when to clean a new rifle

[cottage cheese]

forhans used to be the winer in the old days CC

[doctor]

thanks for the great reply guys,
the use of fishing line is a great idea and going to try it .



one more thing that struck me is while using the copper cleaning rods use regular good quality (cold drink) straws to cover up the rod to prevent any rubbing of the cleaning rod with the barrel.

[penpusher]

I have always wondered as to what sort of cord was/is sued in traditional pull through's.Is it available in India?

[mundaire]

I have always wondered as to what sort of cord was/is sued in traditional pull through's.Is it available in India?

I have two that came with the .30 carbine, one is made out of nylon cord and the other is made from jute... never use them though...

Cheers!
Abhijeet

[hellfire_m16]

penpusher,
I have a old .303 pull through.The rope was made out of cotton strands with a brass piece in the front.
-Vinayaka

[cottage cheese]

penpusher, as I see most fauji pull-through's nowadays are braided nylon with a jute core. While most come with a brass ends some still have the old phosphated and sharpened steel tube.

[penpusher]

Thanks Abhijeet,Helllfire.

Grumpy,

What do the English use?

[Mack The Knife]

penpusher,

Following are pictures of some of the pull throughs I have:

1) This one is in Delhi, so I cannot take a closer pic but the material is similar to paracord and it has been with the Auto-5 for a very long time.




2) G. Smith pull through. This chord is also akin to paracord but the diameter is smaller.






3) Anschutz pull through. This seems to have an inner core that is flexible but resists memory and stiffens the cord. The outer layer looks like paracord material again.

Note the cotton wicks alongside. I use these instead of a patch.






4) Otis pull through. This has a steel cable core and clear plastic outer covering.

[mundaire]

I picked up an Otis cleaning kit as well, with those pull throughs/ flexible cleaning rods - but the branding is different in UK. IIRC it's sold as Logun over there, probably a marketing arrangement...

Cheers!
Abhijeet

[Mack The Knife]

Otis have a dealer for India.

Mr. B.C. Jain,
PMB Impex & Consultants Pvt. Ltd.,
5 Fancy Lane,
Calcutta - 700 001.

Tel.: 033- 2488257

The above are old contact details but hopefully still valid. They sent me my pull through via post. They also sell their products at most national level competitions.

[hellfire_m16]

Mack The Knife,
Are the wicks made specially or for guns or the normal types?and can u please also tell me what advantage they have over the patch cas i have never used a wick.
-vinayaka

[doctor]

Don't store the rifle wrapped up in cloth or in a gunslip/bag/case.Don't stuff the muzzle with a cotton/cloth wad

sir, i reside in mumbai which has high humidity ,the rifle was received in a good quality leather carrying case .
i would be using this rifle very sparingly and it would be for most of the time resting in its case.
do you think i should oil the gun put it in a big air tight plastic bag with some desiccants like silica gel to absorb moisture.

[Mack The Knife]

Vinayaka,

The wicks were bought from Anschutz along with the pull through but there really is nothing special about them and neither do they have any advantage over a patch.

For all you know, they were probably made in India.

Mack The Knife

[eljefe]

hey Doc,
remove grease, oil all metal with a decent oil.Keeping gun in a plastic bag with silica gel is a good idea, keep a bunch of silica gel in another small polythene and put it in the gun polythene.just make a few holes in the poly bag containing the silica gel dessicant-that stuff can be corrosive when in contact with metal.
Vinayak- that brass/metal tube part of the pull through? its called 'weight'

[Grumpy]

Doc, storing a gun with a bunch of silica gel sacks inside the case/bag is a very good idea.......but just remember that they only absorb moisture until they are saturated. You need to dry them out every few months - 6 months max.
Just put them outside for a day in sunny, non-humid conditions or put them in an oven set to the lowest temperature for an hour or so to dry them out.