How necessary is cleaning a .22LR?

langbanger said:
I was wondering however if never cleaning the barrel like some of you guys do could cause any corrosion issues after a while?
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I've never experienced a problem with no cleaning of .22's, but I would never let them get rained on or exposed to condensation without drying off and oiling. The powder residue and carbon have never caused my grief.
 
I sometimes will clean mine out every year or two, just to check it out, make sure it's oiled where it should be oiled and no screws have come loose.
 
horseman2 said:
Changing ammo brands kills accuracy. Eley Match, Team and Tenex use the same lubricant and those are fine.
CCI MiniMags are the same for solids and HP's.
An Anschutz rep told a friend "5000 rounds between cleaning the barrel".
A Ruger MkII bull barrel was cleaned when it failed to function although I doubt the barrel needed cleaning.
There is probably more action cleaning required than bore cleaning.
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Good info thanks
 
it all depends how you shoot and what you shoot. non lubed leaded projectiles will leave a lot more lead in the barrel than lubed bullets will, differing barrel temps will tend to affect how much lead is laid down as well, the build up of lead eventually changes the shape of the bullet as it exits the muzzle, and therefore affects accuracy. Ultimately the goal is to be accurate, so when you see accuracy fall, clean the barrel and remove the lead. it often takes a while.
 
As far as accuracy goes its better to have an evenly dirty barrel a opposed to a uneven clean barrel(not fact just my understanding and only applicable with a target rifle, not a rifle that you would depend on for your life)
 
I cleaned my 10/22 last year after a few thousand rounds .
What a massive PITA it was to get the action back together .
I'm not doing that again unless it needs it .
My 858 gets cleaned every trip and takes about 15 mins to do , no big deal . Super easy gun to strip .
 
I can pretty much say that my 10/22 gets a hosing out with a can of WD40, about once a year. Drip it out, wipe it down, add some actual oil, and back at it. Barrel gets left alone.
Occasionally stuff a patch down the tube if the ammo is leaving a lot of residue.

Last time I ran a bore brush down a rimfire, was after shooting a couple boxes of old, lubed .22 Short ammo through a lever Marlin. It had enough mung left in the chamber that it caused some hard extractions. Long, long ago. So long back that Shots and longs were cheaper than Long Rifle!:) And the ammo was old then. Call it child poverty! I never could afford as much ammo as I wanted, when I was a kid! :D

Cheers
Trev
 
Im the newbie here and clean my 22 after every outing...that was what I was told to do..i had know idea I may be over zealous here...that's why I love cgn...a wealth of info from the more experienced...tell me does this also apply to 9mm hanguns...and 12 gauge shotguns...which is all I own as of the present time...and clean them the same after every shoot...?
 
shot-in-the-dark said:
Im the newbie here and clean my 22 after every outing...that was what I was told to do..i had know idea I may be over zealous here...that's why I love cgn...a wealth of info from the more experienced...tell me does this also apply to 9mm hanguns...and 12 gauge shotguns...which is all I own as of the present time...and clean them the same after every shoot...?
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When I had a pistol I would clean every few trips shotgun I clean when Im bored(pump). Rifles I clean when accuracy drops off. 22lr I never clean
 
I've noticed the Cooey chamber to be quite snug. Other posters have stated that they have been bored as such. So is it cleaning, or does a cotton swab (Q-tip) with a bit of oil dabbed on it, suffice for lube to aid in extracting?
 
Duelfuel said:
I've noticed the Cooey chamber to be quite snug. Other posters have stated that they have been bored as such. So is it cleaning, or does a cotton swab (Q-tip) with a bit of oil dabbed on it, suffice for lube to aid in extracting?
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I've had good luck with a dollop of JB Bore Shine, placed on a couple of patches wrapped around a brush and chucked into a hand drill. I've used this gizmo to polish several tight chambers, .22 and others, and it always improved extraction.
 
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