Would anyone care to share how they routinely clean their rifle and what products to use. Should be a simple thing, but seems to be a lot of conflicting info out there. Thanks.
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Would anyone care to share how they routinely clean their rifle and what products to use. Should be a simple thing, but seems to be a lot of conflicting info out there. Thanks.
I don't use any ammonia products, too nasty.
Boretech to remove copper
Hoppes, or a foaming cleaner or Battisol to remove carbon.
Battisol and Hoppes are also okay to use as a rust preventative on metal.
Gun slick foaming bore cleaner
Have a read up on it, it works very well, no fuss and extremely easy to use.
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This will a interesting thread.
Me, I use the best rods I can afford Dewey or Tipton
A good bore guide and bore tech Eliminator
I never use a brush now,
And don't clean as often as I use to the results speak for themselves
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I'm the similar to BRADS
Tipton Rod (Carbon one piece, never steel/multi piece)
Tipton Bore guide
Couple of passes with Eliminator on a jag till clean
Brush a few strokes, let it sit for a bit (10mins)
Couple of dry patches
One pass with long life for protection
Done
I run a patch on a jag with kroil on it once every 80-100 or so rounds.
Run a another couple patches to dry and I am done.
Stainless barrels that do not copper foul do not need too much attention. And if stored in a dry environment do not need any strenuous rust prevention.
I learned something the other day for all you cast bullet shooters.
Run a rag soaked in turps thru your barrel. Leave half an hour and run a bronze brush thru barrel and the lead fouling literally flakes out.
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I just use an old army cleaning kit for my .223 and .22LR. Jag through with breakfree, then some dry ones. Will put a brush through if needed. I do this about every...maybe 60 rounds? Then clean and rub a lightly oiled rag over everything metal and bung back in the safe.
Just have a boresnake for the .260 but that has nowhere near the volume of shots put through it. Actually probably lucky to have had more than 60 in it's whole life.
Lens pen for anything glass every outing. I freakin' love that thing. (I have no scope covers and cover only on one side of my binos)
patches,Barnes cr10 and patience grasshopper
Breakfree.... are the first one or two shots out of the group?
It's what I found.
I don't clean a rimfire unless it's not shooting well.
Lens pens are the bees knees. Never use paper.
This thread reminds me I must get the Sako out and clean it
I don't really 'clean'. I just run an oiled patch through before storage and two dry patches before use.
Cleaning your rifles in one of many ways is one thing, but it's a humid safe that bothers me most of all. I keep a couple of those reusable dehumidifier things in my main safe, it's reassuring knowing that the preciouses are dry.
Oh, and I love Ballistol. I still use #9 on a brush on the bore and chamber, but everything gets a bloody good ballistoling and sits for 1/2 an hour before I actually start cleaning (- especially my AR, the bolt gets taken apart and doused in an ice cream container, and the insides of the receivers and barrel extension get a wee blast too. It really loosens up the crud.)
Rimfire semis - the bolt and inside of receiver get a toothbrush scrub with #9, then dried and oiled sparingly, but only really a boresnake through the barrel a few times.
Rimfire bolt actions - the once in a blue moon scrub and oil of the bolt, and a boresnaking
I like clean bores. Clean powder with hoppes, then boretech for copper. I clean anytime the rifles been shot.
I sometimes pull a boresnake through, sometimes i even put a little bit of gunslick lube on the boresnake, sometimes..
I shoot 2-3 times a week so I clean my rifles / pistols based on their round count. i.e I don't clean them every time I shoot but normally once every 2-3 weeks.
.22 go about 1000 rounds. AR15 223, 300 blackout & 9mm go about 500-750 rounds before they get a clean.
I use the normal hopes bore solvent and nylon and / or bronze bushes to clean the barrels. Bronze brush is better if the barrel is really dirty.
The best thing I use is CRC Brake Cleaner and cheap paper towels. Magic on dirty guns. Nitrile gloves are a must.
I buy in bulk.
CRC Brakleen 6 pack deal | Trade Me
See how Gerry cleans his guns. Very similar as to how I do it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMuWlomfnf4
Forgot to add I use CRC 556 at the end and wipe all external surfaces down.
Its good also on patches to run through the barrel after the bore solvent has done its job.
I buy the rolls of cleaning patches and cut them to suit.
Simple? Gunslick foaming bore cleaner... I use a brush after a few hundred rounds but it may not be needed as the foaming cleaner is excellent.
After patching out I use a little ballistol on a patch to lube for the safe... I always run a snake through before I shoot after a clean just to remove any excess oil.
I have been useing this stuff for a few years very simple to use and no strong smellQuote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum
Where do you get it? My local shop doesn't stock it and I can't find any on other gun shop websites.
Craftys sports in stortford lodge Hastings Hawkes Bay has gunslik foaming bore cleaner in stock
Dave craft
06-8782800
Thanks for all the replies, seems like there is more than one way to skin a cat!
+1 foaming bore cleaner. However it's pretty expensive, so I'd recommend it after heavy shooting or once every couple of months to get out stubborn copper.
If your bore is chrome lined, a pull through should suffice with Hoppe's and oil. That's what I use in my AR's - don't need to scrub the bore every time I shoot it.
Everything else: This is my cleaning routine: Run a wet patch with copper remover e.g. KG12, let sit for a few minutes, dip a nylon brush with KG 12 and run through the bore a few times. Then run a few patches until dry. Wet a bronze brush with Hoppe's to get out powder residue, run through bore a few times, then a couple of dry patches until clean. Lastly run a patch of gun oil, and lubricate all exterior surfaces as necessary.
At minimum you should have a strong one-piece cleaning rod (incl brushes, jags), a copper remover, a carbon/powder residue solvent, and a good gun oil/grease for the gun.
I.e. M14's need to be greased old school, bolt guns just need a light coating of oil (i.e. CLP), and semi's generally just need a high temp tolerant oil (i.e. CLP, froglube...etc).
Sportsway gunshed are the supplyers just get your number one stop gun shop to get it for you
Do you really need to use copper removing solutions? I just put a few oiled patches down and then a dry one and my rifle has always shot well.
If your rifle shoots better fouled then no however, If your rifle does not like shooting with a heavily fouled bore then it will necessitate using copper removing products.Quote:
Originally Posted by MDub
On this topic. I took the Hushpower suppressor off my .22 LR after 170 rounds. It was seriously filthy. Clean it or not clean it?