shooting with a dry Barrel?

[AWLEAPHART]

After clean my rifles I always shoot with a dry barreled never had a problem.
Well,
I have been reading here on the site and a lot say it causes copper fouling. If you shouldn't shoot with a dry barrel what do use to have a moist barrel? Oil?
Anthony

 

[madmixerman]

Butches gun oil is what I use.

 

[savagedasher]

Is the barrel not dry after the first shot? Larry

 

[Jet]

I always run a patch with 2 stroke motor oil through the bore before firing a shot on a clean barrel.

Rich

 

[LHSmith]

Is the barrel not dry after the first shot? Larry

Powder fouling Larry. After the first shot the powder fouling provides lubricity.

 

[AWLEAPHART]

LHSmith what do you use?
Anthony

 

[savagedasher]

Powder fouling Larry. After the first shot the powder fouling provides lubricity.

Does the bullet follow the powder or does powder follow bullet ? Smile Larry

 

[Riesel]

Lock-Ease Liquid Graphite on a patch

 

[1shot]

Lock-Ease Liquid Graphite on a patch

That!!

 

[LHSmith]

LHSmith what do you use?
Anthony

Butches or Marvel Mystery Oil. After cleaning I run an oil saturated loose patch through. Just before the next shoot session, I run another loose patch through to allow just a light film before firing.

 

[Monty Montana]

Butches or Marvel Mystery Oil. After cleaning I run an oil saturated loose patch through. Just before the next shoot session, I run another loose patch through to allow just a light film before firing.

Waste of good oil...go green or in my case dark Mahogany, Don Pilar Tequila and two glasses, one half full...poor Tequila down barrel drain into empty glass and then drink tequila...plain and simple... no mess.
hold the applause please.

 

[billlarson]

After clean my rifles I always shoot with a dry barreled never had a problem.
Well,
I have been reading here on the site and a lot say it causes copper fouling. If you shouldn't shoot with a dry barrel what do use to have a moist barrel? Oil?
Anthony

Ed`s Red oil.....

 

[spclark]

Ed`s Red oil.....

Funny you should mention that....

Few years ago one of the US F-Class team members clued me into his using common ATF fluid for breaking in new barrels. Idea is a new bore has pores in the metal that the ATF fills up. They get 'ironed out' during firing rather than catching microscopic bits of copper, making everything better down the road.

I've been doing that for several barrels now, all virtually never copper-foul & are very quick to clean. Use two patches wet with ATF after firing, let it soak in then jag-patch out. Repeat if necessary, leave a film of ATF in there if you plan on cleaning more later on with different solvents. Finally, wet bore before storage and next firing.

 

[Geronimo Jim]

Lock-ease. If it's good enough for Tony Boyer, it's good enough for me.

 

[DaveTooley]

For those that doubt this has any benefit consider this. If you were on a motorcycle and had to lay it down on the pavement, would you rather slide on dry pavement or wet? From personal experience I would much rather the pavement be wet as dry just plains sucks. Just a very light coat is all that's needed. I use instrument oil from Kano Labs but anything will work.

 

[450AK]

Montana Extreme Accuracy oil is very light and works very well for this purpose.

 

[rardoin]

For short term storage or just between relays, after cleaning I run a patch through the bore soaked with Ronson lighter fluid. For longer term storage - weeks to months - I use a non-drying, highly-refined machine oil like Hoppe's, 3 In One, sewing machine oil, or the like. Do Not Use Kroil! Great for cleaning, alone or mixed with your favorite bore cleaner, but it dries out and leaves a gummy residue that's kinda' miserable to clean out.

Chris Mitchell

My final patch is a lightly wet Kroil patch. have done this for 20+ years. I never noticed gumminess (sp?).

 

[Milo 2.0]

I'm usually cleaning on the way out the door, I use Kroil to neutralize any solvents in barrel, so at the end just lightly jag it out. Works for me. I'm lax on oil for storing, and the atf comments spark some interest.

 

[JLT]

I've been using a few drops of EEZOX on a clean patch as the last step in cleaning. Seems to do the trick.

 

[1lnbrdg]

For Ed's red, I use any of the tranny fluids with charcoal lighter fluid. Usually 1 part tranny fluid to 3 parts lighter fluid. The lighter fluid is a direct and easy to find replacement for kerosene.