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What oil is best for inside of barrels after a cleaning?
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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 2723945" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>I own a bore scope, but never really took the time to look inside of the bore after cleaning and storing it. What I can tell you is that for at least fifty-years I have used a product called RIG. At an early part of my life I used to shoot a lot of corrosive 30-06 that our club received from the NRA civilian marksmanship program. I suspect that there are many readers here who have not ever had the pleasure of cleaning a rifle bore after shooting this ammunition. Military bore cleaners worked, but not that great, so it was boiling hot, soapy water a brush and a cotton swab. It was messy but effective. Now one is left with a clean barrel and lots of water everywhere. Oils were okay but not always effective. I then ran across a former Army rifle team shooter who introduced me to RIG. After the soap and water trick, RIG was applied generously onto a .30 caliber, nylon brush and the bore was then brushed as if one was cleaning the bore again, leaving a light coating of RIG on the inside of the bore. The company also makes a sheepskin cloth called a RIG rag. Smear some RIG onto the RIG rag and then wipe the outside of your firearms and leave a thin layer of this product on the outside of your firearm, it will never rust under just about any conditions. The product is sort of like a soft grease/vasoline consistency. It wipes off easily with a soft cloth, and the bore can be easily cleaned with a couple of clean patches and a jag. I've left rifles in my safe for years, heirlooms, and have never had any rust whatsoever. After any cleaning session, the last step for me is to RIG the bore and the outside of the rifle. I have caliber specific nylon brushes that I leave stored inside of tub of RIG, so when I'm done cleaning, the bores get a swabbing of RIG. I buy the product from Brownells, I purchase the the pint tub that will last me about a year. It will cost about $35-40 to get set up. I've used the same RIG rag for 30+ years now, it only gets better with age; I wish I could say the same. I've introduced this product to a lot of shooters and they have thanked me for it. The only one drawback that I find is that I would not attempt to send a round down any bore that has been swabbed without first cleaning the RIG out of the bore. But I would say the same about any of the products mentioned in the replies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 2723945, member: 69192"] I own a bore scope, but never really took the time to look inside of the bore after cleaning and storing it. What I can tell you is that for at least fifty-years I have used a product called RIG. At an early part of my life I used to shoot a lot of corrosive 30-06 that our club received from the NRA civilian marksmanship program. I suspect that there are many readers here who have not ever had the pleasure of cleaning a rifle bore after shooting this ammunition. Military bore cleaners worked, but not that great, so it was boiling hot, soapy water a brush and a cotton swab. It was messy but effective. Now one is left with a clean barrel and lots of water everywhere. Oils were okay but not always effective. I then ran across a former Army rifle team shooter who introduced me to RIG. After the soap and water trick, RIG was applied generously onto a .30 caliber, nylon brush and the bore was then brushed as if one was cleaning the bore again, leaving a light coating of RIG on the inside of the bore. The company also makes a sheepskin cloth called a RIG rag. Smear some RIG onto the RIG rag and then wipe the outside of your firearms and leave a thin layer of this product on the outside of your firearm, it will never rust under just about any conditions. The product is sort of like a soft grease/vasoline consistency. It wipes off easily with a soft cloth, and the bore can be easily cleaned with a couple of clean patches and a jag. I’ve left rifles in my safe for years, heirlooms, and have never had any rust whatsoever. After any cleaning session, the last step for me is to RIG the bore and the outside of the rifle. I have caliber specific nylon brushes that I leave stored inside of tub of RIG, so when I’m done cleaning, the bores get a swabbing of RIG. I buy the product from Brownells, I purchase the the pint tub that will last me about a year. It will cost about $35-40 to get set up. I’ve used the same RIG rag for 30+ years now, it only gets better with age; I wish I could say the same. I’ve introduced this product to a lot of shooters and they have thanked me for it. The only one drawback that I find is that I would not attempt to send a round down any bore that has been swabbed without first cleaning the RIG out of the bore. But I would say the same about any of the products mentioned in the replies. [/QUOTE]
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