Cleaning... There has got to be a better way! - Page 2

yellahamma · July 17, 2013, 03:47 AM

CLP aerosol the cylinder and barrel. Spiff up the cylinder face and the
cone a bit with a Chore Boy.Run a bore snake through barrel and cylinder a few times. Check the extractor for debris.Wipe off.

newfrontier45 · July 17, 2013, 09:34 AM

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To me, guns don't FEEL clean unless they smell like Hoppes. My 30 year old revolvers look new. Tell me I'm doing something wrong!

So do mine, tell me I'm doing something wrong.

Bottom line, despite what some folks think, a dirty gun won't rust into oblivion overnight.

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Sun don't set on a dirty gun.

For you guys with this approach, how often do you shoot?

SgtLumpy · July 17, 2013, 11:48 AM

I don't think anyone's doing anything wrong, whether you clean to sanitary conditions or clean once in a while or maybe never at all.

If it does anything for the comparison -

There was a time when I trained heavily, twice a day, five days a week. Several hundred rounds of SWC lead, non jacketed, every morning then repeated in the afternoon or after dark. We didn't clean till the weekend.

If I were to clean till I saw white patches back then, compared to clean till white after one range trip today, it's the same number of patches needed.

I don't know if that means it didn't get any more dirty in the intense training use or if the cleaning I did was just as effective in light or heavy leading.

It's the same gun (model 66). It's the same chemical (BreakFree CLP). I think it's even the same cleaning rods, not that that has anything to do with it. It's the same human doing the cleaning. Same patches etc.

Sgt Lumpy

rclark · July 17, 2013, 12:26 PM

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a dirty gun won't rust into oblivion overnight.

or a week ... or two weeks, or a month ... or ... Exception is shooting black powder of course. (Looks like just repeated someones post .... on same wave length I guess!)

lagavulin62 · July 17, 2013, 12:52 PM

Revolvers are a pain to clean. I get lazy with my autos too. They get completely broken down about every 500 rounds but in between I just clean the bore and chamber as best I can with slide still in place.

Cosmodragoon · July 17, 2013, 10:22 PM

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For you guys with this approach, how often do you shoot?

NewFrontier45, I shoot about once per week.

4runnerman · July 18, 2013, 03:41 PM

For you guys with this approach, how often do you shoot?

Once,most times twice a week and around 300 to 400 rounds between 4 rifles. 6MMBR,243,223, 308.

gwpercle · July 19, 2013, 03:10 PM

Two bore snakes.
One saturated in your favorite cleaner , the other saturated in your favorite gun oil .
Pull the cleaner snake through the barrel and each chamber twice.
Pull the oiler snake through the barrel and each chamber twice.
Wipe down the exterior....you are done

July 18, 2013, 03:41 PM	#32
4runnerman Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,577	For you guys with this approach, how often do you shoot? Once,most times twice a week and around 300 to 400 rounds between 4 rifles. 6MMBR,243,223, 308. __________________ NRA Certified RSO NwCP- Performance Isn't Optional

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July 17, 2013, 03:47 AM	#26
yellahamma Junior Member Join Date: June 24, 2012 Posts: 3	CLP aerosol the cylinder and barrel. Spiff up the cylinder face and the cone a bit with a Chore Boy.Run a bore snake through barrel and cylinder a few times. Check the extractor for debris.Wipe off.

July 17, 2013, 11:48 AM	#28
SgtLumpy Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2013 Posts: 779	I don't think anyone's doing anything wrong, whether you clean to sanitary conditions or clean once in a while or maybe never at all. If it does anything for the comparison - There was a time when I trained heavily, twice a day, five days a week. Several hundred rounds of SWC lead, non jacketed, every morning then repeated in the afternoon or after dark. We didn't clean till the weekend. If I were to clean till I saw white patches back then, compared to clean till white after one range trip today, it's the same number of patches needed. I don't know if that means it didn't get any more dirty in the intense training use or if the cleaning I did was just as effective in light or heavy leading. It's the same gun (model 66). It's the same chemical (BreakFree CLP). I think it's even the same cleaning rods, not that that has anything to do with it. It's the same human doing the cleaning. Same patches etc. Sgt Lumpy

July 17, 2013, 12:52 PM	#30
lagavulin62 Senior Member Join Date: June 19, 2008 Location: Montgomery, Texas Posts: 222	Revolvers are a pain to clean. I get lazy with my autos too. They get completely broken down about every 500 rounds but in between I just clean the bore and chamber as best I can with slide still in place.

July 19, 2013, 03:10 PM	#33
gwpercle Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2012 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 1,748	Two bore snakes. One saturated in your favorite cleaner , the other saturated in your favorite gun oil . Pull the cleaner snake through the barrel and each chamber twice. Pull the oiler snake through the barrel and each chamber twice. Wipe down the exterior....you are done