At what point to stop cleaning?

[doubleset]

I've run across a lot of crazy old people who believe a lot of nutty things. Who hasn't? Not to point any fingers.

 

[deerstalkert]

and some of those folks just have experience that differs from your set.

 

[SPQR70AD]

i use wd40 for arthritis. that's about all

WD 40 gave you arthritis

 

[SPQR70AD]

I do not stop cleaning the bore until my .50 cal becomes .54 cal only then I know it is clean

 

[deerstalkert]

WD 40 gave you arthritis

7+ decades of hard work with my hands gave me arthritis. shooting to many magnum hand guns gave me arthritis. stroking the RR up and down until the bore squeaked gave me arthritis

 

[SPQR70AD]

70+ decades of hard work with my hands gave me arthritis. shooting to many magnum hand guns gave me arthritis. stroking the RR up and down until the bore squeaked gave me arthritis

remember WD 40 is the worst solvent ever conceived. I worked 45 years framing roofing concrete work and not doing that bad

 

[doubleset]

I worked 45 years framing roofing concrete work and not doing that bad

Genetics contributes a hefty component to whether you get arthritis (although pretty much everyone does to some degree with advancing age). Runs in my mother's side of the family. But as one of my PT people is fond of saying, "Motion is lotion." Having just spent two days getting up and down off the ground under my boat and reconfiguring the trailer frame, I think I can testify to that.

 

[SPQR70AD]

Genetics contributes a hefty component to whether you get arthritis (although pretty much everyone does to some degree with advancing age). Runs in my mother's side of the family. But as one of my PT people is fond of saying, "Motion is lotion." Having just spent two days getting up and down off the ground under my boat and reconfiguring the trailer frame, I think I can testify to that.
if I worked on a trailer like you did up and down I would be limited

 

[Diplomat22]

3 parts water and 1 part liquid dish soap works good for me. Very easy cleanup, gives the patch a slippery coating that breaks surface tension.
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[doubleset]

if I worked on a trailer like you did up and down I would be limited

I'm not saying it didn't hurt. . I have one artificial knee. two cervical fusions, and neurosurgery to the lower back (which was quite successful, but I do need to be careful lifting stuff). About 20 years ago my orthopedist said "You have significant arthritis in your shoulders. I don't know why you're not in pain all the time." But I don't really suffer from arthritis. The neck I just live with. It's not painful but took me out of high power shooting because I no longer have the flexibility to shoot from prone. The most irritating thing about it is that I can't see the 3-point hitch for hook-ups while sitting in the tractor seat. It's hard to work on my back because of the cervical fusions. The knee bothers me most and it may be nearing it's shelf life since I've had it for 14 years and I think they view 15 as the expiration point. But it's not something I'm anxious to go through again. So Diclofenac and my knee brace have been thrown into that gap. Life goes on -- just not as smoothly as it used to.

 

[N.Y. Yankee]

I stopped using tap water, of any temperature, long ago. I swab the bore a bit with Ballistol and bottled water (moose milk) at the range to knock out a lot of gunk. At home I use a plastic bucket and put in 4 oz Murphy's soap and a gallon of blue windshield washer fluid, room temperature. I take out the nipple and put the barrel in the solution. With a wet patch on a jag, I pump the solution up and down vigorously. I change the first patch after the first stroke, the second after 4 more then do about 10-12 more pumps with the third patch. I brush the niple threads and breech area, get down in with a couple Q-Tips then dry the bore and patent breech with 3-4 patches and I'm done cleaning. There is no trace of fouling left that I can see. I squirt a batch of Fluid Film in the bore and swab it around the best I can trying to cover everything well.

When the dirt settles out of the solution, I pour it off into another bucket and that is what I use next time. It's surprising how much crud is on the bottom of the first pail.

 

[Trooper]

I've used hot soapy water then completely dried the bore. Then used ballistol as a preservative. It seems to keep my bore clean and in great condition.

 

[Oldbear63]

Water and patches sometimes leave fouling at the base of the lands. Before leaving the range i swab the bore with a patch wet with Windex with vinegar which dissolves the fouling. At home the rifle is clean with four patches. A few strokes with a brush will also take care of that fouling at the base of the lands.

Windex is a base, vinegar is an acid, the two only neutralize each other. All you are doing is wiping your bore with salt!
Try sticking with the Windex.

 

[COTNTOP]

A member here told me to polish with mixture of Kroil and a light lapping compound. I did and it helped loading and cleaning a bunch. Something I found that worked really good for me is the Platinum Powerwash foam from Dawn with water helped in quick cleaning.

 

[doubleset]

Windex is a base, vinegar is an acid, the two only neutralize each other. All you are doing is wiping your bore with salt!
Try sticking with the Windex.

Unless he's using the newer version of Windex that uses vinegar instead of ammonia? That version of Windex would be an acid, wouldn't it?

 

[Okie Hog]

Try sticking with the Windex.

Not even. Windex with vinegar contains about 3 percent acidic acid. Been using Windex with vinegar for many years. Started using it on the advice of Mike Venturino, black powder editor of Shooting Times magazine. i use Windex with vinegar to clean my antique Winchesters and Colts. It well works for me.

My guns don't rust.