Barrel off to clean

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Who takes the barrel off to give it a good cleaning to keep crap out of the action, when using jb paste etc?

ty Don

 

[AllenOne1]

No I don't take the barrel off to clean even with JB. Never heard of anyone doing that either.

 

[Uthink Uknow]

With a proper bore guide (rod guide) there should be no way solvent would get into the action or trigger. In fact, with no guide and no action attached to the barrel you run a good chance of messing up the chamber......and the rod, jag, brush.

 

[JEFFPPC]

That's what a lug tool and chamber mop are for.

 

[AckleymanII]

Barrels are a lot easier to clean when they are on the action, use a good rod guide from Neil Jones or Lucas that has a bushing on the rod to keep it centered in the bore.

 

[coldboreshot]

I only do it while the barrels are already off. 21st Century Shooting has "barrel Off" bore guides for such a purpose.

 

[gdbleb]

21st Century does make a barrel off bore guide.

 

[Medic505]

After a week of shooting at places such as Ben Avery or Whittington where the wind and grit freely blow, I take my rifles apart and clean the grit out and give the barrels a better than normal cleaning. Just normal cleaning after a trip to the range or a weekend match.

 

[outasite`08]

During a class at Blackwater years ago we were taught to take the barreled action out of the stock and use an air compressor to blow sand,grit and whatever else before cleaning with a solvent. At the range house they provided compressors just for that. Lots of sand at the range there. Jeff

 

[kindabitey]

I take mine off every time. I honestly think it's easier than working around cheek rests and scopes with a 5ft cleaning rod.

 

[Mulligan]

How do you hold the barrel down to clean with it off the rifle?
CW

 

[jelenko]

I take mine off every time. I honestly think it's easier than working around cheek rests and scopes with a 5ft cleaning rod.

How well does it return to zero?

 

[rjs1230]

How do you hold the barrel down to clean with it off the rifle?
CW

barrel vise

 

[tac284]

Padded vise or barrel vise.

 

[whatsupdoc]

OCD

 

[tac284]

OCD

Lol, I assume that is towards me... you should know that there is a box in that picture that isn’t quite 90 degrees to the shelf, so....

 

[Old Navy]

No right or wrong answer to that question.

 

[Adam in WI]

OCD

CDO...

Similar disorder, but in alphabetical order the way it should be...

 

[kindabitey]

How well does it return to zero?

It’s within .1 mil after a couple of foulers, every time.

 

[boltfluter]

Padded vise or barrel vise.

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That is just a nice clean shop. Wish mine was that clean and orderly.

Paul