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Longshot84

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So, I own an SR-22. How often does one need to clean the bore, and then do a complete tear-down and clean the whole 9 yards? I've been getting mixed messages...the local dealer told me to clean the bore if it gets wet or after 500 rounds, an old-timer that I know said I should tear it down and clean the sucker every time I use it, and a buddy suggested I should clean the bore every time I shoot, and do a tear down at 1000 rds.

What's the verdict? Help a poor newb out :D (I searched SR22 Cleaning and it didn't come up with much)

Thanks guys!
 
I also am new to shooting and I know exactly what you mean. Everyone will tell you something different. I have a 10 22 and I tore it down after the first 3000 rounds easy to do and it certanly didn`t hurt it to wait that long I use a bore snake about every thousand rounds . Don`t know if this is the proper way to go but i this is what I have been doing
 
You will get mixed messages with everyone. .22's are a tad bit diff then full bore due to the smaller round. Me personally. I'll usually pull the snake down it with a little bit of cleaner after every time I shoot. Fully stripped clean usually every 3 or 4 shoot if the round count is "high"
 
Every one has their own way, do what works best for you and your gun. Always do a complete tear down when it gets wet, and make sure you get rid of all the moisture before you lube everything up again (blow drier/baseboard heater/fireplace). I would always give the barrel a quick clean after extensive use at the shooting range. I would give it a compete tear down and clean it only after the gun starts giving you constant reliability issues like FTE/FTF. If you live in a dusty and dry environment, dri-lube seems to help extend cleaning intervals. It might be a good idea to use dri-lube seeing as how it operates on blowback, never tried it. I just use CLP lube on mine to clean it, lube the parts, and protect it from rust all at once (the Teflon seems to make operation smoother after a few applications), but I would like to try dri-lube once to see what difference it would make. After 1000s of rounds, I will completely tear everything down, use a good degreaser such as Simple Green or Crud Cutter (brake cleaner is also good, but watch out for non-metal parts) and then relube evrything up after wards. Good luck.
 
Awesome guys, thanks for the info. I've probably only put a couple hundred rounds through it, and I'm seeing A LOT of metal filings when I clean the bore. Is this normal? I'm using Federal ammo for the time being.

Cheers,
 
Joe549 said:
If it cycles/shoots properly and groups fine, leave it. If/when either of these change, clean it.
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Leave it alone until accuracy or function begin to slide, then clean it. For the guys who say clean it after every range session, ask the rimfire target/benchrest guys how often they clean their guns and if they start a match with a clean bore or a fouled one.


Mark
 
750 rounds down the tube and it still group perfect and no jamming, i will do something whenever accuracy go south or i will have a malfunction, peoples clean their rifles way to often for nothing... JP.
 
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