Best .22 Cleaner

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I have a CZ-452 rifle coming and need the best .22 cleaning kit I can get. I have heard some bad things about the ones from Wal-Mart that could scratch the gun. I'm wanting something that is all brass or something that won't harm my barrel. I hear it's a very accurate gun so don't want to harm it.

Also, what is the best way to clean the bore for maximum accuracy with a .22? What solvent/CLP is the best, what patches?

Thanks!
 
Dewey one piece coated cleaning rod. Make sure you get one thin enough to work in a .22LR.

I don't do jointed cleaning rods any more and I stay away from uncoated metal for rifle rods.

My 452 has a very smooth bore and it takes very little to get it clean. I've never had to use a bore brush on it. Whatever solvent you have should work fine. If you're shooting good quality ammo with lead bullets instead of the copper "plated" rounds, all you need to do to clean it is to push a solvent coated patch or two through the bore from the breech end once in awhile and follow it with a dry patch and then a patch with a very little bit of oil on it.
 
Well, a one-piece rod of carbon fiber of brass is best.
IMHO, the best cleaner for your gun is this:
http://www.qmaxxproducts.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=60&product_id=52
It's the only thing I use on my guns anymore. And I have been hunting and shooting for over 50 years.
Wet a patch on a proper sized jag and it will clean your bore of lead and powder fouling in one straight pass. If it's really dirty, it might take as many as four wet patches. No brushing or scrubbing. Less cleaning rod passes means less possible damage to the rifling.
 
Thanks, gang.

If I clean from the breech do I really need a bore guide? I have read really bad things about the bore guides available for CZ-452s.
 
The bore guide helps keep solvent and oil out of your action and mag or magazine. It's a safer way to prevent cleaning rod damage. A lot of bench rest shooters clean with a bore guide.
 
The bore guide helps keep solvent and oil out of your action and mag or magazine. It's a safer way to prevent cleaning rod damage. A lot of bench rest shooters clean with a bore guide.
Ah I see.

Anyone know were to get a proper bore guide for a CZ-452 if I will need one? The white plastic ones made by "Possum Hollow" have very poor reviews.
 
Sorry I missed that!! Seems like a fair price for a metal unit.

I shall be ordering one. But how is the quality? Do they work well?
 
I don't have a CZ-452 although I sure would like to have one. I did some searching and did read the bad reviews on the Possum Hollow guides. I don't have a mwerks so I can't comment on them. I have a Clackamas Kimber Model 82 that I use a bore guide to clean. These are Sinclair plastic guide rods. The Kimber shoots so well that I have always been careful to protect it's accuracy.
 
Thanks gang.

I bought a Pro Shot polished steel rod in .20 caliber, and adapter for .22 brushes and jags, and a Dewey brand bore guide. I plan to use Hoppe's #9 as a solvent.
 
IMO many place too much emphasis on what cleaner, rod, brush, oil, etc.. They're all as good as they need to be. For me #9 or CLP and any name brand oil will do what is intended. Lots of creative marketing going on out there.
 
Target shooters don't clean their .22 bores at all. .22 bullets are waxed and don't generally foul the bore at all.

I blunt a Qtip, oil it lightly and push it through with a thin plastic or wood rod.
 
Target shooters don't clean their .22 bores at all. .22 bullets are waxed and don't generally foul the bore at all.

I blunt a Qtip, oil it lightly and push it through with a thin plastic or wood rod.
I haven't cleaned the bore of a 22 rimfire rifle in 30 years. It simply isn't needed.
 
Target shooters don't clean their .22 bores at all.
.22 bullets are waxed and don't generally foul...
^^^^ THIS ^^^^

That said, if the OP has a bad case of OCD <;)>,get a .17cal Dewey Rod, along with KG-1.

And... since you've now removed all protection from the bore by cleaning it ...<:what:>, use plain old Full Synthetic motor oil on a patch to keep it from rusting. :neener:

ps: Forget the rod guide.

pps: Now`ya gotta dry-patch the bore out before shooting it again. :cuss:







psssst: See "THIS" at start of the post. :D
 
I asked this same question on Rimfire Central and was told multiple times to get a bore guide so I won't damage the bore and especially the crown.
 
If you had not already bought a Pro Shot cleaning rod, I would have recommended one. I use one in 22 caliber for all of my 22 rifles, with either a Pro Shot brass cleaning jag or a Hoppe's plastic jag. And all I use is Hoppe's Number 9 for 22's. Usually two wet patches and one or two dry patches is all the bore needs. Then a little more Hoppe's Number 9 on a larger patch for swabbing around the chamber and bolt and I'm done.
 
I don't quite understand all of the recommendations for Dewey rods. I had one and wasn't impressed with it at all. The first time I put a tight patch through the bore the rod bent on me. Not to mention the coating had started flaking off everywhere. I replaced it with a Tipton carbon fiber rod and it's better in every way. No coating to flake off, if it bends it just snaps back into place, etc. I love this thing.
 
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