I know this will sound stupid, but how do you clean a gun correctly?

[Thefabulousfink]

DocZinn: Get a bore snake.

+1

These are great and won't ding up the muzzle. My friend brought his with him to OCS (USMC) and It was worth its weight in gold.

6-8 patches on the cleaning rod or 2-3 passes with the bore snake...you do the math

 

[scout26]

akodo,

I just went to my local hardware store and bought some nylon inserts (think 1/4 inch thick white plastic washers) that fit over my cleaning rods and would slide up to the handle. I think they were either nine or nineteen cents each.

 

[akodo]

thanks, i'll check that out

 

[Red Tornado]

Cleaning an SKS?!? They were designed to be rinsed off in a ditch and keep working forever.

Seriously, +1 to all the boresnake answers, those things are a godsend.
RT