Is it just me?

[Phil Russell]

Yes ... superb aroma. Black powder burners come close as well.
I have been told there is/was a certain shooter who used a dab of 20/40 oil behind each ear rather than Chanel No.7

Such aromas linger on at the Vintage rifle shoot at Lea Valley. All adds to the atmosphere and brings a smile to us members of the aged fraternity.
Cheers, Phil
Must go and shoot an old dieseler now ...... for old time's sake.

[Garvin]

There's nothing like the smell after the first few shots of a vintage springer that hasn't been fired since the War (or a long time, anyway).

[FattMann]

There's nothing like the smell after the first few shots of a vintage springer that hasn't been fired since the War (or a long time, anyway).

sorry have to dig out my 1931 Bsa CS standard and put a few shots in to the plant pots. but yes know what you mean, an evocative smell.

[ians888]

In the late seventies I used to shoot .22 rim fire in an indoor range which was originally part of an old factory. It had no ventilation or heating, I can still remember the smell of the cordite. My TX200 still has a nicer smell than my MPR.

[Geoff555]

Hi, its not just you, Castrol 'R' and walking into a shop and smelling cutting fluid and that hot oil smell. Smell is the most powerfull thing that I know of.
Cheers.
Geoff.

[Aimstraight]

Perfectly understandable - sniffing guns

Actually using my first ever brand new springer (only last year) brought back memories of the Speedway track at Belle Vue (if you remember Ivan Major you too are probable officially old).

I assumed this was something to do with the combined smell of hot oil/grease/metal?

Someone mentioned cutting fluid. I remember using some oil when using a die to cut a thread on a lathe at training school, it smelt glorious like almonds. Not to be confused with the pong of white mistic coolant