[SpaceDog]

'Cept the movement is slow w/o any oil. ?

I'll try some different synthetic oil (very very little) and see if that helps loosen the movement.

When I have used oil I've used FP-10.