Metallurgist’s Question Please!

[SoonerP226]

It might take a while but each rub of each stroke will be wearing out your barrel!

So, you’re saying don’t stroke it so much that you wear it out?

 

[swampratt]

I push through my rifle bores and then remove the brush and pull the rod out.
Any abrasive that would possibly collect on the rod has already been pushed against the bore with my paper patched bore brush.

My cleaning rods do not fit tight in the bore and I do not feel they will wear the bore out any more than shooting a case with dried carbon in it.

I do have one of those cleaning rods that was posted and it is steel and the coating is black paint and it does wear off.

I wipe my rod clean after I pull it out of the hole Just an FYI

If ya want to make the old lady mad wipe it off on the curtains.

 

[cdschoonie]

I used to frequent a gunshop where the owner said "more 22 rifles been wore out more from cleaning than from shooting!"

You know what, I tend to believe that! Before I started learning this hobby, about 3 years ago, I hunted my whole life, and I cleaned my rifles and shotguns constantly, more out of relaxation than need. When I started learning this hobby, I’ve still found that, as I said about opinions earlier, you find just as many (reputable people too) who say not to clean your barrels, as you find to the other extreme, saying cleaning it, “the more often the better”. I’ve even found these opinions being the same mix in gunsmiths. So since I still (and will until I gain confidence) think of myself as a noob/novice. That’s why I ask so many questions on here, you can’t learn if you don’t get advice right?

 

[OHJEEZE]

You know what, I tend to believe that! Before I started learning this hobby, about 3 years ago, I hunted my whole life, and I cleaned my rifles and shotguns constantly, more out of relaxation than need. When I started learning this hobby, I’ve still found that, as I said about opinions earlier, you find just as many (reputable people too) who say not to clean your barrels, as you find to the other extreme, saying cleaning it, “the more often the better”. I’ve even found these opinions being the same mix in gunsmiths. So since I still (and will until I gain confidence) think of myself as a noob/novice. That’s why I ask so many questions on here, you can’t learn if you don’t get advice right?

I mainly focus on rust prevention!

 

[PBramble]

I refuse to believe that a rod could potentially do more damage than a bullet traveling down the bore at 2400fps plus.

 

[cdschoonie]

I mainly focus on rust prevention!

True. Looking back it’s funny, for years, I kept my rifle and shotgun under my bed, in cases. It wasn’t until getting into this hobby, that I figured out why I fought surface rust! Lol

 

[cdschoonie]

I refuse to believe that a rod could potentially do more damage than a bullet traveling down the bore at 2400fps plus.

That’s the same side of the fence I’m on also. Which is another good example of what I said about varying opinions.

 

[HiredHand]

I think most people are concerned about the potential for the rod to damage the crown or chamber throat than damage to the bore.

I was listening to someone with a lot of experience with many high round count 1911s talk about how many of the barrels had almost no rifling except for the last inch or so, he said those guns still shot acceptably well given all they had been through.

 

[Aries]

If ya want to make the old lady mad wipe it off on the curtains.

Thanks, @swampratt but I do not need more suggestions on how to make her mad. What I really need are suggestions on how NOT to make her mad.

 

[turkeyrun]

Carbon fiber arrows

Aries, it doesn't matter what you do, what you don't do, what you might do, what you thought about doing; a Wife will find a reason to be mad.