07-26-2011, 09:15 AM
buy a better gun... Just kidding. after every 200 rounds(just about every trip to the range) ill just filed strip my pistol, run a brush through the barrel 2-3 times, swab it til the cloth is clean. then just hit the moving parts with a nylon brush, and wipe it with clean swab to pick up any residue, 1 drop of oil on each side of the slide, and im good to go.
when i cleaned some rifles that have been sitting from 1946 and the late 70's i tear them down as far as i can, brass brush anything with scale mil on it, soak it all in cleaning solution, if there is rust, ill use emery cloth to break it down. run a brass brush down the bore, swab it, pipe cleaners and q-tips in the tight spots, oil where needed and good to go. did all that to a winchester model 94 30-30 and some russian mosgin nagant carbine from 1945.. both are ready to fire.
but too much oil will do more harm than good.
when i cleaned some rifles that have been sitting from 1946 and the late 70's i tear them down as far as i can, brass brush anything with scale mil on it, soak it all in cleaning solution, if there is rust, ill use emery cloth to break it down. run a brass brush down the bore, swab it, pipe cleaners and q-tips in the tight spots, oil where needed and good to go. did all that to a winchester model 94 30-30 and some russian mosgin nagant carbine from 1945.. both are ready to fire.
but too much oil will do more harm than good.