How do most people clean the barrels of their Ruger .22?

C0untZer0 · October 23, 2011, 12:56 PM

For the Mark I-III do people use a bore snake?

Do they use a rod but go from the muzzle back to the chamber?

GUNSNGOLD · October 23, 2011, 01:09 PM

i use a bore snake

wnycollector · October 23, 2011, 01:22 PM

Another bore snake user here.

laytonj1 · October 23, 2011, 01:41 PM

I remove the barrel from the frame and then run the rod from chamber to muzzle.

Jim

sgms · October 23, 2011, 01:43 PM

Bore snake here also.

Joe the Redneck · October 23, 2011, 02:59 PM

I do it the wrong way.

I use a regular metal cleaning rod (alum. I guess) and clean from the muzzle to the chamber.

After 20 years I have seen no damage. Still shoots better than I do. YMMV

Don P · October 23, 2011, 03:04 PM

Muzzle to chamber and every 4-5 cleanings I knock the barrel off the frame and give everything a extra good scrubbing getting all the smegma out of the nooks and crannies

Pahoo · October 23, 2011, 03:30 PM

Breech to muzzle, every time with Alum rod. However, because it's a .22, I don't clean that often. ....

Be Safe !!!

Micropterus · October 23, 2011, 03:33 PM

I use an aluminum cleaning rod and clean from the muzzle. Always have with every Ruger MkII or MkIII I've owned.

Jo6pak · October 23, 2011, 03:38 PM

I cleaned mine for 10+ years using an aluminum rod fromt eh muzzle. I didn't see any damage or loss of acuracy. Last fall, I lost one of the sections to the rod and replaced it with a bore snake.

Works so well, I picked on up for the M1A also.

Skadoosh · October 23, 2011, 03:39 PM

I rarely clean the bore of a 22lr chambered rifle of pistol.

Sparks1957 · October 23, 2011, 04:07 PM

Big fan of bore snakes here.

Hammerhead · October 23, 2011, 05:12 PM

Take it apart and use a rod from the rear, but my Mark II rarely needs more than a wet patch or two. I never use a brush.

C0untZer0 · October 23, 2011, 07:25 PM

I don't clean the bore that often, maybe once a year, But in the past I've used a rod from the muzzle back.

I think I'll get a bore snake though...

darkgael · October 23, 2011, 07:31 PM

Boresnake.
Pete

sigcurious · October 23, 2011, 08:40 PM

I'll tell you on the 2nd, after I pick up my 22/45 on the 1st

But it will probably be a boresnake as I already use one for my other guns.

tom234 · October 24, 2011, 09:29 AM

I cleaned my Ruger before the first range trip and haven't since. Now 2430 rounds down the bore and still no problems. Should only clean a Ruger when you have problems and I haven't had any.
http://www.guntalk-online.com/forum/...1d96eae5d2d22f

Willie Lowman · October 24, 2011, 09:38 AM

I snake it once a year if it needs it or not.

**Spats McGee** · October 24, 2011, 09:40 AM

Quote:

How do most people clean the barrels of their Ruger .22?

Judging from the posts so far, I think the correct answer is "infrequently."

Mike38 · October 24, 2011, 10:12 AM

Here’s what I do. After getting home from a range session I push a patch soaked in Hoppe’s using a 12 inch piece of weed whacker string. Then swab out the receiver / bolt area with a q-tip dipped in Hoppe’s. Back to the bore, repeat as above. Swab out the receiver / bolt area with a dry q-tip. Run a patch and some oil down the bore. Swab out the receiver / bolt area with a q-tip and oil. Done.

About every 2000 rounds, or every other year, I strip the pistol down and clean it real well. Right or wrong, I have the mind set that over cleaning a .22 pistol does as much or more damage in the form of wear then shooting it dirty. My Ruger 22/45 has never had a bronze brush or metal rod down the bore. It shoots every bit as good as the day I bought it. Mater of fact, both of my .22LR European target pistols get treated the same way. One has never had a rod or brush down the bore. The second one has, but only because of excessive lead fowling from shooting it with a stuck bullet in the bore. Had a squib load that stuck the bullet but cycled the action.

cwok · October 24, 2011, 10:41 AM

At the range - right after shooting:

I use a couple pieces of paper towel and Hoppes to get some crud out of the chamber and the bolt face.
Normally I then use a rod and more hoppes (no brush) to clean powder out of the barrel - four or five patches.
Repeat the cleaning of the chamber and face of the bolt.

Once in a while I'll use a boresnake. I used to do the once-in-awhile cleaning with a rod and brush and never shot well enough to detect any loss of accuracy.

