Gunsmithing Precision rifle cleaning and products
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not sure. but i think its kind of personal opinion so anybody that does clean theirs I am asking those people. i clean my custom hunting rifles but i curious if theres a different process for the precision long guns?
Clean when accuracy drops off or you start getting pressure problems from a carbon ring.
My builder told me not to clean my creedmoor. It will shoot out first, and I’d do way more damage to the barrel cleaning it than anything else.
But he hand laps the barrel to perfection. A less perfect barrel might need the shoot and clean break in procedure for all I know. And a caliber with a longer barrel life will surely need to be cleaned at some point.
But he hand laps the barrel to perfection. A less perfect barrel might need the shoot and clean break in procedure for all I know. And a caliber with a longer barrel life will surely need to be cleaned at some point.
I tried this don't clean until accuracy falls off crap on a match grade barrel and I won't do that again. Just got threw cleaning out a bad carbon ring. I will go back to what I use to do with my others rifles and clean when I get threw shooting that particular rifle. I have been using KG products for around 8 years,parker hale jags and nylon brushes. You won't ruin a barrel unless you do something stupid like letting an aggressive solvent sit in for a day or so. Look up what Frank Bartlein has to say about cleaning barrels.
I just run a few wet patches with Hoppes 9 after a range trip and use the Bench Rest 9 occasionally with a nylon brush.
I don't have a safe full of custom barrels like many here but with the Bartlien and Schnieder barrels I have they usually take 3-5 wet patches before coming out clean.
I don't have a safe full of custom barrels like many here but with the Bartlien and Schnieder barrels I have they usually take 3-5 wet patches before coming out clean.
I fucking hate cleaning weapons, and most of my historical shooting has been with "non-precision", chrome lined/hammer forged barrels (ar-15/1911s, etc) and I honestly rarely if ever cleaned any of them, other than wiping down the BCG or barrel link and relubing.
With that said, having two pricier pre-fits from PVA, I thought i'd be compliant and follow their process below. I use a dewey coated rod, Possum Hollow Bore Guide #5, BoreTech Eliminator (PVA's recommendation), and some .22cal patches.
I did an abbreviated break-in for both of my 6.5cm barrels, and really don't want to clean again until accuracy drops off:
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George Gardner from GA Precision gave a good chat at shot show 2017 I listened to a few months back that I thought was very educational:
With that said, having two pricier pre-fits from PVA, I thought i'd be compliant and follow their process below. I use a dewey coated rod, Possum Hollow Bore Guide #5, BoreTech Eliminator (PVA's recommendation), and some .22cal patches.
I did an abbreviated break-in for both of my 6.5cm barrels, and really don't want to clean again until accuracy drops off:
Barrel Break-In
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George Gardner from GA Precision gave a good chat at shot show 2017 I listened to a few months back that I thought was very educational:
I use KG oils and solvents.
montana xtreme rods, jags, patches etc
boretech guides
i only “clean“ when the rifle shows me it needs it but try and keep the chamber and action tidy by wiping down and using a chamber mop more often. But I only run solvents on the barrel when I need to
montana xtreme rods, jags, patches etc
boretech guides
i only “clean“ when the rifle shows me it needs it but try and keep the chamber and action tidy by wiping down and using a chamber mop more often. But I only run solvents on the barrel when I need to
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Two steps and you’re done. I would clean it every 300-500 rounds. On a typical 6mm that’s only 3-6 cleanings before it’s shot out. In a 6.5 maybe 5-10 total.
And no, proper cleaning doesn’t hurt your barrel.
Wipe out foam
Tipton rod with jag and patches
Nylon chamber brush with a short pistol cleaning rod.
Clean every 200-400 rounds.
Tipton rod with jag and patches
Nylon chamber brush with a short pistol cleaning rod.
Clean every 200-400 rounds.
Depends on the level of nasty really, I use butchs bore shine and hoppe's no9 sweets 7.62 and barnes if alot of lead in 22rimfire Tipton rods parker hale jags proshot benchrest brushes
i asked the well known company that made my barrel what they advocated to use when cleaning the rifle bore. They specifically recommended Bore Tech Eliminator Bore Cleaner and to use patches, a bore guide and a one piece cleaning rod. They strongly advocated against utilizing bronze or any type of wire brushes. Nylon brushes were permissible sparingly and only when absolutely needed.
Wow really first I've ever heard that. Does it void their warranty or something? I do use a bore guide and nylon brushes too I forgot to add those
At 250-300 rounds, I ran a wet patch on a jag through 5 times. Just did it in my 300 Norma and had great results. I'll be doing that from now on for my other custom builds
Years ago at a McMillan class one of the gunsmiths gave a session on how they clean their rifles. They prefer to use one piece coated rods with Parker-Hale jags wrapped in non-woven lint free pads. The lint free pads hold a lot of solvent and soak the bore far better than patches. First a carbon solvent used to remove carbon and expose the copper followed by a copper solvent then a few dry passes with the jag wrapped in the pads. I do use soft brass brushes that push through the barrel without much pressure and a quality bore guide. Many of the nylon brushes I tried were too stiff. Use a stop on the rod when using brushes to prevent the brush from fully exiting the muzzle. I check the barrel with a bore scope after cleaning. I quit using ammonia based solvents years ago and mostly use Bore Tech products. I clean my F Class rifles after every match and every 500 rounds or so with my other precision rifles.
I called Bartlein and they told me Boretech Eliminator, so thats what I do. Its good stuff.
I don't know about their warranty policies...i never asked. I received that information when asking about best practice for barrel break in.
Kg1 for carbon and bore tech for copper. It's a lot easier to clean it and avoid a carbon ring, than deal with removing a carbon ring.
Wipe-Out foam since forever...every 200-300 rounds or so...stupid simple and one product removes copper & carbon, and leaves a protective coating.
Shoot it in, let sit overnight and patch it out. I like the fact that no brushes are used.
Shoot it in, let sit overnight and patch it out. I like the fact that no brushes are used.
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