To clean or not to clean Moderators ? - That is the question.
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maximus otter
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l hose mine (non-titanium) out with WD-40 Penetrant.
A couple are user-strippable, but l don’t bother.
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Leec6.5
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Never bothered personally
I strip and clean all mine regularly. The rimfire are particularly prone to build up
Apparently - Dont use WD40, it disipates and hardens into a sticky coating that accumulates carbon and reduses bore clearance and resists the pressure evacuation of loose material on firing.
Leec6.5
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In the days of the old T8’s wd40 was the must so thing!
I've never cleaned one yet
Knowing me I'd put a 308 mod back together with car exhaust parts - purely out of forgetfulness and carelessness
Knowing me I'd put a 308 mod back together with car exhaust parts - purely out of forgetfulness and carelessness
J@son
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I do exactly the same. Good squirt of WD40 - following the advice of Steve Beatie at Ivythorne. Never had an issue. Put them on the radiator to dry them out.
I have a very early reflex moderated . std thin none stainless ie an easy can to rust out . I use it regular on my .260 rem , the barrel burned out when Covid first appeared . A squirt of the Browning Leigia oil on a few patches , after the barrel gets its clean !
I know loads of folks who just don't clean then oil with a few soaked patches . Five mins with Meths impregnated patch and its good to go .
WD40 has changed and it promotes rusting, terrible stuff now , The Chinese i think own the now - I wont have the stuff in my workshop ,
I know loads of folks who just don't clean then oil with a few soaked patches . Five mins with Meths impregnated patch and its good to go .
WD40 has changed and it promotes rusting, terrible stuff now , The Chinese i think own the now - I wont have the stuff in my workshop ,
Was that info on their Website ? Very few manufacturers give a shot count based / time recommendation for cleaning e.g. every 50 rounds or annually, whichever comes sooner, or indeed a specific product. Powder deposits wont affect the Titanium core of course and it will take a vast amount of rounds to have a build up sufficient to affect anything balistically or otherwise.
Still going after decades - says a lot. I agree, remove the moisture negates corrosion in many cases.
I spray both my rimfire and full bore with Napier.
The full bore gets a full strip and clean 2 or 3 times a year. The rimfire once a month as the ammo can be very dirty and if you let it build up can be a pain to get the mod apart.
Also if I'm using fullbore subsonic I find i need to clean it more often than high velocity.
The full bore gets a full strip and clean 2 or 3 times a year. The rimfire once a month as the ammo can be very dirty and if you let it build up can be a pain to get the mod apart.
Also if I'm using fullbore subsonic I find i need to clean it more often than high velocity.
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