Twice a year (Same as swapping batteries in smoke detector ) I strip and detail clean.
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jmstr · October 24, 2011, 11:02 AM

Boresnake, and then every 3 range trips Hoppes and a brush.

Direction depends on if it is my .22/.45 or my SP101 in .22lr.

Darmok · October 24, 2011, 01:21 PM

I don't have a Ruger, but here's how I clean my Browning Buck Mark .22 pistol: After each range session, I use a PatchWorm (basically the same as a piece of weed whacker string) to pull a single patch soaked with PrOlix (cleaning solvent) through the barrel, from breech to muzzle. I then let it work a while as I clean whatever other gun I have been using that day at the range. Then, I pull through a few more wet patches until they come out clean (usually takes 2 or so more patches, front and back).

Next, I run a dry Boresnake though (again, breech to muzzle). Then I run through another wet patch or two (front and back sides) until they come out clean (the Boresnake always loosens up some more dirt for the patches to deal with).

I suppose I could just use the Boresnake and omit the patches, but I find that they compliment each other.

Hardcase · October 24, 2011, 01:32 PM

I use a boresnake every now and then. I use swabs and oil fairly often in the receiver because it seems to get gunked up a lot. I shoot el-cheapo ammo, so that's probably the reason.

Skadoosh · October 24, 2011, 01:53 PM

I once saw a boresnake get jammed up pretty bad in a 22...both ends broke off.

October 23, 2011, 12:56 PM	#1
C0untZer0 Junior member Join Date: April 21, 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,555	How do most people clean the barrels of their Ruger .22? For the Mark I-III do people use a bore snake? Do they use a rod but go from the muzzle back to the chamber?

October 23, 2011, 03:04 PM	#7
Don P Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2005 Location: Swamp dweller Posts: 6,187	Muzzle to chamber and every 4-5 cleanings I knock the barrel off the frame and give everything a extra good scrubbing getting all the smegma out of the nooks and crannies __________________ *NRA Life Member, NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, NRA Certified Pistol Instructor,, USPSA & Steel Challange NROI Range Officer, ICORE Range Officer, ,MAG 40 Graduate* *As you are, I once was, As I am, You will be.*

October 23, 2011, 03:30 PM	#8
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	I don't clean often !! Breech to muzzle, every time with Alum rod. However, because it's a .22, I don't clean that often. .... Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing.

October 23, 2011, 03:33 PM	#9
Micropterus Senior Member Join Date: August 29, 2009 Location: Newport News, Virginia Posts: 306	I use an aluminum cleaning rod and clean from the muzzle. Always have with every Ruger MkII or MkIII I've owned. __________________ Regards, Rowland

October 23, 2011, 03:38 PM	#10
Jo6pak Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2010 Location: West Coast...of WI Posts: 1,663	I cleaned mine for 10+ years using an aluminum rod fromt eh muzzle. I didn't see any damage or loss of acuracy. Last fall, I lost one of the sections to the rod and replaced it with a bore snake. Works so well, I picked on up for the M1A also. __________________ NRA Life Member, SAF contributor.

October 23, 2011, 01:09 PM	#2
GUNSNGOLD Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2011 Location: in a casino Posts: 153	i use a bore snake

October 23, 2011, 01:22 PM	#3
wnycollector Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 2007 Posts: 1,996	Another bore snake user here.

October 23, 2011, 01:41 PM	#4
laytonj1 Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2005 Posts: 4,443	I remove the barrel from the frame and then run the rod from chamber to muzzle. Jim

October 23, 2011, 01:43 PM	#5
sgms Senior Member Join Date: May 30, 2010 Location: Arizona or Ohio depending Posts: 1,021	Bore snake here also.

October 23, 2011, 02:59 PM	#6
Joe the Redneck Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 1998 Location: New port richey FL us Posts: 473	I do it the wrong way. I use a regular metal cleaning rod (alum. I guess) and clean from the muzzle to the chamber. After 20 years I have seen no damage. Still shoots better than I do. YMMV

October 23, 2011, 03:39 PM	#11
Skadoosh Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2010 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,016	I rarely clean the bore of a 22lr chambered rifle of pistol. Last edited by Skadoosh; October 23, 2011 at 04:15 PM.

October 23, 2011, 04:07 PM	#12
Sparks1957 Senior Member Join Date: September 4, 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,552	Big fan of bore snakes here.

October 23, 2011, 05:12 PM	#13
Hammerhead Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,432	Take it apart and use a rod from the rear, but my Mark II rarely needs more than a wet patch or two. I never use a brush.

