Cleaning routine.

[mobirdhunter]

I have my cleaning rod and brush (either bronze or tornado) inserted into my drill. I’m amazed at how much cleaner my bores get. NEVER any gun oil on the stock. For bore cleaning Hoppes is my go to... but probably for nostalgic reasons. I do grease the joints, but I don’t like how grease holds grit. Cleaning a fine gun is a pleasure... it’s “extra” time with a treasure.

[Bindlestiff]

Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

Cleaning a fine gun is a pleasure... it’s “extra” time with a treasure.

I agree! When I was about 8, I remember my dad going out rabbit hunting and when he came home "I got to clean the gun". At that time it was a reason for me to handle a gun and in the process I learned gun safety (muzzle control) as my dad watched, how to maintain any gun and simple appreciation for quality, look and feel. I was taken on my first rabbit hunt when I was 9 (got two) and from then to now I regard game & guns as something special for me to take care to preserve.

Coming home from a hunt and finishing the hunt by cleaning the gun in preparation for the next day, or for storage, is routine for me and is still a pleasure. I too use Hoppes #9; mostly for the aroma and the memories that distinctive smell brings to mind and those are all wonderful memories.

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Robin Lewis

I agree! When I was about 8, I remember my dad going out rabbit hunting and when he came home "I got to clean the gun". At that time it was a reason for me to handle a gun and in the process I learned gun safety (muzzle control) as my dad watched, how to maintain any gun and simple appreciation for quality, look and feel. I was taken on my first rabbit hunt when I was 9 (got two) and from then to now I regard game & guns as something special for me to take care to preserve.

Coming home from a hunt and finishing the hunt by cleaning the gun in preparation for the next day, or for storage, is routine for me and is still a pleasure. I too use Hoppes #9; mostly for the aroma and the memories that distinctive smell brings to mind and those are all wonderful memories.

Robin,

I hope you still rabbit hunt. My gateway to hunting was squirrels at age 6. I was my Pop’s “dog” that circled the tree and retrieved them when he brought them down (head shot my biased memory recalls). In the evening Iwould clean his J. C. Higgins .22. Life was good. I still go on at least one squirrel hunt a year just to remember.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Robin Lewis

I too use Hoppes #9; mostly for the aroma and the memories that distinctive smell brings to mind and those are all wonderful memories.

Me too. I think of the cold winter nights in the unheated tobacco barn where we had a rifle club. Just a woodstove, a couple castaway recliners, half a whiskey barrel for a table. 4 elevated prone benches and a few dedicated dad's with their boys. I believe I smoked a pipe for 45 years, drink only good scotch and still use #9, because my memories of the various aromas is better than the images...................................damn allergies must be playing with my eyeballs