As the Mini-14 barrel cannot be cleaned from the breech, what is the best way to clean it?
Currently, I use a patch on a rod to apply a cleaner from the barrel, but use the "World's Fastest Bore Cleaner" (aka BoreSnake) to clean in lieu of using a brass brush on a rod (which is hard to do in a twenty-two caliber barrel). Then I run through a dry patch, a slightly oiled patch and a dry patch again.
The problem is, the last patch still comes out dirty. I assume that is okay for practical purposes.
As a general question, how clean should the rifle be? Is a "casual" cleaning of the barrel, the action (and the gas block under the barrel) and a general wipe-down okay for practial, reliable, safe and rust-free operations? Or should I meticulously clean (meaning shiny bores, Q-tips and wooden dental picks) after each use?
Thanks!
Skorzeny
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For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence. Sun Tzu
Currently, I use a patch on a rod to apply a cleaner from the barrel, but use the "World's Fastest Bore Cleaner" (aka BoreSnake) to clean in lieu of using a brass brush on a rod (which is hard to do in a twenty-two caliber barrel). Then I run through a dry patch, a slightly oiled patch and a dry patch again.
The problem is, the last patch still comes out dirty. I assume that is okay for practical purposes.
As a general question, how clean should the rifle be? Is a "casual" cleaning of the barrel, the action (and the gas block under the barrel) and a general wipe-down okay for practial, reliable, safe and rust-free operations? Or should I meticulously clean (meaning shiny bores, Q-tips and wooden dental picks) after each use?
Thanks!
Skorzeny
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For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence. Sun Tzu