Tag: bore cleaning
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Using Bore Cleaning Accessories
Apply gun cleaning solvent to metal gun parts, especially inside the bore. Cotton patches are a highly absorbent carrier material for gun cleaner and are most commonly used when loaded onto a brass patch holder for swabbing the inside of a gun barrel with a cleaning rod. Use a phosphor bronze brush to scrub carbon…
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Anatomy of a Universal Gun Cleaning Kit
A photo-by-photo review of common maintenance components found in better gun cleaning kits to make firearm maintenance a succesful venture. Firearm enthusiasts purchase gun cleaning kits every day, but it is almost as common for many of those gun owner to get home and wonder what some of the items inside are for, so we…
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Best ways to use Bore Rope to Clean and Lube Firearms
The bore snake concept has been around for many decades now, and the basic idea is sound. By applying contact in the bore while carrying gun solvent or gun oil from the breech and out the muzzle end. You don’t want to drive fouling residue back into the action. That would be counterproductive. Since bore…
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Brushes, Mops & Jags
The brass patch holder holds round or square cotton patch fit to the right-sized caliber bore. You know this when there is enough contact inside the barrel when you have enough resistance, which helps you best remove carbon fouling. Lesser patch holders like plastic will not hold up as long. A bronze brush with a…
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Understanding the difference between Gun Lube vs. CLP
For those who care to learn, it really is about understanding the Science. The difference between a gun lube (LP) and a cleaner, lubricant and protectant (CLP) comes down to chemical engineering design. LP vs. CLP gun oil applied to gun metal offers two ways to arrive at similar results. Grease type lubricant is usually…
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Firearm Maintenance Thoughts
Revolvers need carbon cleared from chambers among other surfaces, of course. Semi-automatic pistols have many lubrication points after cleaning, including specifically applying grease on rails, slide, connector and barrel hood. Cleaning and lubing springs is an often-overlooked good idea. It should be obvious that a semi-auto handgun is more complex and intricate than the revolver…
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How to Best Clean Your Rifle
Debunking Biased and Uninformed Advice on What and How to Maintain Over the years I have heard, witnessed and read many opinions, demonstrations and guides on the topic of rifle cleaning and firearm maintenance overall. There are commonalities and apparently an even greater number of biased if not false recommendations on what to do and…
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