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The Basics, Starting Out
Cleaning products outside of rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="FearNoWind" data-source="post: 1091747" data-attributes="member: 50867"><p>IMO we need to focus more on "when" to clean it rather than "what" to clean it with. Keeping a rifle clean can mean anything from wiping it down after each use to taking it out of the gun safe and wiping it down once or twice a year.</p><p>My hands are "death" to gun finishes; especially blued finishes. If I hold a rifle or pistol by it's metal parts without gloves I must wipe it down with something that will remove the deposited finger prints/hand prints or it'll rust within 24 hours time. That's not common, but it's something to keep in mind. There are a few guns out there that have my fingerprints engraved in their blued finishes, showing up as rust colored swirls.</p><p>There aren't any perfect answers that meet the need of every rifle handled by every shooter. Depending on the environment, you can leave a rifle inside a safe, under your bed, or in a cabinet for years with no ill effects. But where uncontrolled high humidity is a factor, if you fail to inspect and clean it periodically you will find yourself looking for a gunsmith that does refinishing work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FearNoWind, post: 1091747, member: 50867"] IMO we need to focus more on "when" to clean it rather than "what" to clean it with. Keeping a rifle clean can mean anything from wiping it down after each use to taking it out of the gun safe and wiping it down once or twice a year. My hands are "death" to gun finishes; especially blued finishes. If I hold a rifle or pistol by it's metal parts without gloves I must wipe it down with something that will remove the deposited finger prints/hand prints or it'll rust within 24 hours time. That's not common, but it's something to keep in mind. There are a few guns out there that have my fingerprints engraved in their blued finishes, showing up as rust colored swirls. There aren't any perfect answers that meet the need of every rifle handled by every shooter. Depending on the environment, you can leave a rifle inside a safe, under your bed, or in a cabinet for years with no ill effects. But where uncontrolled high humidity is a factor, if you fail to inspect and clean it periodically you will find yourself looking for a gunsmith that does refinishing work. [/QUOTE]
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