cleaning a 22

[Richwon4]

Does anyone have a favorite method for cleaning a 22 or 17. It is always such a chore to get anything down the barrel.

 

[Tydeeh22]

 

[canav844]

x2 on the boresnake, I spray a little CLP on the cleaning part run it through and I'm usually G2G right from that point, run it through again if I don't think I got it all. Both were in stock at my local Gander right next to each other on the shelf.

 

[greghvac]

i cant get the snake down my 22 dont why

 

[sloughfoot]

www.otisgun.com

 

[Richwon4]

I see them different places, but it looks like the tip is not smaller than my .17 cleaning tip and that once loaded with a partial patch has a tough time getting down the bore of the 22.

 

[sampo]

Yea, a good quality .22 cleaning kit will get the job done. lots of them around. Try walmart.

 

[BE Mike]

I think more damage is done to .22 bores and crowns by cleaning them, than by leaving them alone. When I feel like I must clean one, I use a piece of plastic line trimmer. On one end of the line, I melt a ball. I cut the other end of the line at a sharp angle, so a cloth cleaning patch can be pierced and threaded onto the line. I use solvent and/ or Kroil on the initial patch, let it sit and then use clean dry patches. I never use a metal bore brush or snake on a good .22 bore. I only use a bronze brush (.25 caliber) to scrub out the chamber.

 

[walker]

Pull the cleaning rod thru instead of trying to push it thru. Thought I was going to kink the cleaning rod the first time I cleaned the.17.. Run the cleaning rod down the barrel, attach brush, pull back out.

 

[hooky]

i cant get the snake down my 22 dont why

Before you try to feed it down the breech, hold the brass, pull it tight and hold it for a while. That will thin out the feeding portion of the snake and help it slip through the bore.

 

[XDLover]

I have thin metal wire, I wrap cleaning cloth on the end around it and put Hoppes on it and pull through. My 17 is a bolt action and I just drop the bolt. After its set I pull a clean cloth through and repeat til clean. For my 22 I have a smaller patch head that my grandfather made (he was a tool maker) and its small and causes no issues.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Unless you've got a REALLY mucked up bore... A pass or two of a dry boresnake is all you're likely to need.

The action, however, especially if a semi-auto, is where you want to stop & smell the roses & take your time, so to speak.

-J-

 

[XDLover]

Actions on most rimfires are always fun to clean. Put a few hundred rounds through one and then clean it up.