10/22 cleaning

Longstud said:
I love when them barnyard mechanics start giving advice on gun maintenance. Binder twine. black wire and duct tape are not gunsmith tools,Jesus. First, lets get a few things straight!! Buddy that hasnt cleaned his gun in thirty years and its still functioning flawless only shoots 50 or less rounds a year. Serious shooters will fire a brick (500) in a couple hours so the cleaning regime become quite different. Accuracy chasers will clean often even if gun function isnt the requisite. Those that clean infrequently do not compete. If they do theyre not taking medals home. Been there and done it!!
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Hardly a backyard mechanic, I went to college for diesels.

I got guns that I clean after 150rds, then I got guns I don't clean till it gives me issues. Some I compete with, some I just plink cans. My 1022 even cleaned won't do what my anschutz or mossberg 144 can do.

I just seen the damages due to wanting guns cleaner than new. Everytime it is used. Doesn't need to be super clean to be serviceable.
 
cooter303 said:
So is it necessary to completely strip a 10/22 and clean it every couple hundred shots? I mean remove the trigger group and bolt? Kinda new to these semi auto 22's. Got my first 10/22 takedown. A good shooter. Been using bolt guns, pumps and levers all my life!!!
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It is interesting to see the variety of opinions regarding the original question!? The short simple response to your question Cooter is ..................NO. I don't think it is "necessary to as you say "completely strip and clean, every couple of hundred shots". On the other hand, I am in agreement with the post submitted by "Longstud".

I clean my 10/22s after nearly every shooting session. As Longstud alluded to, some of us often shoot 500+ rounds in a day of shooting. I own a number of 10/22 derivatives assembled with especially selected components. I have built these guns in an attempt to achieve the highest level of accuracy and reliability possible. From my perspective I don't find it a chore to disassemble a gun into its components to clean it. I enjoy being familiar with each part and it relationship to others and their function. It is also a good opportunity to inspect for wear or potential problems before they become problems.

A Google search will indicate that it is most frequently recommended to wash our sheets weekly. A recent study in February indicates that most people wash their sheets every 24.6 days ! Ruger has built on the order of 7,000,000 10/22s. Of those I expect most are cleaned infrequently as well. YMMV
Regards,
dgb
 
Judging by some of the used .22 rifles I have acquired, a lot of guys never clean their rifles.

For me, barrels are rarely cleaned. Now I'll just squirt in some BreakFree and run a patch through it - done. But I'm not a competition shooter

For the action, only semis are the real issue. .22 ammo is just filthy. If you can easily get to the trigger group, bolt, and feeding mechanisms to clean them, then do so. How often? 200 rounds? 300 rounds? Up to you. As long as it is still functioning 100% then keep shooting. Me, I've found that a synthetic CLP makes cleaning easiest. Nothing cakes on, dirt just needs a wipe. Then spray again and shoot.

As an aside, the semi I found stays cleanest is the Savage 6/Stevens 87 design.
 
I clean the chamber in my 1022s after each shooting session. Every 1000rnds or so, I give the bolt/action a couple quick shots of WD40 Dry Lube with PTFE. I tried finding the Hornady Dry Lube, but nobody seems to have it where I live. The WD40 Dry Lube can be found just about everywhere though. When accuracy falls off, I clean the bore. Once a year, I take each gun appart for a thorough cleaning.
 
RifleDude said:
I clean the chamber in my 1022s after each shooting session. Every 1000rnds or so, I give the bolt/action a couple quick shots of WD40 Dry Lube with PTFE. I tried finding the Hornady Dry Lube, but nobody seems to have it where I live. The WD40 Dry Lube can be found just about everywhere though. When accuracy falls off, I clean the bore. Once a year, I take each gun appart for a thorough cleaning.
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I grabbed some of that wd 40 dry lube. All I could find.
 
OkayShooter said:
Hardly a backyard mechanic, I went to college for diesels.

I got guns that I clean after 150rds, then I got guns I don't clean till it gives me issues. Some I compete with, some I just plink cans. My 1022 even cleaned won't do what my anschutz or mossberg 144 can do.

I just seen the damages due to wanting guns cleaner than new. Everytime it is used. Doesn't need to be super clean to be serviceable.
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Like I said Barnyard mechanics. If your damaging a gun cleaning it, Its because you dont know anything about a gun or maintaining it. How many bore guides do you own> Im guessing maybe one and its a tipton for every gun ever made. POINT MADE! Thats giving benefit of the doubt. Guns can safely be cleaned by knowledgeable owners. Benchrest shooters clean their guns very regular and they own the most precise rifles available. What do you compete in?? Whats the last shoot you participated in. Is it a registered shoot> Or are you just a blowhard...Exactly what are the damages that you claim youve seen and how exactly did you see this damage or deduce it was from improper cleaning. I can hardly wait for your response. Oh yeah actually I can. HAHAHAHA
 
I've put 900 rounds through my 10/22 in the last 3 days. At the end of day 2 it had the odd failure. Shot it with Ballistol, wiped off the excess and continued shooting. I hadn't cleaned it in over a year before that, so, maybe 5000 rounds through it preceding this week. The only way non-competition shooter will wear out the barrel on a 22 rimfire is by cleaning it incorrectly.
 
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