My Mosin

[Rosereader]

Is this with the russian steel cleaning rod?

mine gets run through shiny clean after every range trip. typically 100-150 rounds or so on a trip.

but i use a nylon coated pull through cleaner with plastic tips, so no risk of damage there.

about every 3-4 cleanings or so, or whenever there is junk that just wont come out, brass brush gets sent through it, but this is rare. the ammo i load (imr4895) burns pretty clean.

unless hoppes 9 actually does corrode barrels?

Solvents and brushes all wear barrels. Especially at the muzzle and throat.

If you're shooting clean ammo leaving it isn't a problem- powder residue and lead/copper dust wont hurt your rifle. Corrosive salts very much will, so those do need to get cleaned.

In general I just leave a thin coating of grease (or oil if that's what is handy) on any exposed metal, especially anything that comes into contact with skin (trigger, bolt handle, etc) and call it good. Works for all of my guns, some of which are nearing 100 years old, others were made this year.

[Josh Smith]

Well heck. I don't clean until accuracy falls off. I don't shoot corrosive anymore, either.

Josh

[adamjay]

Yep, beware of storage in that Plano case. The foam cases tend to hold moisture and that means rust. It's good to get a quality one piece cleaning rod, I like carbon fiber over coated. That rifle has been dirty for many years, no harm in putting it off a few more days.

As for the nut rust, you'll have to post that in the off topic section... You'll get plenty of responses.

Welcome to the mosin club! Still one of the best values goin IMO.

[billybob_jcv]

I stopped storing handguns in Plano cases when I noticed that everytime I open the case, the oil on the gun had been leached off of everywhere the foam "peaks" were pressed into the metal. The metal sort of looked like it had leopard spots (dull spots) where the oil was gone. I never got rust, but I think I would have if I hadn't caught it.