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Hello,

What are folks using while at the range for cleaning your bore? How often do you clean?

Same question but for a deep clean when the day is all done?

What do folks use for wiping down a matte stainless finish?

How long do you let your gun sit between 3 and 5 shot groups? My gun is a heavy barrel 24” long and not fluted?


I am asking as previous range days consisted of zeroing my gunsand then heading home.

Thanks the help folks.
 
I clean as little as possible. I want the bore in a consistent state. Probobly 300-500 rounds before I will clean the barrel.

I don't cook barrels but I don't give them a lengthy cool down period either. Sometimes the gun has to shoot 1 round per minute or more. I want to see how it shoots hot as well.
 
Clean with a product called WipeOut.

It is a copper solvent foaming cleaner. Use patches with this product and do not use a bronze brush . . . if you do it will only last one cleaning . . . WipeOut will eat it!!!

The patch will come out blue if you have any copper fouling. If there is no blue after 5 rounds then expand your cleaning to after ten rounds. As the evidence of copper fouling increases you will find your own requirements.

Assuming this is a factory barrel you will get some copper fouling after a few (to perhaps many) rounds whereas with a custom match grade barrel you might go 40 rounds or more.

At the Silhouette Match on the weekend I never saw anyone clean their rifle(s).

I was asked to clean a magnum the owner said had never been cleaned. It sort of came clean after 6 applications of various cleaners.

The old timer claiming the gun cleans itself with every shot parallels Justin "Sock Monkey" NoTrue saying the budget will balance itself!!!
 
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I don't clean at the range, maybe twice a year on guns I shoot a lot.
Wipeout for the copper, gunzilla or balistol for the powder/carbon, balistol for lube and protection.
 
if you get to know your gun well, you will notice when the shots start to get 'off' from what you typically get. At this point, do take down and brush and patch until patches are clear. Dirty the barrel with 3 shots or so before expecting it to ease back to what you expect.

since every gun/ammo combination can be quite different, what you require will be up to you. I find that process works best. In my 6.5 I have found that it needed cleaning more frequently in the beginning but now that its settled it will go several outtings before it needs to be done.

In between just use ballistol or g96 on the bolt/action, and clean it up, wipe it dry and lightly oil contact points, wipe surface down with same stuff. takes minutes..
 
How much to clean? What to use? When to clean? The answer is yes. It doesn't really matter except that you set some kind of routine to clean.

Personally, I use a rod and patches before and after shooting. One to clean out the Hoppe's No.9, and one to put some back. I like to lubricate from a little orange bottle of Hoppe's gun lubricating oil. If the firearm is going into longer term storage, I wipe it down with car Automatic Transmission Fluid as an oil that percolates and doesn't evaporate. The only difference between gun oils and car oils is marketing; the principles are the same. (Copper and powder solvents are a completely different conversation.)
 
You can knock the carbon out of the bore once in a while. But keep that to a minimum.

As far as a deep clean getting the copper out of your barrel, whenever groups open up.

You want/need copper in your bore for max accuracy.

As far as wipe down, mobil 1 works great.

Keep cleaning of the bore to a minimum, its hard on a bore and messes with you copper equilibrium that you spend good projos getting.
 
On stainless barrels I leave them till I think accuracy may be affected or obvious signs of heavy copper fouling appears. On blued barrels (chrome moly) I push a patch of Ed's Red down the barrel to keep any rust at bay between outings, as well I wipe down blued parts with a lightly oiled rag for the same reason. Improper cleaning (aluminum 3 piece rods and no bore guide) have ruined more barrels than have been shot out, cleaning properly doesn't hurt but too frequent cleaning doesn't help either.
 
i hit the range with a minimum of 4 handguns,so i don't touch them till i get home,then a quick boresnake and wipedown for the semi's and a slightly more detailed clean for the wheel guns.once a year they get stripped and cleaned.
 
I run patch with alcohol just to get loose powder fouling out when I'm back from the range. That's followed by oiled patch for storage. I try and clean the action, chamber, and bolt after every outing. I then lightly oil the bolt and grease the lugs. Deep cleaning is only done when I first receive a rifle and when accuracy falls off.
 
Depends on the firearm. Bolt actions go about 150 rounds. AR15s are about 1000 rounds and handguns when they get a bit gummy. So about 10 000 rounds.

I use WIPEOUT for rifle bores and G96 for everything else. Ballistoll if the guns are soaking wet as it emulsified with water.
 
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Longboat said:
I clean as little as possible. I want the bore in a consistent state. Probobly 300-500 rounds before I will clean the barrel.
I don't cook barrels but I don't give them a lengthy cool down period either. Sometimes the gun has to shoot 1 round per minute or more. I want to see how it shoots hot as well.
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horseman2 said:
Clean with a product called WipeOut.
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SHELL SHUCKER said:
I use Wipe-Out for most bore cleaning maintenance, followed with Jet Lube 12/34 for all round protection & lubrication of the bore & action components.
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SHELL SHUCKER have you tried Jet-Lube MP-50 Low Friction Moly Paste - 225 ml Brush Top a tad on the expensive side but another great Jet-Lube product.

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HuskyDude said:
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SHELL SHUCKER have you tried Jet-Lube MP-50 Low Friction Moly Paste - 225 ml Brush Top a tad on the expensive side but another great Jet-Lube product.

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Haven't used any yet as I still have some BelRay Moly Coat that I use for close fit hinge pins & sliding surfaces when needed. I have a couple of 225 ml bottles of Jet Lube Nikal that get used often for fitting parts of dissimilar metals. Great products from both companies.:)
 
I lube regularly, clean the barrel only when needed. I clean my hunting rifles at the end of the season, sight in and don’t clean till the following season is over. Shotguns get a full detail clean when they need it, anything that shoots surplus corrosive ammo gets a full strip and clean after each time they get shot. Keeping the action lubed or greased regularly as well as the exterior is more important to me than cleaning the barrel, When I fully clean a use one of the following. Hoppes9, G96 or Balistol, they all work well. Anything with wood stocks will get an annual blo treatment as well, followed by a coat of furniture wax.
 
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