Cleaning firearms

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I went to the range with my long guns yesterday which went well, but when it came to cleaning them afterwards it was a nightmare.

I literally only shot 5 slugs with my shotgun and I spent 2 hours pulling patches through it and it was still dirty after cleaning it for that long.
I know you are supposed to put patches through it until you get a clean patch but after 2 hours, the patches were coming out just as dirty as the first one.
I finally gave up and just ran some oil through it.
Same situation with my 30 30 win, the dirty patches were never-ending.

Cleaning the guns after is so annoying that its almost not even worth shooting them.

I sure hope that cleaning handguns is easier because its really not fun.

So will it cause damage to store them long term without fully cleaning them until the patches were clean?
Am I supposed to clean it until the patches are clean?
Has this happened to anyone else?
 
Yes they are new guns, but I also cleaned them when I bought them (BEFORE shooting them) and I used solvent.

Oh, and I used an old cut-up wife beater for the patches.
 
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You need to buy cleaning brushes for each calibre, and for your shotguns. Run the brushes down the bores a couple or few times first with solvent. Then use your patches with alittle oil, after a few passes change your patch and the next couple passes they should be coming out clean, nothing to it. This will take minutes not hours. Cheers
 
I have never "patched till clean" I buy big bags of bulk patches and as you've found, I'd probably use the whole bag before reaching a clean patch. I feel I clean very well using several wet/dry followed by an oiled patch, I personally don't think you have to keep going till you see a clean patch.
 
What cleaning supplies were you using? Were you using a brass brush? How long were you letting the solvent sit in the barrel? What color were the patches, grey/black, or more blue/green? Some solvents will react to brass brushes and make your patches look like there's excess copper/lead fouling.
 
Solvent on a patch
Let it sit
Scrub with brush
Run patches till your happy with level of clean
Repeat brushing if nessesary
Run oil soaked patch
Run dry patch or store as is (make sure you clean bore before the nexttime you shoot)

Shotguns just use a bore snake
 
"...spent 2 hours..." You need to give the solvent time to work. Like Skoal says, solvent on patch, through the barrel and leave it for 15 to 20 minutes. Repeat as required.
"...wife beater..." You still beating her? snicker. A yard or two of remnant flannelette from a discount fabric shop will give you hundreds of patches.
 
You will never have a 100% clean patch after every cleaning like when it came from the factory but it should be much much cleaner than the first couple times through. Also, you dont need to get it 100% clean each and every time. If you know you will be going to the range again soon, just do a couple swipes through the barrel and a once over. And remember not to over lube your guns, they dont need it. Just apply oil to the areas where metal rubs on metal. Handguns are smaller so yes, they are somewhat easier to clean, but you still have to pay attention :) Lastly, if you plan on storing them for a while, clean them well and take a rag with some rem-oil and just wipe down the entire gun to prevent rust. It might be helpful if you watch a youtube video on how to clean your guns. I know there are many on handguns like Glocks and whatnot. Not bad at all. Once you become more proficient doing it, it is a breeze! Enjoy shooting and let us know if you need more help :)
 
Thanks for all the advice, I'm going to print out this whole thread lol

I did use the brushes, but maybe not enough.
I'm going to try and clean them and keep in mind whats been said in this thread
 
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