by straightshooter » 06 Feb 2018, 7:54 am
Both would be OK but I would question the need if a light oil is used.
I would choose kero as preferable to petrol and wax and grease remover (prepsol) or turps preferable to kero provided you have either on hand.
In my case, for short term storage (days,weeks,months) I use a light oil in the barrel. These days it's inox. I just dry patch the barrel and separately patch the chamber prior to use.
For long term storage (years +) I use a lanolin based oil which turns gummy after a few months. In that case I use a patch moistened with prepsol or turps because I usually have these on hand but when needed any hydrocarbon would do the job.
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