Cleaning Kit For Marlin 795

[happyharold4]

How often do you clean a 22 using it just for target practice? Is there an inexpensive cleaning kit that most of you would recommend. Thanks

Happy

[junior40er]

Every time I use it or it gunks up. I just tear it down and Windex...wipe down clean and repeat then run some lube cleaner through it.

[Friar5119]

When you notice a change in accuracy

[junior40er]

You want to clean it so it can cycle right. No wonder some here complain about their rifles not cycling M22.

[canative]

My Marlin/Glenfield 60 gets dirty real quick, about every 200 rds. Then starts misfiring so I have to spray lube/cleaner let it soak then start firing again.

[Sputnik]

I, personally, don't understand people not cleaning their .22s (or any other gun). .22RF is one of the dirtier rounds; lots of unburnt powder/grit, residue and many rounds are plain lead. All that adds up to gunk to be cleaned up after shooting...or am I just being ocd?
Proshot, Tipton, Otis, and others all make quality cleaning products. Why skimp? You'll be using this stuff for as long as you keep the gun.

[Friar5119]

You want to clean it so it can cycle right. No wonder some here complain about their rifles not cycling M22.

Not sure what this has to do with M22 or cycling the action as the OP didnt mention either...............

Anyway, if the OP is target practicing I will go out on a limb that he has an interest in being accurate. So, if he observes that his groups are opening up, then it may be time to clean the bore.

If the groups are tight, keep shooting. This isn't corrosive ammo we are talking about.

[russt]

i clean mine after every trip. just buy a .22 cal boresnake, some clp, and a few rags and your good to go. put clp on boresnake at beginning and end and pull it through action to muzzle 3-5 times and then clp and rags for the action. done.

[tommyboy619]

i clean mine after every trip. just buy a .22 cal boresnake, some clp, and a few rags and your good to go. put clp on boresnake at beginning and end and pull it through action to muzzle 3-5 times and then clp and rags for the action. done.

This for my 795 (except I use the Otis system). My 795 doesn't like being dirty, it's definitely the princess in my collection. I had to do a field strip during lunch at Appleseed because it started to not feed reliably.

[roger1022]

As others have rimfire is a dirty round. Maybe I'm a bit OCD, I clean my rimfire rifles after every range trip. A couple of quick passes with a boresnake and it's all good.

[sando]

I use PatchWorm. Simple, cheap and easy.

[Chaos47]

Boresnake, toothbrush, CLP, hoppe's elite bore cleaner, appropriate screwdriver or hex key depending on age.
Thats all you need.

Windex? Soak it with spray? Really?

Take it apart, clean everything with a thin coat of CLP with the toothbrush.
I don't take the action apart unless I am doing a trigger job or its really dirty.
Then when everything is clean dry it off with a rag (patches) taking pretty much all the CLP off leaving just a thin film.

Take the hoppe's elite and spray down the brush end of the Boresnake. Run the Boresnake thru the barrel from the inside a couple times.

People that are having problems with their 795/60 getting too gummed up are over oiling their firearms and giving unburnt powder to stick to and turn into grime.

Trust me 795/60 like to be run nearly dry.

There are model 60's that have never been cleaned or oiled in apx 50 years and they all run fine.

[happyharold4]

Boresnake. Toothbrush. G96 or Slip 2000. Eezox if you live in an immensely humid environment or expect to take your rifle out in the rain.

I'm not much of a believer in bore solvents, although I do use them in especially dire circumstances (for example, on a new to me used rifle with a filthy bore) - I believe oil or grease run down a hot barrel immediately after shooting with a bore snake (or patch), then cleaned out and re-greased after cool and once home for storage (and cleaned out before shooting), is the best way to maintain a barrel. This procedure is why Swiss bores look brand new after thousands of rounds - excessive cleaning is the worst thing you can do to a barrel. Never use segmented rods (unless you're in combat and have a jam), and never use a rod without a bore guide - to do either is simply stupid.

Please explain the segmented rod part, as I already purchased a Hoppes's kit with a 3 piece rod.

Happy

[Sputnik]

AFAIK: Segmented rods don't generally mate up perfectly and the edges at the screw joints can damage the bore and/or the chamber and crown. One piece rods are the preferred item (I like Proshot). Flexible "rods" (boresnake/pull cable) are a good alternative. You'll likely end up with several kinds of cleaning tool after a while. I did anyway.
I should add: since you already have the segmented rod its still better than not cleaning...just use a bore guide and be careful with it.

[Sohum63]

I had to do a field strip during lunch at Appleseed because it started to not feed reliably.

I saw "Applebee's" at first, that may not go over well.