Surrey's Anglo Saxon
Than 3 in 1 oil, I use it as aftershave
The Chrono Slayer
There's an oily smell that's associated with older airguns that I can't get enough of!
I was told the old oil was the same stuff as SAE30 and as luck would have it, One of our maintenance lads had just bought a gallon of the stuff for his 1970's VeeDub Bus, It was the wrong stuff so he gave it to me, I forgot all about it, It's still in the garage somewhere
The smell is sort of like a small machine shop!!
John
Last edited by johnbaz; 14-09-2018 at 03:40 PM. Reason: cuz eye carnt spel proply!!
for my gunz guitarz and bonzai, see here
www.flickr.com/photos/8163995@N07/
Registered User
Just as an aside, the Material Safety Data Sheet for Pellgun Oil lists it as "Monolec® GFS Engine Oil 8430".
The generic code for this is SAE 30, or four-stoke lawnmower engine oil.
https://www.toolstation.com/shop/Aut...ine+Oil/p77571
Too many guns, or not enough time?
Politically Incorrect
To get the true gun room smell you need Youngs 303 Cleaning Oil.
For the machine shop smell, cutting oil that looks like milk when mixed with water.
Registered User
I prefer the smell of a fresh ferret(but not when they skunk!)You'd be surprised how many ladies love that scent...lol.Originally Posted by Binners
Than 3 in 1 oil, I use it as aftershave
The Chrono Slayer
It was used at a company that I worked at decades ago, it was called Aquicut, I mixed some to use as antifreeze on the wife's Micra, It kept all the waterways very shiny with no oxydisation whatsoever!!To get the true gun room smell you need Youngs 303 Cleaning Oil.
For the machine shop smell, cutting oil that looks like milk when mixed with water.
John
for my gunz guitarz and bonzai, see here
www.flickr.com/photos/8163995@N07/
Mushroom Man
Yes ... I read that before somewhere, but does it not need to be a non-detergent type oil?
I also read that Pellgun oil is automatic transmission fluid?
Cheers, Phil
But to get back on track ... you can't beat the smell of a just fired powder burner.....
Chrono Slayer
One of my favourite shooting related smells is the post firing scent that comes out of my Milbro Diana Model 79. Don't know what it is but it is very nostalgic.
Registered User
3 in 1 oil squirted into the cylinder of an HR81.Let it's leather-headed piston do the work!. Dry fire a couple of times then inhale the smoke slowly curling from the muzzle. Beats a 'Camel'!
Registered User
I used to love the smell of brand new Eley Wasps, when Eley made them. As soon as you opened a fresh tin, the smell would hit you and you just knew you were in for a special shooting session.
John
Registered User
And the early Marksman pellets, I have a very early tin of .22 marksman pellets with a push on lid before the screw on lid every time I open the lid that smell takes me back to my first shooting days with my relum telly 200. ps the relum was my Christmas present and cost £10.25 brand new 1972.
Last edited by jjjjjj; 15-09-2018 at 01:41 AM.
Registered User
Hmm, prefer smell of a 2stroke motorcycle
ATB,
yana
Registered User
And the smell gets more intoxicated if one rubs a bit of Castrol R on it.......
Springerati
Castrol-R
brings back so many pleasant memories, from nearly 40 years ago
where did the time go
Croft, Olivers Mount, Carnaby, Elvington, Cadwell, Snetterton, Mallory, Donington, Oulton, Lydden, with the grand finale at Silverstone.
"Proddie" racing with the Auto66 club doing the Marlborough Yamaha clubmans series.
RD400E and F, follwed by RD350LC as soon as it was released. All tuned by Terry Beckett from Nottingham. Added to these was a TZ350, also a great bike in it's time.
Alas, 'twas not me racing, but a very good friend of mine. I was just his chauffeur, spannerman, and general dogsbody....and the mate who picked up his broken bikes and helped him home when he "dropped" it somewhere.
We had many great weekends.
Surrey's Anglo Saxon
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
