How do you clean 10/22 mags?

[Rookie]

How do you clean the inside of your 10/22 mags?
Best way I've found so far is to soak them in a tub of Windex overnight, blow them dry with compressed air, and then lightly lube them with Moly powder.

 

[Joe O]

I clean/lube them with Hornady "ONE SHOT"(not the case lube) and just shake the excess out.That's it.

 

[Kiwi]

Google it .... they are not too hard to disassemble, clean and reassemble.

 

[Rookie]

Google it .... they are not too hard to disassemble, clean and reassemble.

Been there have/can do that, but cleaning 10 or 15 mags after a weekend of shooting. Disassembling them to clean gets old.

 

[K0na_stinky]

Been there have/can do that, but cleaning 10 or 15 mags after a weekend of shooting. Disassembling them to clean gets old.

How many rounds do you shoot in a weekend?

Why do you guys want to clean them?

I noticed that mine are really dirty but it doesnt affect anything. After 3000ish rounds and no cleaning she cycles with out a problem at all.

 

[queen_stick]

Been there have/can do that, but cleaning 10 or 15 mags after a weekend of shooting. Disassembling them to clean gets old.

How many rounds do you shoot in a weekend?

Why do you guys want to clean them?

I noticed that mine are really dirty but it doesnt affect anything. After 3000ish rounds and no cleaning she cycles with out a problem at all.

I was thinking the same thing K0na... I've cleaned mine once in the 5 years I've had them, and haven't had any problems. I'm using my 10/22's for paper only, so it wouldn't be a big deal if one would jam up on me. Can't blame a guy for wanting to keep his stuff in top shape though.

Rookie: Maybe an ultrasonic cleaner would work? It would be about the same idea that 'Joe O' posted.

 

[Rookie]

Been there have/can do that, but cleaning 10 or 15 mags after a weekend of shooting. Disassembling them to clean gets old.

How many rounds do you shoot in a weekend?

Why do you guys want to clean them?

I noticed that mine are really dirty but it doesnt affect anything. After 3000ish rounds and no cleaning she cycles with out a problem at all.

1500- 2000 out of 3 rifles with 3 shooters. If I shoot Eley I can run 3000 - 4000 through each mag before they need cleaning but when we're shooting buckets of cheep wally world sale junk I have to clean after 500 or so rds, mags and rifles.
I clean the mags on all my firearms that have mags every time I clean the gun. Why wouldn't I?

 

[K0na_stinky]

1500- 2000 out of 3 rifles with 3 shooters. If I shoot Eley I can run 3000 - 4000 through each mag before they need cleaning but when we're shooting buckets of cheep wally world sale junk I have to clean after 500 or so rds, mags and rifles.
I clean the mags on all my firearms that have mags every time I clean the gun. Why wouldn't I?

You have to clean after 500 rounds of cheap ammo? What happens if you don't? I'm just wondering.

 

[Rookie]

1500- 2000 out of 3 rifles with 3 shooters. If I shoot Eley I can run 3000 - 4000 through each mag before they need cleaning but when we're shooting buckets of cheep wally world sale junk I have to clean after 500 or so rds, mags and rifles.
I clean the mags on all my firearms that have mags every time I clean the gun. Why wouldn't I?

You have to clean after 500 rounds of cheap ammo? What happens if you don't? I'm just wondering.

Don't know! After a bucket of el cheapO ammo the rifles are nasty. So I swab the bore, I don't clean the mags as often, usually after 1500-2000rds. Sometimes I clean a gun after 1 rd. I never put a gun away dirty. I've got 2 teenage sons that I'm shooting with, As long as they would rather go shooting with their ol'man I'm all for it.

 

[Travelor]

http://www.heypete.com/pete/shooting/rugermag.html

I clean mine each time I shoot as it only takes about a minute and then they are always clean.

George