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Rifle maintenance questions
Posted on 10/20/17 at 10:19 am
Posted on 10/20/17 at 10:19 am
I am pretty new to shooting and have a lack of knowledge in the cleaning aspect of rifles. I currently have a 10/22 takedown, AR .223, and a M1A SOCOM 16.
I have not been out shooting other than my .22 a little bit. I am lacking in the cleaning supplies that would be needed for these rifles and wanted to find out if there is particular tools that apply to all or specifics that I need for each caliber.
Are there specific kits that I should be looking at? I see many different ones so wanted to get the ODB opinion on the necessities for a new shooter.
I have not been out shooting other than my .22 a little bit. I am lacking in the cleaning supplies that would be needed for these rifles and wanted to find out if there is particular tools that apply to all or specifics that I need for each caliber.
Are there specific kits that I should be looking at? I see many different ones so wanted to get the ODB opinion on the necessities for a new shooter.
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Posted on 10/20/17 at 5:53 pm to flyAU
I use those bore cleaner pads after each shooting trip. Then a wipe down with a light spritz of gun oil.
Posted on 10/20/17 at 7:22 pm to flyAU
Get a bore guide for the AR and SOCOM, good carbon fiber bore rods (they really aren't that expensive, especially if you are feeding a SOCOM), good bore solvent, suitable patches and nylon bore brushes, old tooth brush, and some toothpicks to scrape carbon out of small crevices, and Breakfree CLP. Don't buy a kit, just get what you need. I use the bore-sized patch pushers.
Posted on 10/20/17 at 10:47 pm to flyAU
The following is just my opinion. I rarely clean the bores of any of my rifles. As a matter fact my 300 wsm HATES a clean bore while my 270 Win doesnt care on way or another. If I really clean my 300 it takes 10 shots to get it shooting again.
Posted on 10/21/17 at 12:37 am to INFIDEL
Think that depends of how good or bad the tooling was when the rifling was cut and what, if anything, was done to polish it out. I think shooting and proper cleaning tends to burnish any roughness out of barrel with time such that even using a copper solvent won't have much effect.
Posted on 10/21/17 at 6:23 am to INFIDEL
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As a matter fact my 300 wsm HATES a clean bore
I find my first, and sometimes second, shots will likely be fliers after a clean bore. But usually on after that. Every rifle is different though.
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