gun cleaning setup
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CampRipleyLF
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I'm a big proponent of the cable cleaners. Rods that break down can scratch up and scare you bore. That's all I have, so ill give you a bump
VikingsGuy
Well-known member
For a good clean at the work bench - Dewey coated rods, non-brass jags, Parker Hale jags, nylon brushes, brass brushes, hopps#9, break-free CLP, wipe-out bore cleaner, good quality patches, bore guide.
For a quick clean in the field - bore snakes and break-free CLP.
Never, ever - cheap screw together segmented rods that come with the cheap cleaning sets
Gunwerks has some good rifle cleaning videos.
For a quick clean in the field - bore snakes and break-free CLP.
Never, ever - cheap screw together segmented rods that come with the cheap cleaning sets
Gunwerks has some good rifle cleaning videos.
Good advice. Cept for the boresnake. mtmuley
haiku_rodney
New member
I too am a fan of cable cleaning rods. For my muzzleloader, I have a brass cleaning rod. I currently use Hoppe's #9 and Frog Lube for all my cleaning. Works well on powder residue as well as removing any copper. I am not a real fan of the boresnake. What I use it for is to "dry" the bore before going hunting. I do not use it for cleaning. I used to use it for cleaning, but, accuracy started falling off so I went back to "old way".
I use to do a lot of trap shooting. If you do a lot of shooting with your shotgun, cleaning can be interesting. There can be buildup of plastic from the shot cups in the bore. I would occasionally take some copper scouring pads, wrap it around a wood dowel and scrub the shotgun bore to see if there was any plastic in it.
I use to do a lot of trap shooting. If you do a lot of shooting with your shotgun, cleaning can be interesting. There can be buildup of plastic from the shot cups in the bore. I would occasionally take some copper scouring pads, wrap it around a wood dowel and scrub the shotgun bore to see if there was any plastic in it.
Dougfirtree
Well-known member
This is good advice. Personally, I prefer Shooter's Choice to Hoppes (smells worse, works better). I use Barnes CR 10 for copper cleaning as well.
Laelkhunter
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And yes, a bore guide is highly recommended.
