Over-lubing a SST

[Ed Blake]

The other week I removed the floorplate on a VHE with SST just to see how clean the innerds were. I sprayed a tad of Rem Oil on the SST mechanism and wiped off any excess. After doing that the gun doubled twice in 100 rounds; it had never done that before. I removed the floorplate, degreased the SST and put it all back together. I reviewed TPS on the subject and it says right there "Do not lubricate the SST." One thing I've noticed, however, is the selector switch does not have a very positive catch to it. It slides too easily (I think) from one barrel to the next, unlike my DHE with the SST on which the selector switch has a very positive click when you move it. Is there an adjustment to take up slack in the selector switch? Thanks.

[Kurt Densmore]

Hmmmm....I have been having problems with a SST not moving forward fast enough. It doesn't happen everytime but at times I am not able to get the second shot off very quickly because the trigger isn't re-setting fast enough. Everytime I clean it I put a couple drops of oil on each side of the trigger and let it drain into the mechanism. No problems with doubling yet. Maybe I should pull off the floorplate, clean the mechanism thoroughly and put it back together without any oil...?? I haven't really wanted to take it apart. I would be curious to know what my problem may be caused from...

[Eric Eis]

Keep oil away from SST just as Parker said. You are asking for problems and a large repair bill (if you can find someone to work on them). Eric