Unless your skeet shooting a lot of rounds is choke tube lube really needed? I've always just used remoil but that doesn't mean that's the best method.
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I don't use it
I have never used it and I shoot at a lot of geese in a day. I do clean my gun the minute I walk in the door it never sits so I'm sure that helps.
I've never even heard of it.
I would say unless you clean after every outing probably not, but if your like me and hunt every chance you get rain and all yes to keep the tube from rusting that's just my opinion tho.
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I always lube my chokes, but I hunt ducks in the saltwater a lot where a rusted in choke tube is real possibility so it's just become part of my gun matinence routine. However, I don't use anything specially marketed as choke lube, I use marine trailer bearing grease.
Always lube the chokes, why you want take a chance on having a stuck choke....you spend money on buying a gun and you don't want to lube the choke...lol.....
Ya don't need it unless ya do and then it's too late.
I lube mine just to be safe.
It can't hurt
Quote from: Greg Massey on March 09, 2017, 10:48:45 PM
Always lube the chokes, why you want take a chance on having a stuck choke....you spend money on buying a gun and you don't want to lube the choke...lol.....
Remoil is a lubricant. Just asking whether choke lube is necessary for all guns/chokes or moreso for just skeet (or saltwater) applications. Im familiar with an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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Quote from: spaightlabs on March 09, 2017, 10:50:10 PM
Ya don't need it unless ya do and then it's too late.
And that's the darn truth
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I always use anti seize on all of my chokes regardless how long it'll be before I change tubes out. I've seen several guys with very nice guns and a choke locked up in it! It sucks. I'm not even sure if one guy ever got one out of his 11-87. It's standard procedure for me actually as soon as I finish polishing or cleaning a barrel I wipe the old stuff out and apply new.
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Quote from: spaightlabs on March 09, 2017, 10:50:10 PM
Ya don't need it unless ya do and then it's too late.
And that's the darn truth
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My chokes always come out by hand pressuer even after a day of blasting geese or ducks.
I put a dab of breech plug grease on the threads of all my chokes. No rust, no sticking
I've never used any but I plan to after I give my barrel a good deep cleaning
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I put anti seize on mine.....now. I have a 870 with a stuck choke and have had a couple close calls,not I put it on and have no worries.
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Yes use it. I have one stuck permanently but I'm not too concerned because the gun it is on is only used for turkey hunting.
I use it on all my screw in chokes for 2 reasons. 1. It makes removing chokes much easier 2. If you get rain or moisture in the barrel, you will have rust if you don't use it. If you have tried to get a stuck choke out of a barrel, you will wish you had. An ounce of prevention (a little grease) is worth a pound of cure (possible barrel replacement).
Quote from: deerbasshunter3 on March 09, 2017, 10:06:23 PM
I've never even heard of it.
x2. I clean my gun and choke after every shot so I don't think it would be very beneficial to me.
Ive always removed the choke wiped the threads down with rem oil and the female threads inside barell as part of normal cleaning never had any problems.
I use gun oil on mine
Quote from: Phillipshunt on March 10, 2017, 10:13:44 AM
Ive always removed the choke wiped the threads down with rem oil and the female threads inside barell as part of normal cleaning never had any problems.
Same here.
I put anti seize on all of mine, because I rarely remove them.
Quote from: stinkpickle on March 10, 2017, 11:09:31 AM
I put anti seize on all of mine, because I rarely remove them.
AMEN
Any special kind or just your regular anti seize from hardware?
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I do not think you need a special type of lubricating choke tube product.
But the threads of the chokes should have some sort of lubrication, and the chokes need to be well cleaned to remove plastic residue of the wad materials...
If it rains, or there is any moisture during a hunt, I unscrew my choke just a touch as soon as I get back to the truck (or in the field if I have a limit of whatever I am hunting). After any exposure to moisture, the choke tube comes out for thorough drying and lubrication as soon as I get home.
During any periods of long storage, I unscrew the choke a bit, and make sure there is some sort of lubrication or rust preventative product on the threads of the chokes.
Oh yeah... And do NOT experiment shooting larger sized shot in tight turkey chokes. Those tight chokes are made for smaller shot sizes, and larger sized shot (especially non-lead shot) can cause swelling and cause the choke to get stuck, if not ruin the barrel.
Quote from: yella yelper on March 10, 2017, 12:03:42 AM
I put a dab of breech plug grease on the threads of all my chokes. No rust, no sticking
^^^^^^^^^ This ^^^^^^^^^^^
Remoil is fine until it evaporates. Then it's worthless. I'd use either the lube or a very small amount of anti-seize as mentioned above.
I just put eezox on mine and never have had a problem.
Quote from: WNCTracker on March 10, 2017, 11:52:57 AM
Any special kind or just your regular anti seize from hardware?
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Mine is just a little Birchwood Casey tube. It's at least 10 years old.
yep, I always lube my chokes.
I use the anti seize lube for brake calipers, works for my glocks, ar15s and choke tubes. Doesn't evaporate, is water proof and isn't affected by heat or cold and best of all is only like a dollar at the parts store, I just pick up a package when I am doing anything to my truck so I always have some on hand.
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I had Clenzoil Hinge Pin Jelly personally recommended to me by a manufacturer of choke tubes. Like someone said, you don't need it until you do. It is dirt cheap, takes a few seconds and ensures you can unscrew them very easily when you want to. My little tub is probably 5 years old and looks like I have hardly used any. I use it on 4 different shotguns every time I change a choke. I also hunt the salt some. I gave it to my hunting family members as a Christmas present last year too.
Edit: It also protects the threads of the choke when it is out of the gun in my choke pouch. Easy peasy.