Spent the best part of the day today stripping the remaining old bluing and rust off my PP Co Patt18 scope. When I received the No3T it was on, the scope looked as if it had been painted recently with a matt black spray. I was a little skeptical about the job so I set about stripping the paint and found active rust underneath it. Also there were flecks of paint inside the scope on the lenses which I discovered had chipped away and fell inside when the paint job was done and the saddle refitted.

After hours of cleaning and prepping, it now has a few coats of cold blue. I'll leave the oil on it for a few days before I wipe it off and reassemble.

Question for those with experience, should I lube any parts when re assembling? And if so, what with?

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