mikee Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 went out after a few bunnys the other night, it started as planned but after about 6 bunnys the POI changed and i could see the bullets landing around the rabbits so we abandoned the rest of the evening and headed home, the next day i took the rifle to the range to check zero, I drew a dot in the middle of an A4 sheet of paper and had a few shots from 55m and some didnt even hit the paper let alone the dot , took the rifle home and gave the bore a good scrub out with some solvent then cleaned and dried and applied the lightest coat of oil, then set about the sako mod, stripped it out and emptied all the bits of lead and grit that had accumulated in there, went to the range this afternoon and re zero'd it, now it shoots ragged holes at the 55m zero distance just like it used to, i was so chuffed with the result of my efforts that i ended up banging about 150 rounds at any tint objects i could see, its so accurate now that i shot 8 small peanuts that i'd lined of the top of the target board for 10 shots, its a CZ 452 and it had fired about 2000 round from new so from now on I shall be cleaning it properly every 1000 or so with a very very light oiling after each outing mikee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 read jon snowdons article in this months sporting gun, im with him very rarely clean a rifle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAULT Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 i have never cleaned mine in 2 yrs still shoots one hole groups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmax55 Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 nice to give it an oiling once in a while you look after yourself so why not your rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 not cleaned mine in 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmax55 Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 not cleaned mine in 5 years. with respect it wont be doing your rifle any good not cleaning it in 5 years. let me know if your selling it so i can steer clear. this is the trouble you get with buying second hand you never know hows its been looked after ,if at all. in the army if you had a dirty rifle you were put on a charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 The .22lr does not have a copper jacket. Tus there is no copper fouling. The theory is the lead deposits actually improve accuracu and it can take a lot of rounds to "settle" a newly cleaned rifle back in. Also as were not in the army we cant be put on a charge, im not against wiping exterior surfaces or cleanig mechinisme but i leave the bore internals well alone. sme of those solvents are very nasty especially if you have a synthetic stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 I have an Anschutz .22 and it get cleaned on a regular basis but the barrel never gets touched the bore has never been cleaned since the day i bought it and as long as it is bullet on bullet at 60 yds it will never get cleaned.. Had it 6 years and it has has 1000's of round through it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmax55 Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 The .22lr does not have a copper jacket. Tus there is no copper fouling. The theory is the lead deposits actually improve accuracu and it can take a lot of rounds to "settle" a newly cleaned rifle back in. Also as were not in the army we cant be put on a charge, im not against wiping exterior surfaces or cleanig mechinisme but i leave the bore internals well alone. sme of those solvents are very nasty especially if you have a synthetic stock sorry my bad should of said not the barrel as they will clean themselves through firing i was talking about exterior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 I don't think I've ever cleaned mine. Seriously, if the accuracy is fine, don't clean it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabbitbosher Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 I recon your peoblem was with the sound mod not the barrel, if you mod gets too coked up you will clip bullets and get Horrific Grouping, sounds like you cured it tho Wb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 (edited) The .22lr does not have a copper jacket. Tus there is no copper fouling. The theory is the lead deposits actually improve accuracu and it can take a lot of rounds to "settle" a newly cleaned rifle back in. Also as were not in the army we cant be put on a charge, im not against wiping exterior surfaces or cleanig mechinisme but i leave the bore internals well alone. sme of those solvents are very nasty especially if you have a synthetic stock This is a subject that has raged and will continue to do so for a long time to come, people have their own views, and so do I. I personally look after my guns, some would say I spend to much time cleaning them! A view they are perfectly entitled to. But lets clarify something, an awful lot of .22lr have a copper coat, even a number of subs. Lead deposits will not improve the accuracy of a gun if the barrel is in good order, it will only make it worse. It only takes a lot of rounds to "settle" a barrel after cleaning if the job wasn't done properly or the barrel is knackered! Whether a barrel shoots well after thousands of rounds or years of never cleaning is down to personal expectation in many cases. Ask any creditable .22lr target rifle user how often they clean their gun?? ATB!! Edited April 14, 2010 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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