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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: GtoRA2 on December 10, 2002, 04:21:57 PM
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Ok so I am a tad bored!
I personally like using dish soap and warm water for everything but the barrel. For that I use hopps #9.
only drawback for water is you have to make sure everything is really dry.
How far do you all take your guns down to clean them.
I strip my Sig220 down to just the hammer and springs in the frame. I also leave the firing pin block in the slide.
For my 1911. I just field strip it. :D
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If the bore is just a tad frosted I'll put a round thru it then swab some oil down the muzzle :)
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GtoRa2,
Hold the pistol barrel up. Jack the slide back until it locks. Place a funnel in the barrel. Then pour a gallon of gasoline down it.
That should clean out any dirt, oil, and grime that may be there. Hope you aren't a smoker.
Shuckins
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Hoppe's or TriFlow.
If I'm working with one of my hunting rifles I start by using copper solvent throught the barrel until it's clean. Then a bore brush and then a cloth with Hoppe's on it.
For everything else it's a bore brush, cloth with Hoppe's then a dry cloth. The outside gets TriFlow or WD40. I'll field strip the weapon and use a rag and toothbrush with Hoppe's.
Some type of oil or protectant goes on the stock and forend.
The smell of Hoppe's just makes me feel good. :D
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Have you seen the prices for gas??? Are you nuts?
:D
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GtoRa2,
I see you're not gullible! :D
Regards, Shuckins
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I had a bottle of hopps that leaked on some patches, it smelled so strongly I couldn't sleep lol. Had to put the cleaning kit on the porch.
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I just throw mine away, then go around to the alley to buy a new one.
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you have to use HOT soapy water, then the water evaporates, but you have to oil it right away or it will rust
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Well yeah, lol, but I find the soapy water cuts the grime better then most petroleum gun cleaning stuff..
I did find a use for Birchwood Casey Gun Scrubber, lol it kills wasp nest like you wouldn't believe!
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I just leave mine in the case.
At the store.....
(MT already took the good answer!!! :mad: )
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I like to shoot Puerto Ricans. That cleans it out real good.
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I use warm soapy water and a soft sponge to bathe my gun. Then I pat it dry and apply lilac-scented body powder from my navel to my rectum. I feel fresh and clean the entire evening!
Thank you for this thread.
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Ok who are ya?
I would say Beetle, but your to similar to his normal persona!
I bet you even own a bug.
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hot water is important (evaporates completely and if you oil it while the gun is still hot it seems to soak in better.
if you use jacketed bullets you won't need a bore solvent.
stainless guns are the easiest. just brake them down and put them in the silverware basket of the dishwasher. (no dishes in with and no 'heat dry' cycle)
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LOL Gaylord & GTO! :D
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I wonder if any of you guys are serious about using water to clean a firearm?
Mineral spirits works well, but I stick with the good stuff, Hoppes. :)
Actually, I use differant products depending on the weapon, the use and exposure, and that includes how I lubricate, oil, teflon, gunslick, moly, etc. :)
dago
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theres nothing wrong with plain soap and water. just use hot so it drys fast then oil imediatly. I've been cleaning guns this way since I was 6 years old. taught by my father who served 22 years in the military. never had any damage to any gun from water, you won't find one spec of rust on any of mine.
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Carb cleaner, gets all the junk out of the knooks and crannys.
BTW, what is a cranny
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cran·ny ( P ) Pronunciation Key (krn)
n. pl. cran·nies
A small opening, as in a wall or rock face; a crevice.
I'm at work...I'm bored...I got an OC3.
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Pour the rusty water out, fire 1 round, call it clean.
eskimo
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I am ready to swoon right here and right now! It is a MIRACLE I found such a like minded group of males as are here on this bulletin board!
Personally I think bore solvent is a little over the top, but I am so there with the mineral oil and the gunslick! Just don't let that freak Fridaddy get near my cranny with his carb cleaner! YOO HOO! I took auto shop in high school so I have been there, done that and it burned for a month.
This is a WONDERFUL thread! Thank you all so much!
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Something smells like airhead.
