Stoeger 2000 - Out of the box - first time cleaning - need advice.

[PTP-MF]

Hello, new to the forum.
Sorry - have placed it in the wrong section.

I bought a brand sparkling new Stoeger 2000 a week ago.
It's not my first shotgun bit it IS my first semi-atomatic shotgun.

I have no problem with complete gun brake down and cleaning except one particular area of the gun located inside of the forearm.

The outside of the magazine tube/ bolt-rail-guide is coated/?lubricated? all around with something. It's more oily-greese than greasy-oil. I have never encountered that type of lubrication before in shotgun actions wich I am familiar with.

My question is this lubrication is just for storage/shipping untill gun is sold?
or is it "working" type of lubrication.
If it's storage/shiping lubrication - after cleaned off - what should be replaced with?
If it's working lubrication - how often should be cleaned and replaced - and with what kind/brand?

Thanks everybody.

 

[pharaoh2]

Strip all that crap off and replace it with a thin film of light gun oil.

 

[sealhunter]

since you are not a "nube"...

My best advice?

Clean the gunk off it and have a decent backup shotgun.

 

[iceman2]

All else fails read the manual.

 

[zenmagic]

yes clean the gunk off and don't forget to open up the magazine tube and clean that stuff out of there too and put that same light coat of oil in there.

 

[Until the Angels Fall]

Ditto to what everyone else has been saying

 

[PTP-MF]

yes clean the gunk off and don't forget to open up the magazine tube and clean that stuff out of there too and put that same light coat of oil in there.

You know what i did forget to do that D