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JTSpirit

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Still fairly new to BP. In the past few months I've aquired an Uberti Walker from Midway Love it!) and a Pietta Army from Taylor (not impressed). Both came packed in a plastic bag with a coating of oil.. nice.
Does anyone know exactly what that oil is? please don't just guess, I can do that too. It seems that both used the same oil. I know there are many oils/liquids that could do the same thing, I'd just like to know what they are using (ya, I tried asking them, so far I've not been able to get through to the source).
 
It's highly unlikely any dealer or distributor knows what it is and you'll probably never get an answer from Italy. Beyond cleaning it off and out of the gun I've never concerned myself with what the oil is and just accepted it. I expect you are right in that they all use the same product and it may be (most likely is) packaged under a name not available in the US. If you ever find out let us all know so that we can sleep better at night.
 
I know there are many oils/liquids that could do the same thing, I'd just like to know what they are using (ya, I tried asking them, so far I've not been able to get through to the source).

Are you looking for a brand name or would you like to know if it's BP compatible?
I recall someone who bought a very old ASM revolver in unfired condition who said that the action was so sticky that it needed to be cleaned in order to cycle.
But I don't know if it was shipped inside of a plastic bag either.
That may or may not apply to the oil the Italians use today, but either way you'd figure that it needs to be cleaned up and re-lubed with a product that you trust and can identify.
If you're not able to identify it then it's better to be safe than sorry.
Have you cleaned the factory oil off your new revolvers yet?

If the Italians give you an answer then hopefully you will let us know too.
Unusual questions can tale extra time to investigate if they're going to reply at all.
It doesn't seem to hurt the grips any.
They probably buy it in drums and I'd guess that it's applied after proof testing.
 
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The Traditions Pietta revolver manual does say to clean the factory oil:

"Note: Your new revolver should be cleaned prior to loading to remove any factory oils. "
https://www.traditionsfirearms.com/data/product_owner_manuals/BPRevolver_manual_1362674422.pdf
Not that it's the same oil, but the Lyman GPR rifle manual describes its factory oil as being a preservative:

2. The barrel's bore contains a heavy duty preservative that may resemble rusty oil. It is not rust! This preservative must be thoroughly removed before firing to obtain maximum accuracy. Directions: A. Swab the bore with some form of solvent or penetrating oil (example: WD-40 or Hoppe's #9). Let soak overnight. B. Brush out the following day using a nylon brush
wrapped with 00 steel wool or a brass brush (must be under bore diameter to prevent bristles from jamming at the breech of the barrel). C. Wipe out using soft flannel (avoid t-shirt material”“it doesn't work well using cleaning jag and has a tendency to stay down the bore). The brass coloration you see is normal after cleaning. .......
 
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