Leaving oil in the bore

[Frogman]

I always leave a light coating of oil in my firearms after cleaning and most times just grab any of my guns and go the range shooting with out remembering to bring a cleaning rod.
Be honest I'll bet 90% of us that aren't meticulous shooters are guilty.

 

[CZguy]

Be honest I'll bet 90% of us that aren't meticulous shooters are guilty.

Or, ninety percent of us are meticulous shooters.

 

[Averageman]

I've seen cannon muzzles bellmouth from excess lube left in them, a few (2) were so bad the tube was condemed because the boresight device would no longer properly seat.
Think it cant happen to a RIFLE ?
I wouldn't bet on it.
Wet patch then dry patch and a fouling shot then shoot for record.

 

[merrill]

Dry Bore?

Step 1 Spray bore with brake cleaner to remove oil.
Step 2 Dry patch to remove what brake cleaner missed.
Step 3 Shoot.
Step 4 Clean and re-oil after shooting.

 

[VT Deer Hunter]

Light coat of 3-in-one oil with a patch and you should be good. Protects it.

 

[gdesloge]

From the Ruger Blackhawk .357 manual:

CARE AND CLEANING

MAKE SURE GUN IS UNLOADED!

Always be certain the revolver is completely unloaded before cleaning. At regular intervals or when the revolver has been exposed to sand, water or other adverse conditions, disassemble, clean and oil it.

To clean the revolver after firing:

1.Remove the cylinder as described on p. 20.

2.Clean the barrel from the muzzle by running a cleaning rod with a solvent coated patch through the bore several times. A bronze wire brush, of a size appropriate to the bore size, attached to the cleaning rod should then be pushed the full length of the bore several times.

3.Again swab the bore with a solvent coated patch. Then wipe the rod clean and, using a dry patch, swab the bore until it is clean.

4.Repeat the above procedure for each of the six chambers.

5.Run a lightly oiled patch through the bore and each chamber.

https://ruger-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/_manuals/blackhawk.pdf



And from the Ruger M-77 Hawkeye rifle manual:

2. Push-pull a solvent-wetted patch through the bore several times. Next, using a solvent-wetted brush, run it the full length of the bore as many times as is necessary to completely remove all foreign matter from the bore and chamber. Dry the bore with clean patches and examine it. If bore remains fouled, repeat the brushing. Complete the cleaning by dry-patch wiping of bore and chamber.

https://ruger-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/_manuals/m77Hawkeye.pdf


Then this, from the 10/22 manual:

2. Using a cleaning rod, run a solvent-wetted patch through the bore several times. Then attach a solvent-wetted bristle brush to the rod and run it back and forth the full length of the bore as many times as necessary to remove grease and dirt from the bore and chamber. Clean bore with dry patches and
examine. Bore fouling can contribute to reduced accuracy, and grease accumulation in the chamber can interfere with proper feeding of cartridges from the magazine.

3. Using powder solvent on a clean patch or bristle brush, remove powder residue from all components of the mechanism. After cleaning, run a dry patch through the bore, then follow with a patch that is very lightly oiled. Wipe all surfaces clean with cloth, then wipe all surfaces with a patch or cloth that has been very lightly oiled.


https://ruger-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/_manuals/1022.pdf

And this, from the Mini-30:

3. Using powder solvent on a clean patch or bristle brush, remove powder residue from all components of the mechanism. After cleaning, run a dry patch through the bore, then follow with a patch that is very lightly oiled. Wipe all surfaces clean with cloth, then wipe all surfaces with a patch or cloth that has been very lightly oiled.

https://ruger-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/_manuals/miniThirty.pdf


Ruger seems to recommend different final steps for the bores of revolvers and rifles, depending on the model.


gd

 

[CZguy]

Ruger seems to recommend different final steps for the bores of revolvers and rifles, depending on the model.

And I would guess who wrote the manual.

 

[JTHunter]

How do you store your guns? Like many of us, probably standing upright with the muzzle up. This allows dust to filter down into the bore, mix with any oil, making a slightly sticky, slightly abrasive goo. This increases resistance and raises the pressures inside your barrel. It's best to run 1-2 dry patches before shooting, JIC.

 

[gdesloge]

"And I would guess who wrote the manual."

I'm sorry, but I don't understand your statement.

The manufacturer wrote the manual.

Or do you believe something else?

Thanks -

gd

P.S. By the way, I believe that running a clean patch down the bore is not a bad idea at all. Now that there are 4 rules for safe gun handling (vs. the 10 previous commandments which the NRA endorsed in the past), I'm not sure how many folks check their barrels for obstructions prior to firing. Running a patch through the bore ensures that the bore is not obstructed. I usually use a Patch-Worm.

 

[CZguy]

I'm sorry, but I don't understand your statement.

I'll try to state it more clearly.

I believe that several different individual employees of Ruger, wrote the different manuals accompanying their firearms.

In short there are as many different correct ways to clean a firearm as there are shooters.

 

[gdesloge]

You very well may be correct, but I'm pretty sure that the lawyer-gunsmiths get to have the final say!

gd

 

[06]

My long guns are stored muzzle down. That way no oil stains the stocks should there be a bit extra somewhere. Stored bores get a bath of lub and wiped clean prior to shooting.