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Post by whichfinger on Jan 28, 2020 17:25:27 GMT
By point-n-shoot
Jun 16, 2010#1
Hello,
I recently replaced a cylinder hand spring on my .22lr and it got me thinking about care and maintenance.
I clean my guns after every trip to the range. The procedure for the Rough Rider is as follows:
1) remove the base pin and cylinder
2) clean the front of the cylinder and the inside of the frame with CLP and toothbrush
3) wipe each cylinder bore with Q-tip that was dipped in Hoppe's No.9
4) pull 2 or 3 dry patches through each cylinder bore
5) pull 2 dry patches through the hole in cylinder for the base pin
6) pull a patch with a drop of Hoppe's No.9 through the barrel then follow with 2 or 3 dry patches
7) wipe every part with a rag
8) put a drop of Remoil on the base pin and rub with fingers
9) reassemble and wipe with silicone cloth
* every other cleaning I put a drop of Remoil on the trigger group and the hammer group
** every 2 or 3 cleanings I pull a bronze brush through the cylinder bores and barrel before the dry patches
When I disassembled the gun to change the cylinder hand spring, there was a good bit of dirty oil in there so I'm going to have to stop with the Remoil.
Other than the Remoil overload, Does this procedure seem reasonable? After well over 1,200 rounds in only two months the gun still looks good and shoots perfectly (sans the spring trouble).
I have noticed however, that after 90 to 100 rounds the cylinder starts to squeak when rotated so I stop shooting until I can do a cleaning.
I would be interested in hearing how some one with a "high mileage" Rough Rider .22 has kept their gun in tip top shape.
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Post by whichfinger on Jan 28, 2020 17:26:18 GMT
By Ape
Jun 16, 2010#2
I actually clean my guns completely after every range trip. Which includes taking the grips of the Heritage and spraying the crud out, wiping and scrubbing it down and re-oiling.
I don't know how everyone else feels about cleaning the bore? But personally I clean it each and everytime since all of my .22lr's are lead and not jacketed. Lead build up wont help with accuracy or longevity IMO.
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Post by whichfinger on Jan 28, 2020 17:27:04 GMT
By ASC2
Jun 17, 2010#3
I recently got some of this stuff and have been happy with it so far.
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Post by whichfinger on Jan 28, 2020 17:27:34 GMT
By Ape
Jun 17, 2010#4
Is it a graphite ASC2?
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Post by whichfinger on Jan 28, 2020 17:28:07 GMT
By dangerranger
Jun 17, 2010#5
honestly, I clean the bore, cylinder,the center pin, and inner frame[around the front of the cyl] with WD40. after every shooting. and do a detailed cleaning every 1 to 10 years, depending on how much it gets shot. Id probably do more damage taking it apart, and reassembling it than a little grime would do. I only have a couple of guns that need more than that. one is a marlin 60 that wont work dirty. I detail cleaned it and completely degreased it, lubed it with RemDri . now after every range trip , I seperate the action and blow it out with compressed air. when Im away from home I use the stuff thats made to blow out key boards. oil and grease used to cling to all the powder fouling and dust, but the RemDri doesnt atract or hold fouling and dust. you might try it if your gun is collecting gunk. DR
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Post by whichfinger on Jan 28, 2020 17:28:36 GMT
By point-n-shoot
Jun 18, 2010#6
Aha... Rem Dri-Lube, I had forgotten about that. Besides Remington and LiquidWrench, Hoppe's and a few others also make the same type of stuff. They can be Teflon or Moly based (LiquidWrench says "Cerflon"). I've heard that the Moly based ones are harder to remove when cleaning time comes, but I have no practical experience with either one. I'll pick up whichever brand I come across next and give it a try.
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Post by whichfinger on Jan 28, 2020 17:28:58 GMT
By Ape
Jun 18, 2010#7
I use a non water based silicone for a lot of my internal lubrication needs too. Especially for semi auto guns with their concealed firing pins. Keeps it smooth with out having an oil based product in there to attract dirt and debri. Same goes for magazines. :wink1:
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Post by whichfinger on Jan 28, 2020 17:29:41 GMT
By dangerranger
Jun 18, 2010#8
point-n-shoot wrote:
Aha... Rem Dri-Lube, I had forgotten about that. Besides Remington and LiquidWrench, Hoppe's and a few others also make the same type of stuff. They can be Teflon or Moly based (LiquidWrench says "Cerflon"). I've heard that the Moly based ones are harder to remove when cleaning time comes, but I have no practical experience with either one. I'll pick up whichever brand I come across next and give it a try.
I sent one of my sons to get some RemDri. the new stuff comes in a can that looks identical, but after "He" cleaned his guns it left a white wax all over his gun. now im not shure if they changed the formula or if he just over did it with the lube.Ill know tonight after a good cleaning . DR
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Post by whichfinger on Jan 28, 2020 17:30:13 GMT
By point-n-shoot
I read some reviews on the Midway site about the Hoppe's brand dri-lube doing the same thing. I imagine that there is some acquired skill to using the stuff, just like with anything else.
In the next week I'll be at a gun show, Dick's, Gander Mountain, and possibly Dunham's. I'm sure I'll find a can of one brand or the other at one of those places. I'll lather up my RoughRider and my 10/22 and see how it goes. I'm guessing that if I only put it where it needs to go, it stays put, and it doesn't attrack muck, then I won't care if it's waxy. We'll see...
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Post by whichfinger on Jan 28, 2020 17:31:07 GMT
By danferranger
Jun 19, 2010#10
point-n-shoot wrote:
dangerranger wrote:
I sent one of my sons to get some RemDri. the new stuff comes in a can that looks identical, but after "He" cleaned his guns it left a white wax all over his gun. now im not shure if they changed the formula or if he just over did it with the lube.Ill know tonight after a good cleaning . DR
I read some reviews on the Midway site about the Hoppe's brand dri-lube doing the same thing. I imagine that there is some acquired skill to using the stuff, just like with anything else.
In the next week I'll be at a gun show, Dick's, Gander Mountain, and possibly Dunham's. I'm sure I'll find a can of one brand or the other at one of those places. I'll lather up my RoughRider and my 10/22 and see how it goes. I'm guessing that if I only put it where it needs to go, it stays put, and it doesn't attrack muck, then I won't care if it's waxy. We'll see...
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I cleaned it up and think he just put too much on it. The slide was so gumed up it wouldnt move on its own. DR
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Post by whichfinger on Jan 28, 2020 17:31:40 GMT
By ASC2
Jun 20, 2010#11
I really like the LiquidWrench.
It coats very thin and works as well if not better than silicone on my poly pistols.
Not to mention that my AR is in love with the stuff.
Ape, they call it "Cerflon"
CERFLON® is a ceramic reinforced fluoropolymer.
Fluoropolymers are a unique class of plastics known for their excellent heat and chemical resistance.
They consist of very long chains of carbon atoms either fully or partially surrounded by fluorine.
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Post by whichfinger on Jan 28, 2020 17:32:13 GMT
By Ape
Jun 20, 2010#12
Have to get me a can and try it out. Thanks ASC2 :thumbsup:
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Post by whichfinger on Jan 28, 2020 17:32:41 GMT
By welby99
Aug 08, 2012#13
After cleaning, I have found that I get best results with LiquidWrench also.The viscosity seems perfect for penetration without gumming.
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