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<blockquote data-quote="Ian M" data-source="post: 23574" data-attributes="member: 25"><p>One point that I missed was the importance of cleaning your cleaning rod and in particular the bronze brushes after each use.</p><p></p><p>Impossible to clean a dirty barrel with dirty brushes - spray them with a gunk-out aerosol spray after each use, they will clean right up. Always wipe the rod, not a bad idea after each pass.</p><p></p><p>Some guys talk about how they cannot ever get a barrel completely clean. Brush and patch the hell out of it, but always get some gorf out, patches dirty. They are putting crud back into the barrel with dirty brushes.</p><p>We used to rinse the brushes in solvent or alcohol, now just give them a blast with blast-off type cleaner.</p><p></p><p>Also make sure you have a lug recess cleaning kit, best one for the money is sold by Midway. Ask your dentist for a few "lug recess cleaning swabs", he uses them to pack holes in peoples jaws (square or oblong swabs).</p><p></p><p>Last, always lube your bolt lugs and the base of the bolt handle where the camming action takes place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian M, post: 23574, member: 25"] One point that I missed was the importance of cleaning your cleaning rod and in particular the bronze brushes after each use. Impossible to clean a dirty barrel with dirty brushes - spray them with a gunk-out aerosol spray after each use, they will clean right up. Always wipe the rod, not a bad idea after each pass. Some guys talk about how they cannot ever get a barrel completely clean. Brush and patch the hell out of it, but always get some gorf out, patches dirty. They are putting crud back into the barrel with dirty brushes. We used to rinse the brushes in solvent or alcohol, now just give them a blast with blast-off type cleaner. Also make sure you have a lug recess cleaning kit, best one for the money is sold by Midway. Ask your dentist for a few "lug recess cleaning swabs", he uses them to pack holes in peoples jaws (square or oblong swabs). Last, always lube your bolt lugs and the base of the bolt handle where the camming action takes place. [/QUOTE]
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