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<blockquote data-quote="blackbrush" data-source="post: 284498" data-attributes="member: 11280"><p>Rifle cleaning? I love it!!! I truly do. It is relaxing and gives me time and excuses to spend with my firearms.</p><p> </p><p> First comment; very excellent article by Capt. Cameron. </p><p> </p><p> With respect to cleaning some may think it is not so good to pass around because gun shops and gun manufacturers are on the short end of the stick if many do it. Most just shoot and poke it back in the case back at the hunting camp and pull it out again the next year to fire a couple of shots down it to "check the scope." Hunting camp, night, day, cold, hot, dry and humid all get to live in the barrel and start the corrosion or pitting process. </p><p> </p><p> Most on this forum are not in this two or three shot a year category but it sure pops up when their buddy's rifle won't hit the target like it used to.</p><p> </p><p> On the LR shooting application side I would like to suggest whatever cleaning method you use, entertain that one which gets you the most <u>consistent</u> results. By that I mean the CCB (Cold Clean Barrel) shot. If you know where that one will print you are over half way there. </p><p> </p><p> I credit Darrell Holland for the great start and continuous guidance and encouragement in my shooting. Without attending Darrell's long-range shooting school in Oregon, I would still be humping to keep it on the paper at 150 yards. For South Texas wildlife habitat management it would be like walking shoeless on the ranch without Darrell's training and continuous support.</p><p> </p><p> DO NOT BUY A borescope!!! You do and it will cost you, not for the dough you fork over for the tool, but you will find out how ineffective you thought your cleanings were. I was so full of myself knowing I would be looking at nothing but a mirror finish because I bought all the latest and greatest cleaners on the market that were advertised in the most prestigious shooting magazines. I read the instructions on each and followed them to the tee. Heck, they worked for all the world champions and the testimonials in the advertisements but my borescope indicated otherwise.</p><p> </p><p> I gathered all of my cleaning solutions and disposed of them keeping only two plus gun oil. I must have wasted $250 on the myriad of solutions over time.</p><p> </p><p> Some other points to consider on the jag side are to purchase them on the smaller size so you can use larger patches. This also keeps your cleaning box less cluttered and simpler to distinguish jag size. For example, if you have a .30 caliber, .284 (7mm) and a .243, buy a .243 cal jag. When you wear down the bronze brushes on the .30 caliber you can use it on the 7mm and so forth.</p><p> </p><p> Also, keep something, anything over your scope to keep splashing cleaning solutions from getting on the glass.</p><p> </p><p> If you use your rifles out in the field, there is dirt. Big dirt or little dirt it is going to cling to your firearm. Remove the bolt and thoroughly clean your locking lug receivers. This means you need the little dentist type cotton tubes or anything else you figure out to get this area void of all dirt and grime. I use an excellent compound to lubricate the locking lugs and putting it on correctly is important. </p><p> </p><p> If you don't clean this area you might as well leave a lapping compound in there because that is all the dirt is doing.</p><p> </p><p> After you get it cleaned, shoot it and record that CCB shot. This is important!</p><p> </p><p> After a day of hunting and only two or three shots taken, I will just run a Barnes or Sweets patch down the barrel a couple of times, then an alcohol patch followed by an oil patch. </p><p> </p><p> The next day I know where that first shot and subsequent shots go. </p><p> </p><p> Happy shooting!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blackbrush, post: 284498, member: 11280"] Rifle cleaning? I love it!!! I truly do. It is relaxing and gives me time and excuses to spend with my firearms. First comment; very excellent article by Capt. Cameron. With respect to cleaning some may think it is not so good to pass around because gun shops and gun manufacturers are on the short end of the stick if many do it. Most just shoot and poke it back in the case back at the hunting camp and pull it out again the next year to fire a couple of shots down it to “check the scope.” Hunting camp, night, day, cold, hot, dry and humid all get to live in the barrel and start the corrosion or pitting process. Most on this forum are not in this two or three shot a year category but it sure pops up when their buddy’s rifle won’t hit the target like it used to. On the LR shooting application side I would like to suggest whatever cleaning method you use, entertain that one which gets you the most [U]consistent[/U] results. By that I mean the CCB (Cold Clean Barrel) shot. If you know where that one will print you are over half way there. I credit Darrell Holland for the great start and continuous guidance and encouragement in my shooting. Without attending Darrell’s long-range shooting school in Oregon, I would still be humping to keep it on the paper at 150 yards. For South Texas wildlife habitat management it would be like walking shoeless on the ranch without Darrell’s training and continuous support. DO NOT BUY A borescope!!! You do and it will cost you, not for the dough you fork over for the tool, but you will find out how ineffective you thought your cleanings were. I was so full of myself knowing I would be looking at nothing but a mirror finish because I bought all the latest and greatest cleaners on the market that were advertised in the most prestigious shooting magazines. I read the instructions on each and followed them to the tee. Heck, they worked for all the world champions and the testimonials in the advertisements but my borescope indicated otherwise. I gathered all of my cleaning solutions and disposed of them keeping only two plus gun oil. I must have wasted $250 on the myriad of solutions over time. Some other points to consider on the jag side are to purchase them on the smaller size so you can use larger patches. This also keeps your cleaning box less cluttered and simpler to distinguish jag size. For example, if you have a .30 caliber, .284 (7mm) and a .243, buy a .243 cal jag. When you wear down the bronze brushes on the .30 caliber you can use it on the 7mm and so forth. Also, keep something, anything over your scope to keep splashing cleaning solutions from getting on the glass. If you use your rifles out in the field, there is dirt. Big dirt or little dirt it is going to cling to your firearm. Remove the bolt and thoroughly clean your locking lug receivers. This means you need the little dentist type cotton tubes or anything else you figure out to get this area void of all dirt and grime. I use an excellent compound to lubricate the locking lugs and putting it on correctly is important. If you don’t clean this area you might as well leave a lapping compound in there because that is all the dirt is doing. After you get it cleaned, shoot it and record that CCB shot. This is important! After a day of hunting and only two or three shots taken, I will just run a Barnes or Sweets patch down the barrel a couple of times, then an alcohol patch followed by an oil patch. The next day I know where that first shot and subsequent shots go. Happy shooting! [/QUOTE]
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