How Do You Clean Your Pistol

[glassman]

I am a little fanatical about cleaning my guns after returning from an afternoon at the range and keeping them clean and oiled when not in use over time. I don't do anything special other than brush and patch and would like to hear any special tricks from experienced shooters.

 

[Lonestar49]

May not be the best way.. but

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I spray entire gun with Eezox lightly, let stand for 5 mins while I take good copper solvent and soak inside of barrel, then scrub barrel with bronze brush, then apply light spray of Eezox on cleaning pad and clean barrel until clean-white, while leaving a fine dry-coat of the Eezox where needed for lubrication.

Then I wipe rest of gun off, (clean-white) and put a dab of oil (if it's needed) on springs, and put a light swipe (with Q-tips) of Tetra Grease on rails and guides.

Done

Then, check guns in morning for any wet spots and wipe dry if any.


LS

 

[10-Ring]

I have some rags I spray w/ bullfrog & wipe down the frame & slide. Then I use a brush to wipe it down. The barrel I wipe down as well. The barrel I brush very very well & then push a few patches through until they push through clean....lightly lube, reassemble....done in about 10 minutes.

 

[cdrt]

Depends on what it is.
My High Standard Victor and Trophy just get a once-over on the bolt and chamber face with a brush and a wipe down with a old piece of sweatshirt that has some oil on it. Very rarely do I break them down and run a brush through the bore.
Revolvers I usually run a brush through the chambers and barrel, follow up with a patch soaked in Hoppe's, then a patch with some gun oil, and then wipe them down. Since they don't get used as often as my Bullseye guns, I make sure they're not all gunky when they get put back in the gun safe.
My 1911's usually get cleaned just before a Bullseye match; field strip, clean out all the gunk, make sure the chamber is clean, the barrel reasonably so, re-lube the barrel, etc. per the diagram on the Bullseye forum, and then wipe them down.

 

[GotGlock]

Spray everything with Mil Comm MC25 cleaner and let sit for 5 minutes. Then I use a boresnake for the barrel and a toothbrush for the slide and rails. Wipe everything down and apply TW25b grease to everything, and wipe down the outside of the slide with breakfree clp for rust prevention.

 

[glockman19]

Bore Snake at the range before leaving. At home I use Hopps #9, brass bore brush, nylon bore brush, patches & mops. followed by light oiling of the barrel and the gun before storage. Also use Glock Synthetic Gold lube on the metal parts in slide as it comes from the factory.

 

[GigaBuist]

I use a boat load of Q-tips when cleaning my guns. I try and get into every little nook and cranny.

 

[realmswalker]

I use a spray bottle with warm water and teaspoon of seasalt. I then scrub each gun down with 30 grit sandpaper and then I put them back in the safe, My guns r clean.

J/K I take the slide off each semi auto and scrub with a nylon brush and and hoppes number nine, then I bore snake each barrel lube with clp and put back together, good as new.

I sometimes run a patch down the barrell to see how dirty it comes out. But i dont run patches down until it comes out clean, that path leads to madness.

revolvers i scrub with the nylon brush and hoppes nine, and i put a drop of oil or two into the action from the hammer and from the trigger.

for my rifles scrub bolt face with nylon and hoppes nine. bolts i remove the bolt and really scrub all around the extractor and bolt face. bore snakes all around.

+1 on q tips, best gun cleaning device ever.

I also keep some dental pics for thos hard to reach places where a toothpick wont cut it.