Cleaning - again

[Beerhunter]

Having got back from Bisley this afternoon with four dirty rifles, I have decided that the worst part of owning and shooting a rifle is cleaning it. I don't mind sitting in front of the telly with a bit of oily four by two (Who doesn't - snick, snick, fnarr, fnarr ) doing the metalwork, it's the barrel that I find a bore (double ho).

So does anyone have nice easy cleaning method or cleaning preparation that they would care to share - please?

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[RobSmith]

Bore foam rather than traditional bore cleaner. Squirt some in the bore until it comes out the other end, grab a beer, go back to the telly, push out a patch or two at the next commercial and repeat as necessary or until whatever you're watching has ended or the rifle is clean, whichever comes first ....

[muffett.2008]

Better still, con the missus into doing it for you.

[Pablo]

My wife hates the smell of the bore cleaners and gun oil etc.
So cleaning my rifles is made into more of a chore by the fact i have to wait untill she's down the other end of the house in bed before i can start the process.
My neighbours would probably freak out if the saw me sitting on the back deck surrounded by firearms so cleaning them outside during the day is out of question aswell.

I'd interested to see some good responses in this thread!

[muffett.2008]

I'd interested to see some good responses in this thread!

Are you saying that mine is not a good suggestion?
My wife cleans rifles, reloads shotgun shells for me, and is an all round great girl.(Ex Army of course)

My usual response to questions that have no realistic answer are usually flippant, I either bite my tongue(that hurts) or come out with something that suggests to you that you can't really be serious.

I know the forum has been pretty slow this past week, but a magic way to clean a rifle? c'mon.

[Beerhunter]

I know the forum has been pretty slow this past week, but a magic way to clean a rifle? c'mon.

I hope that will forgive me for asking then.

Although I have been shooting Lee-Enfields since the age of twelve, I thought that maybe things had moved on since those days and that people would like to share their thoughts/methods for the advancement of the knowledge of of all.

[fergs]

You could all ways try the way they cleaned them in WW1 which was to pee down the barrel as the ammonia acted as a solvent of sorts (Ha Ha Ha) and or pored boiling water down them to clean powder residue out of them then hit them with the solvent. The old corrosive primers this works a treat as it strips the salts and residue from the barrel, which also heats it up in preperation for useing a solvent to lift the copper from the rifling. And you can do this while lubricating your throat with a cold drink or a nice cuppa depending on your disposition.
Regards
Fergs

[tbonesmith]

Patch with some Hoppe's or other powder solvent, then scrub with bronze brush with same powder solvent, patch out till clean. Leave it at that depending how many rounds, after it's done about 100 or so since last using copper solvent, do the previous powder solvent routine, then apply some copper solvent (Sweets 7.62 solvent is good) leave it for 10 minutes, then patch out until clean. If you feel like it put another patch of powder solvent through it and leave it in there for storage, Hoppe's at least is oily.

[Beerhunter]

Patch with some Hoppe's or other powder solvent, then scrub with bronze brush with same powder solvent, patch out till clean. Leave it at that depending how many rounds, after it's done about 100 or so since last using copper solvent, do the previous powder solvent routine, then apply some copper solvent (Sweets 7.62 solvent is good) leave it for 10 minutes, then patch out until clean. If you feel like it put another patch of powder solvent through it and leave it in there for storage, Hoppe's at least is oily.

You have described to a tee EXACTLY what I am trying to avoid doing.

[rgamba]

Here is what I do with all my milsurp guns. When your done shooting remove the bolt wipe it down with an oil soaked cloth and run a nice wet patch of hoppes through the barrel - I use the Otis pull through kit (compact and portable). When you get home, get the rifle out of the case and let it sit until the next day (sometimes 2 days for me given demanding family situation). When you finally get back to it, run a couple of clean patches through it until they come out clear (reapply hoppes if needed). I follow this up with some breakfree CLP. Once a year or after considerable shooting I will do a more thorough cleaning with brushes, field strip, etc.

Cheers

Robert