Yes, I know. How can a guy be old and never had to clean a gun?
What do you need to clean a gun? I got this from the net:
A basic handgun cleaning tool set includes solvent to help remove lead and powder fouling, lubricant (gun oil), a bore brush, a patch holder and patches, and a cleaning rod. A few more items can come in handy, like a nylon cleaning brush, a small bore light or flashlight, and cotton swabs for tight spaces.
I had an old Outters 22 cleaning kit from 1990 that I found with their solvent and gun oil, and rod and bore brush and patches.
I went to a shop and bought bore brushes for 38 and 9mm.
Even though my old kit had solvent and oil in it, I bought some great spray, "Break Free CLP (cleaner, lubricant, and Preservative that they recommended, "toothbrush," more and larger pads, etc.
I had an old unused can of Birchwood Casey Gun Scrubber that I used first to get the worst of the 2 guns I was cleaning: S/W 64s (64-7 and 64-8) b/c I'm selling the 64-7 tonight and wanted to "pretty" it up a bit.
Well, the rod would not screw into the 38 bore brush. How can this be? Surely they are of universal size!
Looks like a have to buy another rod? Really?
Why didn't the shop warn me that my rod in my 22 cleaning kit might not accept bore brushes of larger calibers?
It looks like it should screw in and I kept thinking it was me, but I tried over and over again and I know how to screw. But, it would not "catch" and work its way in.
Then, I found there wasn't a patch holder in my kit, but there were patches??? I am flabbergasted!!!
Then there is the working of the solvents: no miracles there, even after using both of them.
The "toothbrush" didn't seem to remove any grime that I could tell.
All in all, not a very good experience.
Fortunately, I wasn't needing to get both 64s shining like new with all vestiges of black "smoot" removed, so it did improve it.
I wonder what removes the ring build up toward the end of the cylinder?
Since I didn't have a rod to use on the bore brush, I couldn't really "scrub" the cylinders, just had to settle for using the patches.
What do you need to clean a gun? I got this from the net:
A basic handgun cleaning tool set includes solvent to help remove lead and powder fouling, lubricant (gun oil), a bore brush, a patch holder and patches, and a cleaning rod. A few more items can come in handy, like a nylon cleaning brush, a small bore light or flashlight, and cotton swabs for tight spaces.
I had an old Outters 22 cleaning kit from 1990 that I found with their solvent and gun oil, and rod and bore brush and patches.
I went to a shop and bought bore brushes for 38 and 9mm.
Even though my old kit had solvent and oil in it, I bought some great spray, "Break Free CLP (cleaner, lubricant, and Preservative that they recommended, "toothbrush," more and larger pads, etc.
I had an old unused can of Birchwood Casey Gun Scrubber that I used first to get the worst of the 2 guns I was cleaning: S/W 64s (64-7 and 64-8) b/c I'm selling the 64-7 tonight and wanted to "pretty" it up a bit.
Well, the rod would not screw into the 38 bore brush. How can this be? Surely they are of universal size!
Looks like a have to buy another rod? Really?
Why didn't the shop warn me that my rod in my 22 cleaning kit might not accept bore brushes of larger calibers?
It looks like it should screw in and I kept thinking it was me, but I tried over and over again and I know how to screw. But, it would not "catch" and work its way in.
Then, I found there wasn't a patch holder in my kit, but there were patches??? I am flabbergasted!!!
Then there is the working of the solvents: no miracles there, even after using both of them.
The "toothbrush" didn't seem to remove any grime that I could tell.
All in all, not a very good experience.
Fortunately, I wasn't needing to get both 64s shining like new with all vestiges of black "smoot" removed, so it did improve it.
I wonder what removes the ring build up toward the end of the cylinder?
Since I didn't have a rod to use on the bore brush, I couldn't really "scrub" the cylinders, just had to settle for using the patches.