Shotgun bores and my ML are the only ones that get a hard scrubbing periodically. The former from plastic wads and the latter from plastic sabots.
Gun cleaning sucks!
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- Jan 1, 2019
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I never clean my guns,,
Because I live in Calvert, there is no ranges down here. So I never really shoot.
Because I live in Calvert, there is no ranges down here. So I never really shoot.
Shot a few guns, then my carry gun. One shot and it jammed. Gun? I think it was a dirty magazine.
I learned to just accept cleaning, but it does factor in my going to the range...
and - I - clean -every - mag.
I learned to just accept cleaning, but it does factor in my going to the range...
and - I - clean -every - mag.
DanGuy48
Ultimate Member
I hate it, especially Ruger MK2.
Brake cleaner....no need to disassemble. Ever.
JollyPedro
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Flat broke shooters is not far from you at all and is a very nice range!
Biggfoot44
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- Aug 2, 2009
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Doco Overboard
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Sometimes Ill push a greasy patch down the bore before leaving the range.
That way once I get back to the bench its just a patch or two down the bore to get all the brass and bullet fouling out of it real easy/quick.
If you have a tin of that grease that came with those Swiss rifles it works like a champ.
Otherwise Ill use wheel bearing grease.
I think its easier to do light maintenance than have to clean the hell out of a bore or a system from trying to do it all at one time.
That way once I get back to the bench its just a patch or two down the bore to get all the brass and bullet fouling out of it real easy/quick.
If you have a tin of that grease that came with those Swiss rifles it works like a champ.
Otherwise Ill use wheel bearing grease.
I think its easier to do light maintenance than have to clean the hell out of a bore or a system from trying to do it all at one time.
Clean your guns or buy replacements your option.
If you don't like doing that part, pay someone to do it for you.
Sound like your doing it wrong, cleaning my guns tops off the enjoyment I get from shooting them.
If you don't like doing that part, pay someone to do it for you.
Sound like your doing it wrong, cleaning my guns tops off the enjoyment I get from shooting them.
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guzma393
Active Member
My guns just get sprayed down with clp, bore snaked, and wiped down every 2-3 range trips. Bcg's and bolts get greased. I seldom do a deep clean unless it isn't going to be shot for a while. Moderation is key, knowing that carbon is abrasive.
Some guns get more attention to clean than others, depending how dirty they shoot. My 300 blk upper range burner bcg always looks like this after 2-3 range trips.
Some guns get more attention to clean than others, depending how dirty they shoot. My 300 blk upper range burner bcg always looks like this after 2-3 range trips.
- May 15, 2007
- 24,562
Yes, I've used Wipe Out on a rifle (.303 Enfield) and the bottom of the muzzle end (where it dripped out) sustained damage to the bluing. Since that incident, I now plug the muzzle end and the breech while letting the Wipe Out do its work.
Sunrise
Ultimate Member
I clean my firearm(s) and training magazines after every range trip. I also rotate the carry ammunition I use into different carry magazines so that I'm not always seating the same round/magazine when I carry.
Hoppe's No. 9 Bore Cleaner and Hoppe's Lubricating Oil for my 9mm(s). I use/travel with the small bottles and refill from large ones when I need to.
As others have said, I find it relaxing.... Of course that could be the Hoppe's fumes doing that. I wear latex gloves and do it in a well ventilated area, but I still wind up smelling like it no matter what.
Hoppe's No. 9 Bore Cleaner and Hoppe's Lubricating Oil for my 9mm(s). I use/travel with the small bottles and refill from large ones when I need to.
As others have said, I find it relaxing.... Of course that could be the Hoppe's fumes doing that. I wear latex gloves and do it in a well ventilated area, but I still wind up smelling like it no matter what.
linkstate
Ultimate Member
Thanks for that info. I just so happens to have a new to me enfield that needs a light cleaning. Maybe it’s the paint or whatever they use. Mine is a post war version. It doesn’t really need wipeout for now. Just a patch with CLP.
I clean the same after one shot than after 100 rounds. After each time I shoot, field strip, soak barrel in Hoppes, toothbrush the frame to get it clean, return to barrel with nylon or brass brush, scrub and then spray with Gun Scrubber, when patch pushes through white I am done.
I hate it, sometimes I don't shoot because I would have to clean. I have found if I take a cleaning kit to the range and clean immediately after the shooting session the carbon and powder residue comes out much easier.
This is what my dad taught me, this is what I do, this is what I teach. But what do I know......
TD
I hate it, sometimes I don't shoot because I would have to clean. I have found if I take a cleaning kit to the range and clean immediately after the shooting session the carbon and powder residue comes out much easier.
This is what my dad taught me, this is what I do, this is what I teach. But what do I know......
TD
- Jul 29, 2014
- 50,051
Sorry, but that's crazy.
To be frank, you know an obsessive cleaning process that likely causes additional wear and uses up a lot of your time as well as the extra expense of the cleaning products. To each their own. There is a lot of data out there that cleaning before accuracy has started to reduce or a reliability issue crops up does wear the bore out faster. For guns that take a lot to take down, it’s extra wear on things that might break or get boggered. For others, well no concerns over wearing out a pistol bore cleaning or shooting it. But unless you are shooting corrosive stuff, you aren’t doing anything to make it last longer or improve accuracy by extremely frequent cleaning. For sure, if your life depends on that gun, keep it clean and clean it whenever it gets dirty. I’d rather spend the time and some extra wear cleaning a carry gun after shooting it. Or an HD gun.
But for range use. Hunting. Match. Collecting. You are just wearing it out faster and maybe aiding in reliability by .1% (over what is likely already extremely reliable) cleaning every single time you’ve shot the gun than by cleaning it when either an issue presents, or ~once a year/every many hundreds of rounds.
- May 15, 2007
- 24,562
He left out the sarcasm emoji.
Agree with the clown. That’s crazy.
Robert heatterich
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- Mar 23, 2016
- 63
I clean my target guns after every use don’t want any issues when it counts
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