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Post by jimh on Mar 16, 2010 23:14:04 GMT -5
ok so tonight i broke down the beretta for a well needed cleaning. i took apart the gas port system including piston and clean all the parts of the carbon build up. WOW! there was a ton of shit in there. you wouldn't know it by the way it functions as it keeps on ticking but there was so much carbon built up i could not get the forearm cap off without wrapping it in a pad and using a pair of channel locks as i do not have a strap wrench. that crud was thick as could be but soking it with Kroil for a while realy loosen it up and alowed me to get it off. i think i might not go the two years the next time i do this.
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Post by twomoons on Mar 17, 2010 13:01:15 GMT -5
When you put it back together don't oil it will just build up quicker. The big mistake a lot of folks make is when theri semi starts acting sluggish they oil it and then the oil bakes into the fouling and you have a real mess.
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Post by jimh on Mar 17, 2010 15:48:49 GMT -5
GOTCH YA. i did however put some rig grease on the threads to the magazine tube nut so it wont seize up on it again. i also put a dab on the choke tube threads too as they were mighty bound up. i used breakfree clp to clean most of it and used a clean dry towel to wipe it all off. it really looked like someone baked brownies in that thing.
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Post by Jack on Mar 17, 2010 16:23:18 GMT -5
It says something about that make and model that it was still working without a hitch. . .
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Post by jimh on Mar 17, 2010 17:06:23 GMT -5
It says something about that make and model that it was still working without a hitch. . . if you had seen it you would be amazed, i know some don't like Beretta's but i have been told they are very reliable even when somewhat neglected. i believe even Bill told me it would be a good dependable shotgun, anyway it will be interesting to see how it does if i let it get htat bad again and shoot it in some cold temps. |
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Post by Bill on Mar 18, 2010 8:22:59 GMT -5
Even though I like my Rem 1100 I will have to say this. Beretta is probably a better shotgun for a number of reasons. It functions with everything from trap loads to magnum loads without missing a beat. It can go without cleaning a lot longer than the Rem.
Buddy of mine shot sporting clays all summer. Close to 100 rounds a week. Kept the gun behind the seat of his pickup. I know he ran over 2000 rounds through the gun before he upon my suggestion finally cleaned it and it still hadn't missed a beat.
When you clean it and get everything all oiled up slick. Take a rag and wipe all the oil off again. That little bit of oil residue that;s left is all that is needed to keep it lubed up.
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Post by jimh on Mar 18, 2010 9:51:03 GMT -5
When you clean it and get everything all oiled up slick. Take a rag and wipe all the oil off again. That little bit of oil residue that;s left is all that is needed to keep it lubed up. exactly what i did! other than the anti seizing grease on the threads of the forearm nut and choke tubes. |
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Post by twomoons on Mar 22, 2010 16:10:26 GMT -5
NO WAIT, I need the work, oil the pee waddin out of it!
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Post by jimh on Mar 22, 2010 18:24:09 GMT -5
NO WAIT, I need the work, oil the pee waddin out of it! oh Great  now you're gonna retire and look to get all the work you can. ;D here's a good one for you two moons, in my younger years (about where Red is now and even younger) my favorite gun cleaning/lubing assesory was a big ol can of WD40! but snce my shotgun was a pump it didn't do me too much damage, well that is until my fireing pin froze up like no tomorrow. then after a long, informative lecture from the gun smith i used at the time (they don't make them like him anymore) i saw the error of my ways. he told me if i ever came in with a gun of mine froze up like that again due to WD40 i would be wearing that thing home in a very unpleasent location. ;D |
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now you're gonna retire and look to get all the work you can. ;D