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Posted: 1/30/2006 8:18:30 PM EDT
[#1]
Either bore snake or copper brush everytime after I got shooting. bore snakes with a few drops of oil really seem to help a whole lot.
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Posted: 1/30/2006 8:28:38 PM EDT
[#2]
Run the OTIS through about 4 or 5 times and call 'er quits.
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Posted: 1/30/2006 8:42:34 PM EDT
[#3]
I only shoot AK's there no need to clean them
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Posted: 1/30/2006 8:46:46 PM EDT
[#4]
So clean the Virgin Ashley Simpson herself would be proud to put a patch through there!
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Posted: 1/30/2006 10:35:34 PM EDT
[#5]
Depends on the stick...ARs and AKs recieve the amount of attention one might expect.
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Posted: 1/31/2006 4:14:03 AM EDT
[#6]
boresnake pulled through 3 times or until clean--whichever is reached second. add a little of whatever cleaner to the forward end and a little to the tail.
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Posted: 1/31/2006 4:19:12 AM EDT
[#7]
I run 87 patches thru the barrel!
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Posted: 1/31/2006 6:50:00 AM EDT
[#8]
I clean it till the patch is a s white as it when in the first time.
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Posted: 1/31/2006 8:40:50 AM EDT
[#9]
i clean about twice a year and wipe off the rust that forms from sitting in the humid weather about once a month
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Posted: 1/31/2006 10:35:31 AM EDT
[#10]
I run a Boresnake with a little CLP through the bore 3 times on all my semi autos. I take more time and use patches with my PSS.
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Posted: 1/31/2006 11:28:49 AM EDT
[#11]
Till I like what I see down-barrel. I don't like anything but bare shiny metal.
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Posted: 1/31/2006 12:10:57 PM EDT
[#12]
I use to clean down to bare metal. Now I just clean the powder fouling out. I guess if one starts to shoot poorly then I would clean down to bare metal again.
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Posted: 1/31/2006 1:17:41 PM EDT
[#13]
For a non chrome lined bore, I'll usually do a wet patch, let it soak in for a few minutes, followed by a couple dry patches... then wet patch, brush a few strokes, dry patch until they come out dry.
That usually gets 'em clean. Or in my black powder cartridge rifle... a patch wet with alchohol, a couple dry patches, nylon brush, dry patches, and it's clean. |
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Posted: 1/31/2006 4:37:00 PM EDT
[#14]
I never clean the barrel except on the sniper rifle, the MG's never get a brush threw them. The beltfed eats alot of corrosive ammo (old surplus) and then it will sit till the next shoot. Come time for the next shoot i will look down the barrel and alot of the times the rust is sooo bad you cant see but a little bit of light threw the other end, after the first shot its all gone and so is the rifling. I clean the internals meticulously, its a passion, i get bored...i clean them, havent touched them in a while...i clean them, you know, GUN LUV.
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Posted: 2/1/2006 12:05:22 AM EDT
[#15]
Way to take care of your guns!!! 
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Posted: 2/1/2006 8:47:20 AM EDT
[#16]
Im not worried about the barrels, they are cheap, my guns always run good. So i must be doin something right.
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Posted: 2/1/2006 9:00:09 AM EDT
[#17]
I clean the chamber, and the lugs.
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Posted: 2/1/2006 9:35:00 AM EDT
[#18]
I actually DO clean my rifles, and the barrels/bore.
But I am no advocate of cleaning until the patch is perfectly clean. That is not necessary and can wear the bore. Cleaning is a good way to inspect and find potentially broken parts, but "military" type cleaning is a waste of time. I do the same for all rifles: Wet patch with Barnes CR-10--let it sit a minute. Dry patch--it's usually really dirty. Then wet brush for 10 strokes or so. Dry patch. Wet patch for a few strokes, let it sit another minute or two--now the real cleaning is happening. (maybe wet brush again if it's really dirty). Dry patch. Wet patch. Dry patch, dry patch. Lightly oiled patch. Done. |
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Posted: 2/1/2006 11:04:24 AM EDT
[#19]
Just try to keep the pressure down |
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Posted: 2/1/2006 12:48:26 PM EDT
[#20]
I put a solvent patch in first, let it soak for a few minutes, then a few patches until they come out relatively clean and the bore looks shiny, no crud visible. I know there is a little copper in there, but I won't try and get that out unless I haven't in a year or so and am bored or unless I notice it shooting worse.
Though when I get a new milsurp gun I use the brush like mad and a lot of solvent to get rid of whatever was in it prior to me. Other than that, my brushes rarely get used. |
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Posted: 2/1/2006 12:50:29 PM EDT
[#21]
That's weird, because I run one patch through the barrel 87 times!!! |
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Posted: 2/1/2006 1:05:31 PM EDT
[#22]
Depends. On my hunting rifles, I'll use Sweet's or something similar to clean all the copper out of the barrel...everything else get's a good cleaing after every shoot, but nothing too excessive.
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Posted: 2/1/2006 2:05:20 PM EDT
[#23]
If they are going into storage for awhile they get cleaned good. If not the occasional boresnake and wipe down.
Of course if I have used corrosive ammo the whole damn gun gets sterilized, greased and oiled before the day is through. Oh yeah, Ashley Simpson has no talent but she does have a nice set of.... |
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Posted: 2/2/2006 4:38:26 AM EDT
[#24]
Ashley Simpson doesn't need any talant.
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Posted: 2/2/2006 5:02:14 AM EDT
[#25]
I run patches until there's no blue or greenish discoloration on the patch. I also have an Outer's Foul Out system that I use on my bolt guns. There's something about those Nosler Ballistic Tips that streak the hell out of my rifle bores.
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Posted: 2/2/2006 10:28:43 PM EDT
[#26]
chamber: clp and chamber brush @10 turns.
barrel: wet patch of butch's bore shine 2x (flip and reapply), dry patch 2x, clpd patch. (run more wet if still showing copper) pistols and shotguns require scrubbing with a borebrush. |
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Posted: 2/3/2006 3:35:22 AM EDT
[#27]
I use CLP and alternate wet and dry patches till they come out clean.
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