How do you guys clean this?

[Norseman 2]

 

 

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[alowerlevel 77]

I either dont, or if it gets bad enough I just buy a new one.

[Blake 50]

I either dont, or if it gets bad enough I just buy a new one.

 

 

This.  I chuck em when they get nasty bc they are only a few bucks and it takes a long time to get them grungy.  

[High Exposure 5,664]

That's a disposable item. They are not meant to last forever. Shitcan it and buy a new one you cheap bastard

[mipafox 438]

Retire, don't shitcan. Anything that is still usable, but you decide it's not up to your standards, you should have at least two of them in mothball.

[alowerlevel 77]

And BTW that one in your pic looks brand new compared to some of the ones Ive used

[High Exposure 5,664]

I can't even remember the last time I even used one of those. I use boresnakes, then run a patch on a jag.

[Norseman 2]

LOL ok I'm still learning so that's why I asked. Was just curious. I'd say I've used this like 6 times.

 

Do you oil up the inside of the barrel first, or run this through a few times and then oil it and run some patches?

 

 

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[bhunted 887]

They work good for removing belly button lint...

 

 

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[GRIZ 3,369]

The only thing that gets dipped into the bore solvent is a clean patch (or cloth if I'm using the solvent to clean something else). Run the wet patch through the bore and let it sit. Then use the bore brush 5 or 6 times. Wipe off the cleaning rod. Flush out the bore with Gunscrubber and repeat process until bore is clean. Run a few patches with protectorant through bore and end by running a few clean dry patches. Clean the brush off with a squirt of Gunscrubber. This is what you need to do to remove heavy powder or copper fouling.

 

You really can't clean a bore with dirty tools.

 

If you do what High Exposure says it will keep the gun operational. I wash boresnakes with hot water and Dawn.

 

Keep in mind more barrels are worn out by excessive cleaning than shooting especially in the military.

[Smoke Eater 0]

You don't. Save it.. tgen you can use it to scrub your ejector and other dirty areas

[JT Custom Guns 957]

Blow torch........................

[seamusSU 0]

Blow torch........................

A very under appreciated cleaning implement

[PeteF 1,044]

Spray it with some brake cleaner.

 

What I do,

 

1. Field strip gun

2. Run a patch soaked in solvent in barrel

3. Put barrel to the side

4. Clean slide and frame, gives solvent time to work.

5. Run another wet patch through barrel

6. Couple of passes with bore brush

7. I use a patches and a jag until patch comes out clean.

8. Lube and reassemble.

[RUTGERS95 890]

brake cleaner and then some hoppes 9...good as news

[A-Tech 8]

I use the Otis patches with my MultiTasker.

 

Run solvent patch through (FIREclean)

Clean other moving parts

Put brass brush through barrel

Run another solvent patch a few times

Then run clean patch through