Need a quick answer - M44 cleaning > General Discussion

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:18:41 AM EDT

I need a quick answer. What caliber size of cleaning products do I need for a Mosin Nagant M44 7.62x54R? All the cleaning products I've seen are in standard format. I'm thinking maybe .30-something?

Also what length of a cleaning rod do I need, to clean from breech to muzzle? Thanks!

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:19:16 AM EDT

[#1]

30 caliber

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:19:50 AM EDT

[#2]

You are going to CLEAN an M44?

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:21:16 AM EDT

[#3]

.30 but make sure you get it for 54, the 39 won't clean it all the way.

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:22:41 AM EDT

[#4]

I use a .30 caliber Dewey rod and jag.

I use a .35 caliber bronze brush, as the M-44 is around .311 or.312, instead of .308, and the larger brush helps clean the rifling better.

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:24:01 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
I need a quick answer. What caliber size of cleaning products do I need for a Mosin Nagant M44 7.62x54R? All the cleaning products I've seen are in standard format. I'm thinking maybe .30-something?

Also what length of a cleaning rod do I need, to clean from breech to muzzle? Thanks!

Water, check.
Bucket, check.
Dish soap, check.
Metal cleaning rod, check.
Old rag, check.

Rinse and repeat.

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:24:17 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
I use a .30 caliber Dewey rod and jag.

I use a .35 caliber bronze brush, as the M-44 is around .311 or.312, instead of .308, and the larger brush helps clean the rifling better.

How long of a rod?

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:24:36 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
You are going to CLEAN an M44?

+1.

It is cheaper to just buy a new one.

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:24:40 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
I use a .30 caliber Dewey rod and jag.

I use a .35 caliber bronze brush, as the M-44 is around .311 or.312, instead of .308, and the larger brush helps clean the rifling better.

he has spoken, lock the thread.

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:27:50 AM EDT

[#9]

Lol, yes, it's going to be cleaned. I have an AR. I can't stand to have another firearm more neglected than the rest. Equal Opportunity Cleaning?

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:30:54 AM EDT

[#10]

Rod length please? I don't have the rifle yet (arrives Tuesday!

) and I want to have my supplies in order. I'm getting a Dewey rod.

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:30:55 AM EDT

[#11]

get a rod a little longer than the barrel and chamber

glad I could help

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:34:57 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
get a rod a little longer than the barrel and chamber

glad I could help

+ the action length if cleaning from the chamber end

Barrel length plus about 8-10 inches should be more than enough.

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:36:46 AM EDT

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Quoted:

Quoted:
get a rod a little longer than the barrel and chamber

glad I could help

+ the action length if cleaning from the chamber end

Barrel length plus about 8-10 inches should be more than enough.

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:39:50 AM EDT

[#14]

Don't it come with a cleaning rod?

(I always thought that was a static dicharge vain like the guns in Star Wars have.)

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:45:35 AM EDT

[#15]

another m44 tip, shoot the gun till its hot and pour a mix of water and windex down the bore. little cooking/oil change funnel helps

everyone always says get the water hot so you can dissolve the corrosive salts . . . so why work so hard? let the weapon boil its own water

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:45:41 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I use a .30 caliber Dewey rod and jag.

I use a .35 caliber bronze brush, as the M-44 is around .311 or.312, instead of .308, and the larger brush helps clean the rifling better.

How long of a rod?

I use a 48 inch rod, so that it will work on the long rifles like the 91/30.

Posted: 12/17/2007 11:54:11 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
another m44 tip, shoot the gun till its hot and pour a mix of water and windex down the bore. little cooking/oil change funnel helps

everyone always says get the water hot so you can dissolve the corrosive salts . . . so why work so hard? let the weapon boil its own water

Why does that sound like a bad idea?

I'm thinking along the lines of warping the barrel. Hot metal, cold water?

Posted: 12/31/2007 11:51:45 AM EDT

[#18]

Last thread as of this moment BTT

Just your avergae post whore

Posted: 1/1/2008 1:20:10 PM EDT

[#19]

Vinegar is a bad idea. It will cause rust almost immediately.

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