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Posted: 12/9/2007 8:09:59 AM EDT
I cant stand the thought of leaving my guns dirty after shooting them even though I know too much cleaning is a bad thing. I am wondering if there is a good way I can pacify my need to clean and not do the guns any harm. Is there such a thing as a "light cleaning"? For example: yesterday I shot 24 rounds thru the revolver (S&W 629), about 50 rounds thru the AK, and about 45 rounds thru my 11-87. How much cleaning do these guns need based on these round counts? Conventional wisdom would tell me not very much but they still appear dirty  If it matters, they do sit sometimes 6 months between range trips so that factors into my desire to clean them and put them up. Help 
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Improper cleaning is worse than no cleaning. I dont think you can overclean but for what your shooting I wouldn't touch them. Most of my guns get cleaned once a year, some will have 3-4K through them others 10K+ (MG's). My target rifles and HD weapons always get cleaned/inspected. |
As long as your not using steel to clean steel I don't think you'll hurt them. Just use nylon brush & patches if your OCD  I clean my MP5 spotless after I shoot it, I just want it to last past my lifetime, that is all. Ultrasonic helps if your OCD imo....I shoot 1k rds through the MP5 in 1 sitting and then lightly scrub barrel (brass brush) and use a chamber brush (steel) and receiver brush (metal of some sort?) then wipe with patches then Ultrasonic, then foam the bore. |
Yeah, I dont try to scrub the metal back to natural color but I do use a bronze brush and powder blast in the bores, nylon on the recievers and outside of the barrel. Never steel wool. A couple or patches with Ed's Red down the tube followed by a couple draw and then 1 lightly oiled. Silocone rag the entire thing when I'm done. Thats it
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Bore snakes for each of those calibers are your friend. Run a few passes though each gun while they are still warm from firing will be good enough for the bore. Do the same for each hole the cylinder on the revolver. If they are going to sit for 6 months, maybe put some CLP on the boresnake for the final pass. Once a year clean the crap out of them. Gringop |
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