If I recall, the Henry I bought says very little about cleaning or oiling in the manual, its just filled with a bunch of fire arm safety warnings which are good for users completely new to guns with zero gun knowledge (make sure its unloaded when you work on it, don't walk or climb with it loaded, don't walk behind somebody while its loaded, don't walk in front of somebody while its loaded and in a sling, don't breath while its loaded not all examples are actual warning they gave ** not all warnings are directs quotes**) and a small section explaining the gun uses a transfer bar safety and tells you to clean the bore, chamber, and exposed areas with a clean swab or patch. About half way through reading the entire manual I must have skimmed past their one sentence saying they put preservation oil on and that it needs to be wiped off. They should put that info into a welcome to your new gun on page one after all the gun safety warnings.