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Just spent the entire afternoon yesterday cleaning the two guns (and their mags) I shot this past Saturday. I know I don't need to be so meticulous, but I tend to spend too much time cleaning my guns....
Hi Voere;
You mentioned mouse guns.
Mouse guns.
.25 ACP pistols from bygone days. Top: An Astra from the 1916 to 1922 period, Center: a candidate for the world's ugliest pistol, a Helfricht Model 3 from the 1920 to 1929 time period, Bottom: A Colt Model 1908 that was manufactured in 1922.
A Colt Detective Special is kept on hand here. I prefer it to the usual run of J-Frame Smith & Wesson revolvers or any other newer small, compact revolver.
This older Triple K holster works for carry beneath a covering sport coat.
Unless you find it therapuetic, cleaning too much will soon inhibit your desire to go shooting(ie knowing that the long clean is in front of you afterwards). I used to shoot benchrest back in the day when overcleaning was the rule(1/10moa being the std to achieve). Ruined the fun of the competition for me. Got over it when I started shooting NRA matches (where 1moa is generally good enough if all else is covered), where I learned the "whores bath" technique...bore, chamber and breach face after a match, and complete tear down after the season. That's it. Has worked for me for 20years now.
Believe it or not, it's been more therapeutic than anything else to me. And I don't mind the smell of good ole Hoppes #9 that I'm still using to clean my guns after all these years. 😉 My wife even jokes that I seem to enjoy cleaning my guns more than shooting them. LOL
That's because you've chemically burned your nose receptors with the Hoppes.🤪 It actually stinks to high heaven. My wife said "Oh hell no" when I first used it, even though I was in the garage. I have to say I see her point. Last time I used it was 20 yrs ago, but not just because of the smell....it's because...
...I learned something very valuable from a champion benchrester who had won a long range(1000yd) match I shot in many many years ago. I asked him after the match how he cleans his rifle. He said he didn't. One patch of CLP after the match to protect the bore and chamber and that's it. I asked how many rounds shot so far..he said over 800(BTW...he shot sub 5" on last group to win that day). He was a firm believer that over cleaning not only didn't help accuracy but actually hurt it (heresy!!). He explained that copper build up isn't a problem with a good barrel, and the small amount that does occur is self limiting. Shooting with a consistent small amount of copper and powder fouling was the key. Why remove it and then have to manage the build up during the match and the changes to velocity and POI that go with . Its part of the reason benchresters need to shoot a number of practice rounds before a match, not just to dial in to the target and climate, but to condition the barrel. It was a true revelation for me from that point on. I have proven the same point many many times to others over the years. The reason the whole overcleaning practice existed many years ago was because of the lower quality of the barrels. Its simply not necessary today.
I found an old Mosin Nagant sniper rifle a couple years ago. It was dirt cheap because the guy thought the barrel looked like hell. Well it did, but the mistake he made was in cleaning it. He said the barrel was about black as tar to start with but still all pitted looking and rusty when cleaned up. He admitted it shot like hell too. He was disgusted with it, and sold it to me for little more than the value of the scope alone. But the more I shot it the better it got..within 50 rds all the small pits filled in, and add a light touch up of the crown and I've gotten close to moa groups from it. Barrel looks black again but its happy that way.
I found an old Mosin Nagant sniper rifle a couple years ago. ...the more I shot it the better it got..within 50 rds all the small pits filled in, and add a light touch up of the crown and I've gotten close to moa groups from it....
50 rounds of 7.62x54 and the Mosin might be happy, but how does your shoulder feel about all this?
