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10-02-2011, 03:46 AM
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Cleaning Marlin 22.lr
Hey gun nuts,
I have a little question about cleaning my 22. I get it spotless and i go out and shoot, 50 rounds or so and the barrel is digustingly dirty. I use hoppes solvent, then lubericant then take a swab down 4 times to get any exess lube out. Am i doing anything wrong? I own and am talking about a marlin 780. Thanks for any advice.
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10-02-2011, 04:22 AM
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I wouldn't say you're really doing anything wrong. For me I swear by Break-Free CLP and use that to clean, lube and oil all my personal firearms and my customer's firearms. The only time that I use something different is when a gun comes in with heavy copper fouling and I use Mpro-7. But the procedure is still pretty much the same.
Step one: Put your cleaning agent of choice on the brush and down the barrel
Step two: Run your brush multiple times through the barrel starting at the throat of the barrel.
Step three: Run wet patches until they come up clean
Step four: Run dry patches until they up dry
Step five: Run 1 wet patch to oil the inside of the barrel
Step six: Wipe down all exterior/ exposed metal and wood with a silicone gun cloth.
That's the process that I do at the shop and its the same way that I was taught in school. Hope this helps.
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10-02-2011, 02:32 PM
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Thanks a lot man. ill try the break free stuff. and when you say a wet cloth down the bore. wet with what?
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10-02-2011, 04:51 PM
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I dont see a problem... The .22 is a dirty round, mine are always filthy after shooting, even if I dont put many rounds though it....
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10-02-2011, 05:35 PM
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It is really not required that you clean a .22 after every use. Most shoot best with a "dirty" bore. Clean when you begin to experience a drop in accuracy, or fail to function.
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10-02-2011, 06:25 PM
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A wet patch is simply a patch that you saturate with your choice of a lubricating oil then run it down the bore to get things coated inside and prevent rust.
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I think a .50 BMG to the grape might challenge that theory... :)
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True, but if you put a .50 BMG to the grape, there's not going to be much to look at in X-rays.
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10-02-2011, 09:18 PM
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It is really not required that you clean a .22 after every use. Most shoot best with a "dirty" bore. Clean when you begin to experience a drop in accuracy, or fail to function.
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True that.
Unless you are living in a high-humidity environment, in which case if you leave the bore dirty, it will eventually cause other issues...
Also, some .22 ammo is dirtyer than others...Remington & Wolf are pretty narfy.
Probably has something to do with their particular saltpeter source...
Also...
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10-02-2011, 09:27 PM
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Saltpeter? Dude- how OLD is that ammo? 
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10-02-2011, 10:03 PM
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True that.
Unless you are living in a high-humidity environment, in which case if you leave the bore dirty, it will eventually cause other issues...
Also, some .22 ammo is dirtyer than others...Remington & Wolf are pretty narfy.
Probably has something to do with their particular saltpeter source...
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Here ya go. Its a marlin 780, made in 1974, they dont make em' like this anymore, also got a new marlin 17.hmr if your droolin for gun pics!
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10-06-2011, 10:11 PM
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Always!! Gun porn is second only to Redhead Female Marine porn!! 
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