How the Pros Clean a Bolt-Action Rifle | Gun Talk

[@nateh2652]

Decent video, guys One thing to note. On the down and back strokes, its going to get oil and debris back in the action. On a modern synthetic, its just annoying. But on oldschool wood rifles it can cause problems as the wood becomes saturated and can cause swelling. A pro tip I have for much much faster cleaning is this. Get a parker hale style jag for patches, instead of eyelets or spikes. Ever notice the star shaped dirt pattern on your patches? Thats all of the patch that made contact with the bore. Its usually like 1/3 of your patch. Not very efficient. On a parker hale, the patch is wrapped around the jag and you get a contact percentage thats nearly 100%. It has a drastic impact on cleaning time required. Just like brushes though, each caliber has its own speciffic jag diameter. So watch out for that

[@arlinemacneil2731]

I don't clean my guns until my groups grow beyond my personal expectations for my abilities. With the price of ammunition I haven't cleaned them in a few seasons. I am mostly just a meat hunter but need to balance the use of expensive and hard to find ammunition with knowing how where my rifles are zeroed and how far I feel I can ethically take a shot at game.

[@cacinaz8802]

So far so good. The importance of keeping your bore / chamber clean cannot be understated. You really didn't get into the types of cleaning fluids to use. I start with carbon cleaner, then a bore cleaner, and always put a copper cleaner through it just to be safe. Every 300 rounds or so, I will use JB Bore Paste and Kroil. Always finish with oil then a dry patch to remove excess.