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Posted: 12/29/2008 8:23:45 AM EDT
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What do you recommend when cleaning your weapons.
I have only used the synthetic brush that comes with my glocks . I see Brass stainless steel Synthetic That beachwood casy firearms spray |
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Boresnake +1 +1 I have one for all of my guns except for my 12GA...need to find one of those. IMHO for most guns they do a good enough job for most people. They however are not adequte for precision rigs. There you want to have a rod, brush, jags, and a nice miriad of cleaners |
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I have one for all of my guns except for my 12GA...need to find one of those. In my experience, the 12GA boresnake works the best of all. You should definitly find one. The first time I used it, I couldn't believe how clean it got the barrel from one quick pass. The rifle boresnakes work ok, but nothing like the 12GA. |
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| Each of the products you mentioned have a place in gun cleaning IMHO. Well maintained guns that are cleaned after each firing usually only need a nylon brush. If the gun has a lot of build up or has seen several sessions of high volumn shooting with out cleaning, then a brass brush will speed up the cleaning process. SS "tornado" brushes a great for getting plastic wad residure or rust out of gun quickly, but should be used sparingly and carefully. I've tried several sprays and foaming cleaners, they work O.K., but don't seem to be worth the price to me. I like bore snakes for range cleaning and they work well. But, I just can't put my gun's in the safe without the old traditional brush and patch cleaning. Just my .2 cents. |
I like to keep it basic and use the same supplies to clean all my firearms I would use if I had to grab my BOB because the world went to shit tomorrow. (meaning far more than it is now,  )
That's an OTIS multi-caliber kit with the various brass bore brushes for my pistols and rifles to run the barrels, CLP for oil lube and cleaner to scrub the action with a green nylon dual sided brush and Tetra grease for main lubrication. I do throw in some Hoppes #9 in the barrels once and a while, but CLP is still a mainline and would maintain my firearms for a long long time with the Tetra grease and OTIS kit. Steel brushes and sectional rods are a strict no no for me as they scratch bore and actions more than the good they do. |
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Steel brushes and sectional rods are a strict no no for me as they scratch bore and actions more than the good they do. Thats what I was looking for. I got a few of the steel brushes as a gift but never used them, So I will stick with the brass and nylon.. and get me a bore snake |
| What I have found best for cleaning my Glocks is as soon as I get home from shooting, I field strip the glock and put the barrel in the sink with warm water and some simple green, or other degreaser. I let the barrel sit in the water for about 15-30 minutes (depending on how much I shot) I take it and run my barrel snake through it a few times, then run cleaning patches through it. I may use some hoppes or I may not (depending on how much I shot) I then rinse the barrel with clean running water, let it dry for a while then spray it good with break free after I wipe everything off, I check once more for trash in the barrel and then I am usually good to go. If you have never used simple green to clean your firearms, I would give it a try, with your Glocks and see how that does for you. |
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I have a Dewey coated rod for most of the firearms I own and a bore guide. For semi-automatics I use CLP or Slip 2000, and Hoppes #9 for everything else. I put a couple wet patches through the barrel with a jag. Then I put a brass brush through the barrel like 5-20 times. This really gets the gunk out. Much better than a plastic brush - there really is no comparison. I then repeat with wet patches until they come out clean. If I am using Hoppes I let it sit a while to get the copper out. Then I repeat the patches & brush cycle until the patches come out clean. On most barrels, that takes only one cycle; on others it takes five.
I use Otis kits and boresnakes for guns that you can't clean with a rod from the breech, like a 10/22, Garand, revolver or lever action. In my experience that is much less effective than cleaning with rods and brushes. Don't use anything but brass instruments in the bore. Other metals can damage your barrel. |
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What I have found best for cleaning my Glocks is as soon as I get home from shooting, I field strip the glock and put the barrel in the sink with warm water and some simple green, or other degreaser. I let the barrel sit in the water for about 15-30 minutes (depending on how much I shot) I take it and run my barrel snake through it a few times, then run cleaning patches through it. I may use some hoppes or I may not (depending on how much I shot) I then rinse the barrel with clean running water, let it dry for a while then spray it good with break free after I wipe everything off, I check once more for trash in the barrel and then I am usually good to go. If you have never used simple green to clean your firearms, I would give it a try, with your Glocks and see how that does for you. A note about Simple Green –– it's not good for aluminum. I know Glocks don't have any aluminum in them, but I figured I'd mention it before someone put their AR in a SG dunk. |
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