gun care and maintenence

[cityartisan]

Anyone know of a good "how to" guide for general care and maintenance of firearms? I haven't seen much in any owners manuals or anywhere posted in the INGO forums. Is there a standard cleaning- lubricating method for all or does that differ from gun to gun?

 

[Double T]

What type of gun? Finish?

Different guns and finishes are mord particular. Youtube can help as well

 

[Sylvain]

Get a Glock and an AK 47 and you wont need any maintenance, cleaning or lubrication.

 

[Double T]

Get a Glock and an AK 47 and you wont need any maintenance, cleaning or lubrication.

Yeah...if they get dirty or lock up you can use urine in the action to free them up

In all serioysness though, typically hoppes is good for a carbon solvent.

Process (after safety checking)
1) field strip
2) saturate patch and run through barrel
3) while barrel is soaking clean chamber with hoppes
4) run patches thru barrel til cleaner
5) hoppes barrel
6) patches til white or repeat hoppes
7) clean small parts
8) reassemble and lube with your choice of lube
9) safety check

 

[boogieman]

Hoppes is a great cleaner, you cant get much better. Be sure to use a good oil afterwards. My choice is eezox. Just about any of the newer synthetic lubes are good. They dry and leave everything lubed but not oily.

Youtube has alot of good info on it also. just put your gun make and add cleaning and you should find what you are looking for. All gun makes arre just a little different from each other.

 

[actaeon277]

YouTube is a good source. Just remember to take what you see with a grain of salt. The person posting may be an idiot.
I had to use YouTube to help me reassemble my 1911. Never had to reassemble one before. Instructions said to reverse the disassembly steps.

The instructions that come with the gun should show how to disassemble, and where the wear points are that need to be oiled.

 

[actaeon277]

Or I'm sure if you shoot with one of the guys here on INGO, they'd be happy to let you clean their gun while they instruct.

 

[jetmechG550]

I wish Hoppe's made perfume for the ladies!

 

[cityartisan]

thanks guys- being new to this, i'm more concerned about learning the "wrong" way or improper maintenance- if there is one- and causing problems to the gun that weren't there before than doing nothing. After hearing so much about issues such as misfires and jamming, it makes me think that these problems could have been avoided with a little more attention to the maintenance of the gun to begin with. I'll check some of the resources some of you mentioned.

 

[cityartisan]

Yeah...if they get dirty or lock up you can use urine in the action to free them up

In all serioysness though, typically hoppes is good for a carbon solvent.

Process (after safety checking)
1) field strip
2) saturate patch and run through barrel
3) while barrel is soaking clean chamber with hoppes
4) run patches thru barrel til cleaner
5) hoppes barrel
6) patches til white or repeat hoppes
7) clean small parts
8) reassemble and lube with your choice of lube
9) safety check

thanks for sharing your method

 

[cityartisan]

Or I'm sure if you shoot with one of the guys here on INGO, they'd be happy to let you clean their gun while they instruct.

not a bad idea-screw up someone else's gun instead of my own No, seriously, if any interested party would like a maintenance apprentice for a couple of hours, well

 

[actaeon277]

If you were further northwest, i'd say come on over. Between my brother and I, we have covered most of the disassembly types.
Maybe you can ask at the gun shop if they'll show you for a couple $.

 

[RBrianHarless]

cityartisan, I would refer to the owners manual and their suggestions of cleaning and lubing the firearm. Some are different than others. Better to be safe than sorry.
If you do not have the owners manual, I am sure you can contact the maker or do a search for a copy of the owners manual.

 

[sloughfoot]

cityartisan, I would refer to the owners manual and their suggestions of cleaning and lubing the firearm. Some are different than others. Better to be safe than sorry.
If you do not have the owners manual, I am sure you can contact the maker or do a search for a copy of the owners manual.

This is the answer. +1