How Many Patches Used When Cleaning Your Rifle?

[jds holler]

Never tried it, how strong is it? Can you leave it in the barrel or is a Sweets type of thing?

Yeah, what he said.?? I've got some thirty year old Sweets that Imma bout to try. I'm getting tired of messing with this thing. jd

 

[Martin52]

Also, how are you plugging the chamber end?

A Sinclair chamber plug is one way. I use one when I need to soak the bore o/night.

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[HonkinDonky]

42. Which also happens to be the answer to the meaning of life, the universe and everything.

 

[jxb]

It depends... Some rifles a lot, some not much at all. I get the question but it's like asking everyone how the ocean feels when they wade in the surf.

 

[jelenko]

Around 20.
My typical [60-100 shots] cleaning includes 3-4 patches with Iosso wrapped around a parker hale jag.

 

[Dolomite]

2-3 patches of Patch out down the barrel to remove the loose carbon, accelerator on a nylon brush, scrub about 10-15 strokes and let it soak for a few hours. Another 3-4 patches with alcohol to get the gunk out. Throat area will still have some carbon, Thorroclean on a nylon brush or jag wrapped with a patch and about another 15-20 strokes, flush with alcohol another 3-4 patches to until it shows no residue. Inspect with borescope to gauge if that process is sufficient based on round count. If not rinse and repeat. YMMV depending on cartridge and shooting discipline. Est around 20-25 patches if I had to give a number.

Keep it clean!!

 

[JMayo]

Half a dozen- dozen.... Or none
Lol!
I'll go around picking up the cleaner ones ppl leave. I use em until they are black.

 

[rardoin]

Two or three. First a brown one, then a white one to see if I need to use the other brown one.

 

[robert8904]

I use bore mops to apply solvent and then remove most of the gunk after brushing, Then 3-5 patches on a Parker-Hale jag.

 

[Jpete]

I know of a guy that bought some really nice cleaning jags at a gun show. He proceeded to use one of the new jags with some Sweets 7.62 to get the copper out. After several hours of hollering and swabbing, as he was standing in a pile of blue patches, discovered those jags were made from bronze and were bleeding the blue streaks into the patches.

I slung them jags in the weeds that day.

 

[CharlieNC]

Spraying solvent into the barrel + brushing = fewer patches + cleaner barrel

 

[Rat Rifle]

how long is a rope?

BEAUTIFUL

 

[Will Henry]

None. I use toilet paper. WH

 

[rardoin]

Spraying solvent into the barrel + brushing = fewer patches + cleaner barrel

^^^^ THIS^^^^

BEWARE.... I've got bronze brushes...and I'm not afraid to use them!!!

 

[k260]

 

[baredog]

Great responses so i guess im ok with my 20 patch cleaning. It seems when i see patches mostly white i give it one more 15 stroke sequence with nylon brush and yep patches black again back to more patches...

 

[Redd]

A Sinclair chamber plug is one way. I use one when I need to soak the bore o/night.

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LOL they have 4 calibers!

 

[Cecil S.]

Do you guys buy into the "Triangular patch" game? As i see it fitting the Jag is most important but I am a newbie.

 

[Cecil S.]

square or round is just fine.

Yeah , that is how i feel. Thanks SPJ.

 

[Bc'z]

Asking for a friend...
If you flip the patch over to the clean side, is this still 1 patch or 2??

9

Y'all think I'm kidding, 1 of these days I'll get me one of those bore guide thingies