Cleaning a new SR-22

KPSquared

KPSquared

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I picked up a new SR-22. I knew nothing of gun cleaning and maintenance. I have put 60 rounds through it. Then I found a thread or some info on a website that said I absolutely must clean the barrel before I fire the gun or the stuff they lube the barrel with for shipping will harden up and mess with accuracy and stuff.

I can understand that, but is it to late for me? Can I just run a boresnake through with some solvent on it and get that stuff out of there still?

I'm pretty new to this stuff but if I've done a bad thing by shooting my new gun before cleaning the barrel, i'd like to know if there is a good way to remedy it?
 
I think you'll hear many opinions. I clean every new gun before I shoot it. If there was gunk in the barrel, I can't see shooting a bullet down it being all that good for it.
However I also think some will say it's a rimfire and you really can't hurt the barrel.
 
I highly doubt you did anything that will hurt your barrel long term. I too like to clean before shooting a gun the first time, but they're usually test fired at the factory anyways. I would pull the boresnake through it with some solvent and call it good for another 500-1000 rounds.
 
KPSquared said:
ok, cool. I guess all I can do is clean it and go anyway. . . not really any other options.
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Don't worry too much about firing it unclean. Ruger does not use cosmoline or heavy grease in their barrels and these are the two that can cause problems if firing a bullet through them. Use a bore snake or other pull through system like Otis to clean the barrel every now and then. Learn to dissasemble the rifle without having to remove the upper rail. It should pivot apart with a bit of leverage applied. Check the two front prongs that hang down by the mag well if its tough pivoting it apart. The prong ends can be filed or sanded a bit where they show signs of rubbing and this makes taking it apart a lot easier. The tiny screws in the upper rail should get a dab of blue loctite on them and reassembled. Don't reef on them or they will strip out. They hold into a small amount of aluminum so you don't want to be messing with them too much, the aluminum threads will eventually lose the battle.
 
Mine should be here on Monday... I can tell you It wont get cleaned until it starts to malfunction... its a 10/22 ... load a shoot...
 
I would definately clean the bore before shooting a new gun. Oil, residue, protectants, metal fiings, foreign matter, all potential to damage the bore.
 
You should be ok, but for your future firearms, giving them a good cleaning upon purchase not only prevents any mishaps, but it gives you a nice rundown of how the gun assembles and disassembles before it gets all dirtied up. I prefer getting a look at all the parts before they get gunked up with .22 crud.
 
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