TWeatherford
Member
Hi,
I feel stupid asking this, but I have gotten many conflicting questions on cleaning guns. I just got a Henry GoldenBoy .22 (lever action, first gun). When I bought the gun the dealer recommended a little $10 cleaning kit. It has Hoppes #9 cleaner and gun oil, a little box of patches, 3 piece rod and rod ends. I've added Qtips. I've run around 3,000 rounds through my gun. I haven't gotten it wet (more than a few drops) and have cleaned the action (what I could get to) with a Qtip and then re lubed all the moving parts. Then rub down the barrel with a little oil to get the fingerprints off. I cleaned it once according to directions. Run cleaner through, run patches through until they come out clean, run an oiled patch through. I have questions about cleaning the inside and outside of my gun. I did try to search here but didn't find a consice or "agreed" thread on cleaning guns, particularly rifles. Here goes.
For the inside. My uncle was telling me that he wouldn't clean it. He said the metal rod would screw up my rifling and hurt more than help. He said just to run a little oil down it once a year. Makes sense to me. He didn't say anything about a boresnake. So either I get a wood or at least a one piece rod, or a boresnake. Then what do I have the general gist above? Would a $12 walmart boresnake be as good as any? What about the action. I like to keep it clean in there, Henry says not to take it apart, that its not necessary.
For the outside. Is there any need to apply any type of cleaner to the barrel? How often should I oil? I don't like a lot of oil because it makes it catch lint like crazy. But I also can't stand fingerprints (which get there when my Dad or brother shoot it).
For right now the gun is being shot almost every day, at least 4-5 times a week. When I start storing it longer, I have no problem cleaning it well beforehand. But it seems a little overkill to clean this thing completely every single day.
And one more thing. In my gun manual it says not to store the gun in cloth that will absorb the lube from the gun. Will the silicone gun sack up I got at walmart do this?
Thanks a lot!
I feel stupid asking this, but I have gotten many conflicting questions on cleaning guns. I just got a Henry GoldenBoy .22 (lever action, first gun). When I bought the gun the dealer recommended a little $10 cleaning kit. It has Hoppes #9 cleaner and gun oil, a little box of patches, 3 piece rod and rod ends. I've added Qtips. I've run around 3,000 rounds through my gun. I haven't gotten it wet (more than a few drops) and have cleaned the action (what I could get to) with a Qtip and then re lubed all the moving parts. Then rub down the barrel with a little oil to get the fingerprints off. I cleaned it once according to directions. Run cleaner through, run patches through until they come out clean, run an oiled patch through. I have questions about cleaning the inside and outside of my gun. I did try to search here but didn't find a consice or "agreed" thread on cleaning guns, particularly rifles. Here goes.
For the inside. My uncle was telling me that he wouldn't clean it. He said the metal rod would screw up my rifling and hurt more than help. He said just to run a little oil down it once a year. Makes sense to me. He didn't say anything about a boresnake. So either I get a wood or at least a one piece rod, or a boresnake. Then what do I have the general gist above? Would a $12 walmart boresnake be as good as any? What about the action. I like to keep it clean in there, Henry says not to take it apart, that its not necessary.
For the outside. Is there any need to apply any type of cleaner to the barrel? How often should I oil? I don't like a lot of oil because it makes it catch lint like crazy. But I also can't stand fingerprints (which get there when my Dad or brother shoot it).
For right now the gun is being shot almost every day, at least 4-5 times a week. When I start storing it longer, I have no problem cleaning it well beforehand. But it seems a little overkill to clean this thing completely every single day.
And one more thing. In my gun manual it says not to store the gun in cloth that will absorb the lube from the gun. Will the silicone gun sack up I got at walmart do this?
Thanks a lot!