Cleaning your semi

[Chrish88]

Just wondered what products you boys use on your autos.

ie on piston, trigger units.

Cheers Chris ....

[Albert 888]

Hot soapy water in the sink,rinse,dry and wd40 afterwards. Mines for the marsh so need to remove the salt mud and sand.

[Chrish88]

Hot soapy water in the sink,rinse,dry and wd40 afterwards. Mines for the marsh so need to remove the salt mud and sand.

Cheers bud. Mines just for the pigeons. Got a maxus so easy to take down. Just want to look after her.

[kent]

Leave gas pistons soaking in meths 24 hrs and then do them with an old toothbrush dry them off and light oil. Not a wd40 fan myself I prefer other cleaner lubricants

But otherwise much like Albert. Remember to clean the gas ports through the barrel with a bit of wire. They can easy fill with carbon and such

[Chrish88]

Thanks pal. What products do you use?

[Albert 888]

Legeda by browning in the red can is good. I only use wd40 on my auto as I'm lazy. My other guns I use legeda or napier spray,or an oiled rag.

[Chrish88]

Brill m8. Thank you

[smokinggun]

3 in one on all my guns both for cleaning and lubricating as it does both, my dad has had guns since a kid and is a engineer and told me for guns all you need is a light oil, mine all still look as good as the day I got them even my airguns from when I was a child

[ditchman]

50/50 mix of desiel and petrol...............then wiped down with oil rag..........

[oowee]

SAS spray on my A300. Under the tap for the plastic stock. I use it on average at least 3 days a week but I don't clean it often, about once a month or every 1000 shells or so, never clean the barrel.

Once in a while out with the choke clean the threads and a bit of grease.

[old man]

Legia spray.

[Albert 888]

Legia spray.

Sorry that's the one I use in the red can, not legeda.

[Wiggum]

I use GT85 to lubricate my Beretta as its a dry lube it doesn't attract all the unburnt powder and dust.

[Westley]

Alloy wheel wipes from Aldi, or Grease and oil wipes from Lidl, used on my 2 Beretta auto's. Have used them for over 2 years without any damage to guns finish. They leave the piston and magazine tube sparkling. Pipe cleaner for the barrel vents. Lubricate with Lucas red gun oil, job done.

[Harnser]

I will ask Mrs Harnser what she use to clean my guns with .

Harnser

[Saltings]

Clean my guns with white spirits in a blow gun on the compressor once or twice a year depending on use and oil with edds red cheap as chips and does not gum up when it gets cold ,can be made easily equal parts of atf fluid, paint thinners, heating oil/kerosene and if you want it for cleaning one part acetone

[Mike737]

Saltings, when you say 'paint thinners', do you mean turps substitute or cellulose thinners please?

 

Thanks,

 

Mike.

[kent]

Clean my guns with white spirits in a blow gun on the compressor once or twice a year depending on use and oil with edds red cheap as chips and does not gum up when it gets cold ,can be made easily equal parts of atf fluid, paint thinners, heating oil/kerosene and if you want it for cleaning one part acetone

White spirit promotes rusting, other solvents like meths might prove better for you at equal cost and availability

 

Legia spray.[/quot

 

This I can never spell the darn name tho

[Saltings]

Saltings, when you say 'paint thinners', do you mean turps substitute or cellulose thinners please?

 

Thanks,

 

Mike.

yes turps substitute

[Chrish88]

Thanks for all the replies fellas.

Cheers Chris ...

[old man]

I use GT85 to lubricate my Beretta as its a dry lube it doesn't attract all the unburnt powder and dust.

 

Interesting, thank you.

[Fishing Richie]

Chris88,

 

I have the same gun and use it mostly for clay breaking so its not exposed to a any mud or salt water.

 

I clean the barrel, gas piston and locking nut thing after every shoot (100 shots).

 

I soak the locking nut in a jar of Eds Red ( 1 part of Acetone, White Spirit, Paraffin and Auto Transmission Fluid). Once soaked for an hour I use a tooth brush to clean the residue off.

I clean out the gas holes in the barrel with a pipe cleaner again soaked in Eds Red and clean out the barrel with a bore snake.

 

When I reassemble the gun I put a smear of gun oil inside the gas piston and a smear of grease inside the ring on the barrel that goes over the magazine. I think this makes it easier to clean and has not yet affected performance.

 

Twice a year I take the trigger group out and again just clean off the soot with a toothbrush.

 

Rich

[Chrish88]

Chris88,

 

I have the same gun and use it mostly for clay breaking so its not exposed to a any mud or salt water.

 

I clean the barrel, gas piston and locking nut thing after every shoot (100 shots).

 

I soak the locking nut in a jar of Eds Red ( 1 part of Acetone, White Spirit, Paraffin and Auto Transmission Fluid). Once soaked for an hour I use a tooth brush to clean the residue off.

I clean out the gas holes in the barrel with a pipe cleaner again soaked in Eds Red and clean out the barrel with a bore snake.

 

When I reassemble the gun I put a smear of gun oil inside the gas piston and a smear of grease inside the ring on the barrel that goes over the magazine. I think this makes it easier to clean and has not yet affected performance.

 

Twice a year I take the trigger group out and again just clean off the soot with a toothbrush.

 

Rich

Thanks for the advise rich.

Cheers Chris.....

[Fishing Richie]

Chris,

 

I am no expert but have put 5K cartridges through it in just over 12 months without issue.

The gun still looks and works like new.

 

Rich

[Chrish88]

Chris,

 

I am no expert but have put 5K cartridges through it in just over 12 months without issue.

The gun still looks and works like new.

 

Rich

Had mine a few months now. Chose it after looking at numerous semis.

A pal then bought one and after few outings with him it was a no brainer.

Awsome looking great to shoot and we've put loads of different ammo through it.