C2R cleaning - Inside the barrel

[Maggot]

Something that has come out of this is the importance of drying and oiling your barrel after use. My method is pass dry patches through the barrel until I am absolutely happy the bore has been dried followed by a decent amount of oil on a patch pushed through the barrel, topped up and pulled back through the chamber. The rifle is then put away. I use the C2R oil for obvious reasons however any reasonable gun oil should suffice, despite the advertised virtues of WD40 I never use the stuff on a rifle.

These days we still use Napier Super VP90 in the cabinets however we also have a thermostatically controlled tube heater system in the armoury to further protect things and the combination of three layers of 'protection' seems to work well.

Never let WD40 near a rifle and it was banned on aircraft. It does displace water....to somewhere else.

I use C2R on the lot but use Mpro7 oil and cleaner for a quick clean....which reminds me...the bloody No4 needs a clean after Sunday....bugger!!!

Dont forget to wipe the outside of the barrel down after use, I found light surface rust on my AR barrel after a clean. Entirely my fault but it needs a wipe as much as anything else.

Eh, you shouldn't be getting rust on an AR barrel?????

That's what I thought Andy, very light and it wiped away with an oily rag....not happy....I hate rust!!!

[breacher]

Speaking of shelf life - I have a half bottle of wipeout carbon remover - "carb-out". It is a dark brown colour. Still works great on the gas parts of the Vepr12 but I have been wondering if its contaminated or gone off or something. Cannot remember what colour it was when new.

As to oiling barrel - in 20+ years of shooting, I have never oiled inside a barrel. I clean properly after every outing and after last clean patch, I put back in cabinet. Not had any rust ever.

[Maggot]

Speaking of shelf life - I have a half bottle of wipeout carbon remover - "carb-out". It is a dark brown colour. Still works great on the gas parts of the Vepr12 but I have been wondering if its contaminated or gone off or something. Cannot remember what colour it was when new.

As to oiling barrel - in 20+ years of shooting, I have never oiled inside a barrel. I clean properly after every outing and after last clean patch, I put back in cabinet. Not had any rust ever.

Its often the case Bri but not always.

Way back when I was always told emphatically to clean but not oil, then clean again in a couple of days time...then oil.

Something to do with the bore sweating apparently....

I always wipe over with oil as I have rusty fingers. IF I touch it and its not oiled or wiped over afterwards, it will rust....dont live far from the coast either

[North Star]

I have never oiled the inside of my barrels either? I once heard from a gunsmith who said that too much oil in a barrel will cause a bulge if you fire it without cleaning it first! If you have ever suffered from oil dents by over oiling your cases before full length resizing, you will get some idea of the hydraulic forces involed. I'm not sure if it's a fact, I just prefer to leave my barrels clean on the inside and ready to fire!

[dave_303]

I have never oiled the inside of my barrels either? I once heard from a gunsmith who said that too much oil in a barrel will cause a bulge if you fire it without cleaning it first! If you have ever suffered from oil dents by over oiling your cases before full length resizing, you will get some idea of the hydraulic forces involed. I'm not sure if it's a fact, I just prefer to leave my barrels clean on the inside and ready to fire!

Always taught to oil the barrel and to clean it before you use it for that very reason.

[North Star]

To be honest, I don't do it, because I know I would end up at the range with an oily barrel and no means of cleaning it!