how do you clean a rifle?

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how do you guys clean a rifle?
what product do you use?
do you clean from the barrel end or the chamber end?
just seein how everyone eslse does it
i use gun slick
from the barrel end i wet patch it once then brush a couple times then wet patch agan then dry patch till its clean then run a lube mop down it
i havent been cleaning guns long
never realized it needed to be done /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif til i got on this forum
but my accuracy has improved 10 fold doing so /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
thanks guys
 
Here is another great place to look for info. Brownells has lots of very good articles for the beginner or advanced shooter.

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/GunTech/newsletterarchive.aspx

I personally use Dewey rods & jags, Montana Extreme Solvents & Tetra gun Oil. I clean from the breach using a bore guide.

If I am at the range and need to do a quick clean I use a bore snake to remove the fouling while it is still hot. This makes my complete cleaning easier when I do it later at home.
 
never clean from the muzzle..get a cleaning rod guide..push toward's the muzzle from the action so your brush or patch can follow the twist of the barrel..starting @ the muzzle & cleaning backward's will only result in a bunch of crap in the magazine..JMO..
 
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never clean from the muzzle..get a cleaning rod guide..push toward's the muzzle from the action so your brush or patch can follow the twist of the barrel..starting @ the muzzle & cleaning backward's will only result in a bunch of crap in the magazine..JMO..



It's also a good way to damage your muzzle. Start dinging it up and you'll quickly lose your accuracy.
 
Depends on the Rifle, Most Bolt actions, semi autos and lever actions, need to be cleaned from the breech end. I only clean from the muzel if the design of the rifel don't allow cleaning from the breech. What are you shooting?That may help with getting a correct answer.
 
Always from the breech, and ALWAYS with a bore guide. I really like the Sinclair Delrin guides that are rifle and caliber specific, I have had a couple adjustable ones, they dont compare. Plus the Sinclair ones have an o-ring seal to keep the rest of the action clean. They make them for AR's too.

I use Wipeout, I have become a huge fan of that stuff as of late.
 
im using a mod 200 stevens .223
ok im getting 2 answers here on which end to push from?
and the savage website says to push brush through both ends 5 times??
i dont wanna ruin my barrel here
 
I was just at Brownells on Thursday and asked for their gun cleaning guru. On his recommendation I picked up:
Dewey cleaning rod .22 cal
7/8" round patches for .22 cal
Half dozen "special line" .22 cal bore brushes
M Pro 7 Copper Remover
Easy Soak (a jar of cleaner that you can soak bolts and BCG in for easy removal of carbon buildup)
More Hoppes #9
.22 cal bore mops
AR-15 bore guide (that works really nice)

When using brushes from the breech end, do you folks remove the brush before pulling the rod back through? Seems I remember reading that recommendation but it also seems that it would take FOREVER that way?
 
You want to push the crap OUT of the rifle, go from the chamber to the muzzel when ever possible. That means remove the bolt from your Stevens, run a soaking wet patch through the bore from the chamber to the muzzel. Remove the patch, then pull the rod back out. Let the cleaning solution soak for a while with a good brush, (solvent type, dictates type of brush, do not use a brass or bronze brush with copper removeing solvent)Scrub the bore ten or fifteen passes keeping the bruch in the bore the whole time on the last strok let the brush go out of the muzzel then remove it from the rod. Remove the rod out the breech end put patch loop on rod run a tight patch from the breech all the way out the muzzel and remove pull rod back out the breech replace with new patch, repeat until patch comes out clean. Run lightly oiled patch through bore. Never pull brush or dirty patch back out through chamber. Never use brass or bronze brush with copper solvent. (The solvent will work o the brush giveing a false signal as to the state of the bore) Brass and bronze both contain large amounts of copper. Use Nylon or stainless steel brushes. (Stainless is softer than barrel steel so it will not harm your barrel.)
 
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