Cleaning routine.
 

I must confess that I have become lazy when in my cleaning routine. Clenzoil and a BoreSnake...done. So I need to reboot my cleaning routine.

What steps do you do every time you give your guns a thorough cleaning and lubing? For the record I have a lifetime supply of Balistoil, Hoppes #9, Clenzoil, some military grade gun grease and all the equipment needed.

Thanks,

Jay

I’ve got I think they’re Tico rods , I call them Woolley booger rods they look like a cleaning rod covered in wool have them for 12 , 20 , 28 . I pass them thru a few times if I’ve just been shooting bird shot and wipe down the outside with a silicone cloth . If I’ve been shooting Buckshot or slugs I sometimes get lead smudges in the barrels then I use a brush and Hoppes . Cleaning a rifle for me atleast is quite a bit more drawn out .

I stay away from the grease and use RIG for lubricating all wear points and joints.
I use a Bore-Snake with Ballistol and a good exterrior wipe-down with Ballistol too.
Q-tips and an old toothbrush dipped in Hoppe’s No. 9 when I want to get really down and dirty.





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Dean;

When you use Ballistol do you soak a patch and then run it through the barrel or do you actually put it on the Bore Snake?

Thanks,

Jay

I spray a good wetting of it on the aft foot or so of the Snake.





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I use a cleaning rod for the inside of the barrels and an oil soaked rag for the metal. I no longer spray oil on the gun, having seen what oil does to wood and not wanting to get oil on the wood

I do much of the above, plus, I store my guns muzzle down in the safe.
I live in a dry climate, so use oil sparingly, but I still want any excess to drain away from the buttstock.

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.

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.

I was thinking this weekend how many of the old timers oiled down these old stocks and then took a look at them and thought "wow, have I cleaned that gun or what?" We know better now