Is choke tube lube really needed?

[yella yelper]

I put a dab of breech plug grease on the threads of all my chokes. No rust, no sticking

[Tennessee Lead]

I've never used any but I plan to after I give my barrel a good deep cleaning


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[ilbucksndux]

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.

[GED6531]

 

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.

[bbcoach]

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).

[Gobble!]

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.

[LaLongbeard]

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.

[surehuntsalot]

I use gun oil on mine

[goblr77]

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.

[stinkpickle]

I put anti seize on all of mine, because I rarely remove them.

[Greg Massey]

I put anti seize on all of mine, because I rarely remove them.

AMEN

[WNCTracker]

Any special kind or just your regular anti seize from hardware? 


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[Marc]

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.

[suburbhunter]

I put a dab of breech plug grease on the threads of all my chokes. No rust, no sticking

^^^^^^^^^ This ^^^^^^^^^^^

[wvmntnhick]

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.