Ron Spomer: How and When to Clean Your Rifle
BY Herschel Smith
3 years, 10 months ago
Cleaning rifle barrels – advice from a legend. I need to do a much better job with copper cleaning. I found his discussion on Windex and rubbing alcohol interesting.
On December 29, 2020 at 10:43 am, George said:
Be very careful when using copper solvents. Leave them too long in the barrel and they will damage the barrel. I don’t use them on my rifles. I bought an older military rifle many years ago that had been left uncleaned and had a horrible accumulation in the bore. I used copper solvent “Wipeout” on it.
It worked very well. All of my rifles that I own today i have had since new and I do not use copper solvent on them. I do clean them after each time I shoot them. If I shoot in a match that takes place over several days I clean them when the match is over. I have two rifles that I have had for over 15 years and have put thousands of rounds through them. They still group very well. I still shoot them in matches.
Peace, bro.
On December 29, 2020 at 3:14 pm, Houston said:
I use WIPE-OUT exclusively with Ramrodz swabs and have never had an issue harming a barrel. It works without using ammonia in the chemical makeup.
On December 29, 2020 at 4:24 pm, =TW= said:
Windex, hey?
That was a good presentation- I’d rather shoot a gun than clean it, but I do like a well-maintained gun.
I start with a bore snake, followed by Hoppes on a patch. Then some light gun oil. I inspect the chamber, bolt face, lugs, firing pin, extractor and ejector for damage or unusual wear.
Note that degreasers such as MEK, brake and carburetor cleaners will remove ALL protection. This is true of water based agents and rubbing alcohol (30% water) as well. Oil must be reapplied after using them.