Here is a gun cleaning tip from an ex-Army guy I know. If you know you are gonna be cleaning guns when you get home from the range, give em a spritz of you favorite gun cleaning/lubing solvent while there, still at the range. While the barrels are still warm from shooting. Not too much. Don't be sloppy.
During the ride home the mist of cleaner has time to soak into the warm carbon-fouled innards. It makes cleanup at the bench with fresh spray and brushes and patches a snap.
Or, that is the theory. I haven't yet found myself at the range with the foresight to have a can with me and be thinking on this tip. Or I will, but think "I have no time to get to the cleaning later, better not spritz and forget about it for weeks in case I spray too much, and it gets places I don't want it to."
Ex-Army had LOTS of gummint issued M16s to clean on range day and anything that made his life easier and the guns super clean was fine by him. But we'd be cleaning out own guns, not feds'.
Has anyone tried this in reality, already, on their own and can recommend it or speak on it?
People I Hit F5 on all day, hoping for more content...
-
-
Jimmy Buffett - Mele Kalikimaka - A great Parrot Head version of the song made famous by Bing Crosby.10 hours ago
-
-
Third Time Winner - I still think the process would go better if the light, heat, air-conditioning and water shut off in the Capitol and all the House and Senate office b...14 hours ago
-
Taxation is a Form of Censorship - Quote of the Day Taxation is a form of censorship. It prevents citizens from expressing their own purchasing choices in the marketplace, and forces them to...16 hours ago
-
Silencer Saturday #360: Suppressing The Beretta Cheetah - Welcome back to another edition of Silencer Saturday. Last week we talked about subsonic ammunition, and some myths and misconceptions about it. One point ...17 hours ago
-
Enjoying Black Powder Episode 6: Berdan II - The full version with hand loading information (not permitted on YouTube) is available here: https://forgottenweapons.vhx.tv/videos/berdan-2-app Black po...17 hours ago
-
Night Wolf will now barf up the Sun Maiden - Happy Winter Solstice to my fellow SADsers! We made it! 52 days until pitchers and catchers report! .18 hours ago
-
Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 20, 2024 - Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Alternative Concealed Carry Methods as the Se...1 day ago
-
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – October 2024 - Whoops! I just realized that I had not posted the unlocked version of October’s The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. This month we have a Good story of taking ...5 days ago
-
-
-
The New Resistance to the 2A - You can see the resistance is shaping up around “sensitive places” doctrine and “good moral character.” I remember seeing a comment from Prof. Adam Winkler...2 years ago
-
Light blogging - Minor medical condition taken care of. Nothing to worry about. But requires a lot of couch time. Back later. Kamagra Ohne Rezept Kaufen4 years ago
-
Eighteen Years Ago Today... - Eighteen years ago today, my son was born. TheBoy entered the collective conscious, bringing "father" to the list of names I proudly wear. He's off to the ...5 years ago
-
About Me
10 comments:
Like deglazing a pan. Makes sense!
Mmmm, cooked on seared 'meat' bits melted in Hoppes reduction. A little flour, a little salt and pepper... garlic....
I carry lube and solvent in my range bag. Don't you?
A good friend drops his empties into a jug of windshield washer fluid and Murphy's Oil Soap at the range. They are ready to rinse, dry, and reload when he gets home.
Yep, it does work, you just need good rags to wrap them in, otherwise you end up with a messed up range bag!
Works really well. Especially with really cruddy and crusty automatic weapons (like a bunch of M60s an M2HBs after a brigade familiarization fire).
I have buyed a cleaning kit which is specifically designed for rifle. This kit contain lubricant, cleaning rods, bore brush and cleaning clothes. I clean my gun after every shoot which keep my rifle in best shooting condition.
___________________
Firearms Safety Training MA.
Due to old Army habits, I tend to have a cleaning kit ON the gun, for all longarms.
Admittedly, since I took the scope (and therefor, the cheek pad with zippered compartment) off the 10-22, I haven't had a kit on it, and I don't have a cleaning kit on the M1A1 carbine (no butttrap on the folding stock, and an oiler alone does not a cleaning kit make) or the Moisin (again, no butttrap), it isn't universally true.
But even the home defense carbine has a cleaning kit (including a bottle of CLP) on board.
i thought everyone had a dedicated bottle of CLP for the range bag? I know i have always had one, its a tip from my father, use some of it on the weapons before putting it in a trashbag(so it dont leak/stain/ruin the rifle case/bag.
Oh, I have a big bottle of CLP (and other things) in my stand-alone cleaning kit, and that's what I normally use for cleaning guns, even those that have onboard cleaning kits. I don't bother carrying lube in my range bag (although I'd certainly add it if doing a high round count course or extended automatic fire - neither of which is an option right now {grin}).
But just in case I don't have my 5.56mm ammo can handy and I need to clean my rifle, I like to be able to do so.
Post a Comment