Cleaning bolt guns, what is the most sufficient method you use?

[upsdownsideways]

I have used bore snakes, one piece and two piece cleaning rods, a bore guide....

Not sure if I am sold on the bore snake. I used to use it often in the past.

 

[clcustom1911]

I do a bore snake with solvent on it for 2-3 pulls then a couple dry patches every 100-150 rounds.

I'm not a believer in "shoot till accuracy falls off, then clean."

Thats like saying don't change your serpentine belt until it shreds.

 

[celltech]

Once I got a borescope and could see how much junk there actually was in my barrels I quit using bore snakes. Carbon fiber rod, bore guide, patches, and CLR for me. I am not a stickler for gleaning gas guns after every outing, but when I clean might as well get it done.

 

[upsdownsideways]

Once I got a borescope and could see how much junk there actually was in my barrels I quit using bore snakes Carbon fiber rod, bore guide, patches, and CLR for me. I am not a stickler for gleaning gas guns after every outing, but when I clean might as well get it done.

Is there supposed to be a period after bore snakes? Not sure if you stopped using every thing you listed lol

 

[Sniper8]

Once I got a borescope and could see how much junk there actually was in my barrels I quit using bore snakes Carbon fiber rod, bore guide, patches, and CLR for me. I am not a stickler for gleaning gas guns after every outing, but when I clean might as well get it done.

Any recommendations on a set?

 

[acudaowner]

I just tried something i saw in a video last week and was more than pleasantly surprised to see it actually worked clr nice cheap easy to get and use smells a little worse than my usual slip 2000 but it turned 2 days of soaking into a 20 min soak rinse and swab and done carbon clean up on its own I did not help with the copper but mixed in with the copper cleaner I did the same thing with the barrel and it worked really nice . I can't thank the guy that did the video enough actually showing it breaking down the carbon that fast was a hoot to watch .

 

[upsdownsideways]

Does anybody still use sweets 7.62? Lol

 

[blbennett1288]

Cleaning rod with jags and brushes. I use some universal bolt bore guide and it works fine.

Wet patch, 4 brushes, wet patch, dry patches until clean.

Wipe down bolt and lube with Hoppes grease

Clean out trigger with lighter fluid.

Thread adapter and break get soaked in Hydrogen peroxide and white vinegar for 24hrs. Clean off residue with tooth brush and pipe cleaners

 

[PinesAndProjectiles]

That's Erik Corrina.

I'll add that mixing cleaning chemicals is never a good idea.

 

[clcustom1911]

That's Erik Corrina.

I'll add that mixing cleaning chemicals is never a good idea.

Oh come on.

Next you're gonna say it's a bad idea to be smoking a cigar while weighing out powder charges.

 

[nikonNUT]

Bore-Tech rod (with bore guide) and proof positive jag... Three patches wetted with CLR, wait 10 minutes, 3 more patches wetted with CLR, 3 dry patches, 3 patches wetted with 99% isoproply alcohol (to get any CLR residue out), 3 more dry patches, 1 oily patch, 2 dry patches, and done! Total time is maybe 20 minutes. I do use a few chamber mops to get anything that dribbled past the bore guide but that's a different story

P.S. I have the muzzle brake soaking in CLR during the cleaning process. Then I pop it in the US and it comes out spotless!

 

[NiteQwill]

Wipe Out foaming cleaner (let it sit 24 hours), Mike Lucas boreguide, Montana Xtreme cleaning rod or Pro-Shot one piece, Montana Xtreme jag.

Or pull the barrel, then use CLR with the barrel plugged.

 

[McMillan]

Does anybody still use sweets 7.62? Lol

I'd never clean a barrel without it

 

[leclairk]

Boretech, nylon brush’s, and patches for me.

 

[DarnYankeeUSMC]

Kroil. A few wet patches and let it sit for 30 minutes. Run a brush a few times and then dry patches.
Like @clcustom1911 said. It doesn't have to be done every range trip but often enough that you will know that it was you that flubbed the shot and not a dirty rifle.
Good grief it ain't rocket science.

 

[natdscott]

Wipeout makes life easier.

 

[clcustom1911]

Kroil. A few wet patches and let it sit for 30 minutes. Run a brush a few times and then dry patches.
Like @clcustom1911 said. It doesn't have to be done every range trip but often enough that you will know that it was you that flubbed the shot and not a dirty rifle.
Good grief it ain't rocket science.

Kroil does magic things. I love using it to cut other synthetic oils down to help flow into different areas. Great stuff.

 

[High Desert duck]

I take it to a smith and have him screw a new one on.


But seriously I clean once around 100 rounds to check the copper content and then not unless the rifle gets rained or snowed on. Last barrel was a 25 CM. when I pulled it at 2600 it was still a .5 MOA gun. It had just lost some velocity.
this is for cut rifled hand lapped barrels. I have found the button rifles factory barres need attention periodically

 

[DarnYankeeUSMC]

Magic elixir?

Kroil does magic things. I love using it to cut other synthetic oils down to help flow into different areas. Great stuff.

How is it on stains? LoL

 

[celltech]

Any recommendations on a set?

Tipton rod and their cheap bore guide works fine. CLR for carbon and Sweets for copper.