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For muzzleloaders. I use Ivory Liquid followed up by several shots of boiling water (one teakettle.) Leave the percussion nipple on. Use a potholder to grab barrel. Run several patches. I use a .5 inch dowel with jags carved in the end. Repeat twice, then run Four-in One oil about 10 times. Alternate with WD-40 and Rem Oil.
Remove stock and go over barrel with liberal amounts of WD-40 and a cloth. Go over any rust or black powder corrosion with fine steel wool (tends to remove blueing a little, but not bad.) Remove nipple with nipple wrench and swab out threads with Rem Oil using a Q-Tip swab.
Spray down lock with WD-40 and Rem Oil. Wipe down and reassemble. Finish up barrel with a Bore Honey patch for storage. Rifle or pistol must be cleaned within a two day period after firing, or barrel will corrode. (For in the field, WD-40 or Rem Oil patches work fine after every three or four shots, or at the end of the shooting session or hunt.) If I'm hunting I always fire the shot off into the ground upon returning to camp rather than keep loaded or attempt to remove bullet with a "screw."
Hang on wall and repeat oil cleaning every every six months. NEVER leave loaded!!!!!!!!
Les
Tip for stock treatment in rainy weather: Apply clear Kiwi shoe polish or beeswax to stock to seal it from cracking when it dries out.
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I think Gaylord is Silat.
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Leslie used the words, liberal, honey, and nipple (3 times!), in his post.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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I think Thrawn's trying to get me in trouble.:D
Les
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kerosene works as well as anything.......
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********Warning! Do not follow these instructions!!!********
First make sure the gun is unloaded. Look down the muzzle and pull the trigger to make sure. To really clean it, you'll need heat and gasoline. Pour one gallon of gasoline then light a match to look down the muzzle to make sure you got all the carbon out.
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it's best to remove the nipple from musle loaders when doing more than a basic cleaning. after you re-oil everything blow the nipple out good with compressed air to make sure you have no excess in or at the base of the nipple. a small drop of oil in that area can cause a hang-fire. I had one last about 1 1/2 seconds years ago, it's very disturbing to have the gun go off just bellybutton you give up and begin to take it from your shoulder. (the nasty bruise from having a .50 cal go off without being firmly seated on your shoulder sux too).
also on cartridge guns, wd-40 and other penitrants are great for just after you are done cleaning but wipe it off and replace with regular gun oil before you load you gun. if you leave the gun loaded, wd-40 and the like can work it's way between the primer and casing and 'kill' your primer, causing missfires.
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hoppes works as well as anything. lately I have been using a 'bore snake" it has the advantage of not being a cleaning rod and going inm from the chamber and... It is easier.. for charcoal burners.... get em in stailess steel and just toss em in the dishwasher.. best if you are a single man or you will be soon after.
As I get more and more lazy.. my prefered method for cleaning out the lead in pistol bores (i shoot a lot of lead slug reloads) is to fire a few hot loaded jacketed slugs at the end of the day. I also use a stainless steel "toothbrush" (a little brush for you limeys) on the stainless guns.. Im lazy.
lazs
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lazs2, chasing cast rounds with jacketed is a bad idea. it will cause sever leading of your barrel. if you fire alot of cast rounds then you know if you load them too hot the speed causes enough friction to bond the lead to the barrel (kinda solders it on) firing jacketed rounds (at much higher speeds) after fireing casts makes the barrel look cleaner, but in the end it has the same effect, just a 2 stage process.
if you fire cast rounds you should get a good bore solvent and a brass or copper brush.
btw they make a electrolisis (sp?) tool that electricly removes built up lead but I've never tried it so don't know how well it works.
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Personally, I think HE may be Rip...pulling our legs!
Shuckins
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apathy... no... the jacketed slug does scour out a lot of the lead. I use a brass screen that goes around a rubber plug to get stubborn lead out. I have noted that there is very little lead after shooting a few jacketed slugs compared to not. I use a brass brush and shooters choice when I'm not feeling lazy... group size remains constant or... as well as I can hold anyway. I have tried everything including mercury over the years.
lazs
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I really do use water, and have never had a rust problem on my guns!
LoL cars are another issue!