barrel cleaning .22lr

[fishy 1]

i have only had rifles about 18 months or so and i have heard conflicting reports from various shooting mates about how often to clean the barrel inside,some say often and the others say every 50 shots is about right? can you fellas shed abit of light on how often and if i need to use the wire brush or just patches soaked in cleaners or oil etc.... any help much appreciated by this noobie. i have been pulling patches thro with cleaners fairly regularly and have only used the wire brush about 4 times.

[jamie g 17]

i didnt ever use the wire brush in mine. im not a fan of them if i use one in centrefire i use nylon brushes.

 

as for cleaning i use to leave mine till it went off then cleaned it

[cyclonebri1 8]

Never cleaned my 1st Ruger in 3K rounds, still shot perfectly and only cleaned to sell

[Deker 3,478]

If you are only using sub sonic lead, then not that often, perhaps a mop through from time to time to get the crud out and an occassional decent clean to remove any lead deposits, which should not be too difficult.

 

If you are using high velocity copper coats then more regular and better cleaning would normally be required!

Edited November 19, 2009 by Deker

[langouroux 14]

never cleaned my CZ 452 .22LR none of my mates clean theirs either!

[ratattack 111]

Leave it alone! Last time i cleaned my .22lr it took ages to shoot straight again!!!

[mattydski 560]

If you are shooting wax coated subs, you may need to clean the chamber to prevent rounds from not extracting. But wait until its a problem. It will be evident when it occurs, and it does not affect the accuracy.

[cbw 4]

When I first got mine I was cleaning it all the time, I enjoyed doing it!

 

I was told to pack it in, bit of a bad habit!!!!!!

 

Now clean it every 500 rounds or so, the moderator gets a bit clogged up at 1000 rounds so needs a strip down and rebuild.

 

If you enjoy cleaning it then carry on, otherwise just keep it obviously clean and dry. Ie pull a patch through with moisture repellant, wipe dirt, muck and wet off and some say take the mod off for storage!

 

CBW

[cyclonebri1 8]

When I first got mine I was cleaning it all the time, I enjoyed doing it!

 

I was told to pack it in, bit of a bad habit!!!!!!

 

Now clean it every 500 rounds or so, the moderator gets a bit clogged up at 1000 rounds so needs a strip down and rebuild.

 

If you enjoy cleaning it then carry on, otherwise just keep it obviously clean and dry. Ie pull a patch through with moisture repellant, wipe dirt, muck and wet off and some say take the mod off for storage!

 

CBW

 

 

 

Much more important to clean the crud out of the moderator every 55 shots or so

 

Edited to add every 500 shots

Edited November 20, 2009 by cyclonebri1

[English Steve 0]

If you do clean and oil, make sure you put a patch through the barrel to remove any excess oil before you take it out. Also make sure there are no 'spots' of oil on the face of the bolt - that will affect accuracy.

[The one 8,484]

Same here i dont clean it unless its off

[drwolly 8]

Clean = swear word

 

Mine must o had at leat 10,000 through it by now and I bet it aint been cleand more than 3 times!!! still accurate etc etc. an thats a CZ for ya.

 

The only thing i clean are the mod occasionaly and the bolt and receiver.