Do you use oil or grease on the hinge pin of your double rifle??

I use a very very small amount of Kilimanjaro Grease. It's a red grease in a small jar that a collector put me onto.


I was always told NOT to over do it so never have.

Would be interested to see what other views
people have and what they use.

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505G it is always tough to fight the philosophy of if a little is good more is better.
I have used a myriad of oils and greases on my break action shotguns and double rifles over the years. I've always liked the grease as it doesn't tend to migrate especially when the gun gets hot and seems to feel better when opeing and closing the gun, my only concern is that grease if it gets dirty can act as a rouge and score or wear the hook and pin of a break action gun....With Africa 35 days days away I'm looking at my gun care kit and wondering what I'll bring to lube my double when I wipe it down after a long hot and dusty day...

Ken Owen's hinge pin lube. End of story.

Another vote for Kilimanjaro Grease, been using it for the last 10 odd years have not found anything that has the same tacky consistency.

As I only have a few jars left, is it still available ? If so where can you buy it ? Thanks.

The highest "Timken OK Load" rating for grease is 80. This type of "Extreme Pressure" grease what you want on the hinge-pin.

Try your local heavy-equipment shop or online. A pound is about $4, and that will last you for a long time.

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Originally posted by Rigby350:
Another vote for Kilimanjaro Grease, been using it for the last 10 odd years have not found anything that has the same tacky consistency.

As I only have a few jars left, is it still available ? If so where can you buy it ? Thanks.

Rigby350

Agree re the tackiness of KG.

No, I don't think it is still available for sale. I look every so often (Google)
and only the same links come up that are old.

It's not like you use much of it, a jar should last many years.


And with the higher level of knowledge around nowadays like from newguy above me,
I am sure we can find something that is more than suitable when we do run out.

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There have been a number of special greases on the market for that .I have some RIG +P+ which I don' think is now available.Thes greases [and you do want a grease] are used on rifle and shotgun pins ,locking lugs and stainless steel .The early stainless steel guns really needed it though most of the galling problem has been cured.
It's the grease developed for high pressure appications like those for automobile hypoid gears where there is high pressure and a wiping action. So it's 80EP as mentioned !

In the Shotgun world I have found that any grease or oil seems to work fine. This is a simple hinge on a gun and is not not subject to excessive heat or pressure.
Wear on a pin seems minimal, my clays gun even after 150K +rounds shows little wear though the hook is complaining a bit and I should have it put back on face this winter. A normal hunting gun will never see 150K openings. Also the hinge is not completely enclosed, thus allowing for debris to be moved out of the way.

The only thing to be careful of is dirt, grit or sand getting on the hinge pin. That's why I try to clean the hinge pin and re-coat after each outing.

I agree with what Zephyr said about any grease or oil on shotguns.

Medium oil is what I used on those for many decades with no apparent problems. But the thing about grease on double rifle hinge pins is something I learned first about here, then asked my gunsmith who said grease should be used on hinge pins on both double shotguns and rifles. He showed me some, which I think was RIG.

I checked the nearby gun shop to see what they had, and I think they carried the RIG and they had a local product too, but it was in a very small container and was very pricey.

So, I decided to go with an automotive product that's obviously going to be in a much bigger container and at minimal cost. But, before buying anything I looked around the garage and found a container of multi-purpose #2 grease. It's the same stuff I use on noisy car door hinges. One treatment lasts a couple years in daily use (no, I wouldn't go that long with hinge pins). And you can find this product or something like it at any car place.

So, that's the plan for double shotgun and rifle hinge pins. Unless someone has a better way. If so I'd like to hear it.

Another item for Mike Dettorre's signature.....

"On AR you might spend countless hours considering which grease to use on your $20,000 double rifle that, at most, you use weekly and your life actually depends upon MAYBE once or twice per year. You will, however, never consider the grease or oil or other lubricants used on your $50,000 truck which you drive daily at 70mph through city traffic, around sharp corners, and on long trips."

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Originally posted by new_guy:
The highest "Timken OK Load" rating for grease is 80. This type of "Extreme Pressure" grease what you want on the hinge-pin.

Try your local heavy-equipment shop or online. A pound is about $4, and that will last you for a long time.

+1

I use a lot of grease.
I use grease on all the parts of a double "under pressure".

The hinge pin, the cocking levers, the locking bolts, the areas where the extractor/ejectors are levered open...

What NE 450 No2 said!
Go find something like this Timken Grease

The truth any quality industrial grease will do.
Use and clean, use and clean!
If you do that, you can quit worrying!