The Proper way to clean a Rifle???

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bosty2

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Hello all!!! I have just recently joined but have been reading on here for over a year...GREAT site and GREAT people on here! I have a nice collection of Shotguns and have purchased many of them over the years but I just recently purchased my first Big Bore rifle, After doing a LOT of reading and research I purchased a T/C ICON 300 Win Mag, with a Ziess Conquest scope and Leupold rings. I also purchased some different rounds for it to try and find out what it liked best(any advice here would also be great!). I am getting the scope mounted in a couple of weeks and then will be ready to sight in....NOW with the real question...I have cleaned my shotguns to perfection for the past 20 years but I have NO idea on what solvents, patches, brushes ect. or HOW to properly clean my new rifle? Any help would be greatly appreciated...also any tips on breaking in my new rifle?

Thanks a Million guys!

Matt
Galena, Illinois
 
Welcome, first of all, to the Firing Line!:) There are alot of products on the market for cleaning rifle bores, (you might find somewhat confusing)some will clean the lead out, some the carbon. I found out through this forum, myself that the preferable product is Butch's Bore-Shine, and through extensive testing,( on five different rifles in our arsenal) we believe it to be a truly great product. I have tried numerous other's through the years but Butch's seemed to make it easy to get ALL the crud from the bore. Go by the manufactures' directions. Then I use a product called G-96, and one swab down the bore is all that is necessary to protect it. Oil up the action and wipe off the excess oil, and put her back in the cabinet!!!;) Your guns will love you forever..:cool:
 
Two importaint things to remember. Copper Jacketed bullets will leave small amounts of copper in your rifling, so a copper solvent should be used. second, if you can, feed the rod through the breach to avoid damaging the crown. Even unseen scraps to the crown can effect accuracy
 
I had the same problem a little bit ago and after alot of reading and frustration I found that asking how to clean a rifle is like asking what shirt to wear to the park. EVERYONE has their own ritual they believe in and there isn't any hard evidence out there on one way being better than another. There are pro's that say you have to meticulously clean your rifle and ones that say to clean it as little as possible. The main thing's I took out of it all is this:

1. Try to stay away from putting anything down the crown and put patches from the receiver side.

2. After the initial break in cleaning's, dont clean the bore unless accuracy starts dropping off. You can use regular cleaner and a copper cleaner. Recently I found a miracle product though. Use wipout, it is simply amazing. Takes away all the repetitive patches method and clean's great.

3. Everything else can be cleaned with whatever works. From the most expensive cleaners to non-chlorinated brake cleaner. It all works good enough for most.

Thats all!
 
Mineral spirits & Automatic tranny fluid. Works cheep and actually takes out copper. If you shoot corrosive ammo hot water & soap first for the corrosive salts,then something with oil to dissolve the nitro powder.

Mace
Happiness is a belt fed weapon and lots of ammo
 
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