October 23, 2011, 07:25 PM	#14
C0untZer0 Junior member Join Date: April 21, 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,555	I don't clean the bore that often, maybe once a year, But in the past I've used a rod from the muzzle back. I think I'll get a bore snake though...

October 23, 2011, 07:31 PM	#15
darkgael Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania. Posts: 5,473	cleaning Boresnake. Pete __________________ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” Ernest Hemingway ... NRA Life Member

October 23, 2011, 08:40 PM	#16
sigcurious Senior Member Join Date: May 25, 2011 Posts: 1,755	I'll tell you on the 2nd, after I pick up my 22/45 on the 1st But it will probably be a boresnake as I already use one for my other guns.

October 24, 2011, 09:29 AM	#17
tom234 Senior Member Join Date: February 14, 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 753	I cleaned my Ruger before the first range trip and haven't since. Now 2430 rounds down the bore and still no problems. Should only clean a Ruger when you have problems and I haven't had any. http://www.guntalk-online.com/forum/...1d96eae5d2d22f

October 24, 2011, 09:38 AM	#18
Willie Lowman Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Location: Uh-Hi-O Posts: 3,006	I snake it once a year if it needs it or not. __________________ "9mm has a very long history of being a pointy little bullet moving quickly" --Sevens

October 24, 2011, 10:12 AM	#20
Mike38 Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2009 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 2,710	Here’s what I do. After getting home from a range session I push a patch soaked in Hoppe’s using a 12 inch piece of weed whacker string. Then swab out the receiver / bolt area with a q-tip dipped in Hoppe’s. Back to the bore, repeat as above. Swab out the receiver / bolt area with a dry q-tip. Run a patch and some oil down the bore. Swab out the receiver / bolt area with a q-tip and oil. Done. About every 2000 rounds, or every other year, I strip the pistol down and clean it real well. Right or wrong, I have the mind set that over cleaning a .22 pistol does as much or more damage in the form of wear then shooting it dirty. My Ruger 22/45 has never had a bronze brush or metal rod down the bore. It shoots every bit as good as the day I bought it. Mater of fact, both of my .22LR European target pistols get treated the same way. One has never had a rod or brush down the bore. The second one has, but only because of excessive lead fowling from shooting it with a stuck bullet in the bore. Had a squib load that stuck the bullet but cycled the action.

October 24, 2011, 10:41 AM	#21
cwok Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2010 Posts: 316	Cleaning At the range - right after shooting: I use a couple pieces of paper towel and Hoppes to get some crud out of the chamber and the bolt face. Normally I then use a rod and more hoppes (no brush) to clean powder out of the barrel - four or five patches. Repeat the cleaning of the chamber and face of the bolt. Once in a while I'll use a boresnake. I used to do the once-in-awhile cleaning with a rod and brush and never shot well enough to detect any loss of accuracy. Twice a year (Same as swapping batteries in smoke detector ) I strip and detail clean. .

October 24, 2011, 11:02 AM	#22
jmstr Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2001 Location: San Joaquin Valley, CA Posts: 1,281	Boresnake, and then every 3 range trips Hoppes and a brush. Direction depends on if it is my .22/.45 or my SP101 in .22lr.

October 24, 2011, 01:21 PM	#23
Darmok Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 112	I don't have a Ruger, but here's how I clean my Browning Buck Mark .22 pistol: After each range session, I use a PatchWorm (basically the same as a piece of weed whacker string) to pull a single patch soaked with PrOlix (cleaning solvent) through the barrel, from breech to muzzle. I then let it work a while as I clean whatever other gun I have been using that day at the range. Then, I pull through a few more wet patches until they come out clean (usually takes 2 or so more patches, front and back). Next, I run a dry Boresnake though (again, breech to muzzle). Then I run through another wet patch or two (front and back sides) until they come out clean (the Boresnake always loosens up some more dirt for the patches to deal with). I suppose I could just use the Boresnake and omit the patches, but I find that they compliment each other.

October 24, 2011, 01:32 PM	#24
Hardcase Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2009 Location: Sunny Southern Idaho Posts: 1,909	I use a boresnake every now and then. I use swabs and oil fairly often in the receiver because it seems to get gunked up a lot. I shoot el-cheapo ammo, so that's probably the reason. __________________ Well we don't rent pigs and I figure it's better to say it right out front because a man that does like to rent pigs is... he's hard to stop - Gus McCrae

October 24, 2011, 01:53 PM	#25
Skadoosh Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2010 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,016	I once saw a boresnake get jammed up pretty bad in a 22...both ends broke off.