Rifle barrel Cleaning
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Even worse is to come in with a wet rifle and put it up with a round in the chamber. Had a friend do it and galvanic action almost ruined his rifle. I set it back about five threads and rechambered it and got about 90% of the pitting out. He went out and shot it and said my chamber job must have done more than remove the pits because now it shoots a smaller group. I put him in a match chamber that I use on my target rifles.
When I'm out in nasty weather, or when IU think there is dust and debris in the bore, I run a single patch with a scant bit of oil through the bore, then patch dry.~Muir.
Odders
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It's worth noting that Schultz & Larsen caution against using ANY form of chemical cleaner on their barrels - oil & brush/ patches or felts only (Yes I have bought bulk bags of both types of felts in three calibres).
Any extra cost of the felts is offset by not paying for exotic chemicals which amy or may not be "snake oil"...
Any extra cost of the felts is offset by not paying for exotic chemicals which amy or may not be "snake oil"...
Deermanagement
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I'm on my first tin. Very easy to use and recommended by a knowledgeable chap. He also said to use the foam, run a patch through to clear and then run a patch through with brake cleaner which will remove any remaining chemicals. Once I've done that I run a lightly oiled patch through to finish with no variation in POI from a clean barrel.
MrNorthampton
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For me I have used a lot of different products but have found the best so far is Bore Tech Inc to do a very good job.
when I fire a gun, get home small drop of oil on 1st patch, then run patches until clean, that's all I have done regarding cleaning barrels, put a 308 in p/x for a new one, well regarded gunsmith who I did the deal with inspected with a borescope and said I had looked after the gun well. So stick to that. not a target shooter .
Whatever you use do it just as soon as you fire your last shot. When propellant burns it forms carbon residue which you can see in your bore which hardens up when it cools off. The hardest substance known to man is carbon. The quicker you get it out of your barrel the easier it is to clean.
Capt caveman
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I’ll throw my 2p worth in. I’ve always been taught to clean a rifle every time it is fired.
I keep a boresnake on my person so you can pull it through a few times out in the field while it’s still warm. I use forests foam which does the job of getting the copper out after maybe 100 rounds, the armourers at work use it and they let a few cans go for a pack of hobnobs. Every time between just bronze brush and cleaning oil, something like young’s 303.
Had a go with the boretech eliminator that seems pretty good although to do it properly you need to get a non brass rod and jag and a nylon brush (it turns blue with brass and copper) to finish a lightly oiled pull through.
Before I go back out give it a good clean out with break cleaner get the oil out.
That does sound anal now I’ve looked at it
I keep a boresnake on my person so you can pull it through a few times out in the field while it’s still warm. I use forests foam which does the job of getting the copper out after maybe 100 rounds, the armourers at work use it and they let a few cans go for a pack of hobnobs. Every time between just bronze brush and cleaning oil, something like young’s 303.
Had a go with the boretech eliminator that seems pretty good although to do it properly you need to get a non brass rod and jag and a nylon brush (it turns blue with brass and copper) to finish a lightly oiled pull through.
Before I go back out give it a good clean out with break cleaner get the oil out.
That does sound anal now I’ve looked at it
Somewhere in a cupboard I have a dvd on rifle care and cleaning . I believe it was presented by Steve Bowers and A.Nother. Could have been from BASC .
If any of you suffer from an inability to sleep , your welcome to it . 30 odd minutes of pure anasthesia .
Anyone else made the mistake of buying this drivel?
If any of you suffer from an inability to sleep , your welcome to it . 30 odd minutes of pure anasthesia .
Anyone else made the mistake of buying this drivel?
I’ve used a few different products over the years the last one until recently was wipeout patch out which I found to be quite adequate. However I’ve recently changed to Boretech products and use the separate Copper remover and Carbon remover, I felt that I needed a better way of getting carbon out but didn’t want to do a full clean every time I put the gun away.
Current regime is, every time I put the rifle away, I patch the bore with boretech carbon remover to remove carbon and the products of combustion wether I’ve shot one round or fifty, oil and put away. When a I get it out again, I swab the bore with carb cleaner to remove the oil before use.
My intention is only to use the copper remover as part of the cleaning regime after every fifty shots or so, or if I think it needs it or if I’m probably not going to use that particular rifle for a while.
Current regime is, every time I put the rifle away, I patch the bore with boretech carbon remover to remove carbon and the products of combustion wether I’ve shot one round or fifty, oil and put away. When a I get it out again, I swab the bore with carb cleaner to remove the oil before use.
My intention is only to use the copper remover as part of the cleaning regime after every fifty shots or so, or if I think it needs it or if I’m probably not going to use that particular rifle for a while.
henryjackson
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I saw one video that cautioned against using gun oil down a rifle barrel. Is this true? If so what oil does everyone use? I have been just using a bore snake but it feels odd not using any oils, especially compared to my shotgun where I put oil down the barrel every 2 or 3 cleans.
Thanks
[Edited - trawled through Facebook and eventually found the link... I haven't watched all of the video but just saw about the oil in the minute preview on facebook]
https://youtu.be/TzOMMKCHhdw
Thanks
[Edited - trawled through Facebook and eventually found the link... I haven't watched all of the video but just saw about the oil in the minute preview on facebook]
https://youtu.be/TzOMMKCHhdw
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I use hoppes no 9, ballistol. usgi bore cleaner, sweet's 7.62,montana extreme 50 bmg copper killer, all work fine some better on copper than others
. I have used the dish soap and hot water method, worked fine and I rinsed the bore with clear hot water so no worries about salt. Worked fine. Strangely more effective than
thought.
. I have used the dish soap and hot water method, worked fine and I rinsed the bore with clear hot water so no worries about salt. Worked fine. Strangely more effective than
thought.
Clear the oil before shooting and it wont be a problem.
Sounded rather like you know what your doing imo.
Im sure that gun oils been used to swab rifle barrels for years without much in the way of I’ll effects because of its use, however the two precautionary caveats that I’m aware of are as follows.
An excess of oil in the barrel could possibly cause damage to the bore due to the liquid being incompressible, a hydraulic action may occur which causes the damage. Believe what you will, but it takes but a moment to clean the oil out of the barrel, before use, with any suitable solvent and run patches through until dry.
The other well known issue, is that people tend to over oil things. The oil then runs back down the barrel and collects in the action/ trigger mechanism, this then attracts dust and other detritus, which eventually gums everything up. Similarly it’s also the cause of the bedding areas in a lot of wooden stocked rifles going soft. There’s a simple answer to both of these, which is to store the rifle, muzzle down, in the cabinet.
Whatever you chose to do, don’t let anyone tell you that bare steel, even stainless, without any protection, will be safe from corrosion for any length of time.
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