I have always been told to clean the barrel from the breech end to the barrel crown to minimize the chance of damaging or wearing the crown (which may affect accuracy). Any comments?
Probably not a bad idea, being that I mentioned I’m careful to not chip anything as I put the brush in. I’ve seen it done from either direction, but your way is probably the best.
I just picked up a Mark 4 hunter and it is really an awesome .22lr. It's a handsome gun that shoots light out. A bit of cleaning advice that I picked up in my benchrest days. We all know that .22lr is dirty. Buy a can of Brakclean brake cleaner and CLEAN your brushes after each use. Spray the tooth brush and bore brush with Brakclean after cleaning each component; bolt, recoil spring, receiver, frame, bore etc. and spray down the tooth brush, bore brush and bore swab (if you use one) with Brakclean after each use. It assures that you are not transferring crud from one part of the gun to another, or transferring crud from one cleaning to the next. The last word: NEVER clean from the crown end of the barrel. Always clean from the breach end. If you abrade and\or ding the crown bad enough you will find that your gilt edge accuracy is gone forever.
Just a heads up... The pin that acts as a firing pin stop in the bolt can be a very loose fit, and if you're not careful, it will fall out and disappear, with the likelihood going up dramatically if you are working in an area with carpet on the floor!
Other than the ones in the videos, I have the Glock 17, 12 gauge shotgun, .22 bolt action rifle, and a child sized single shot .22 rifle. Also a Sig p365 which was shown a bit in the safety video.
GUN SLANT - FIRST; "THAT IS A VERY NICE PISTOL!!!" - BUT PLEASE, PLEASE NEVER USE A ROD TO CLEAN THE BORE FROM THE "MUZZLE" END, ALWAYS GO FROM THE CHAMBER END - GOING FROM THE MUZZLE END CAN DAMAGE THE CROWN OF THE BARREL, THUS RUINING THE ACCURACY OF THE WEAPON!!! BUT OTHER THAN THAT YOU MADE A GOOD VIDEO - - - BRAVO!!!!!!! PS - AND IF YOU WERE THINKING OF BUYING ME A CHRISTMAS PRESENT, PLEASE BUY ME A PISTOL JUST LIKE YOUR RUGER MK IV STAINLESS - LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PS #2 - THAT IS A VERY, VERY NICE PISTOL, HOPE YOU CAN FIND SOME GOOD AMMO SOON AND SHOOT THE HECK OUT OF IT - LORD BLESS!!!!!!!
Hello, sir! Do you plan on making more educational videos like this in the future? I've always had a huge passion for guns, but I don't know where to start learning after basic gun safety. (And now cleaning)
i wished they design my mk II to field strip this way. actually stripping isnt the problem, its reassembly. last time it took me almost 30 mins to lock the gun back up and i did this by accident. i just bought a hammer strut support and hopefully reassembly will be easier
Once you clean, the gun shouldn't you oil it? Where did you buy your gun pick and cotton patches from? I'm looking on Amazon and people are complaining about the patches and picks on Amazon.
At 17:25 I apply lubricant which is the Balisol. It cleans AND lubes. I think these patches are ones I bought at a local store and I ran out so I don't know what brand they were. The ones I have now are Birchwood Casey and I am not a fan. Picks are just basic plastic picks - not sure where I got them.
You really have to decide how often. Some people will clean their gun if they shoot just 1 round. Others will just keep lubing it and hardly ever clean. Caliber doesn't matter so much. For me, my Ruger malfunctions when it gets too dirty. So, cheap russian ammo means more frequent cleanings.
