Gun cleaning...

[Jak Nobody]

Hey, all. Spent the afternoon cleaning my Winchester 1906 pump action 22. I inherited it from my FIL when he passed 3 years ago. It hasn't been shot in at least 20 years, and, from the looks of it, it hadn't been cleaned in at least 50, if ever. Apparently it was a gallery gun that his great grandfather had acquired back before 1920 some time.

Needless to say, it was very dirty. In fact, the action had seized, and I was unable to pump it, much less disassemble it, without some tools to help.

The bore is still in very good shape, actually. The magazine tube and the rest of the internals are much cleaner than they were, however they are still filthy and the pump is still rather stiff. Any suggestions of a good solvent to help aid with the cleaning of it?

I plan on stepping my 2 younger boys up from my air rifles very soon, and this will be the next step.

[WMG]

Hoppes 9 mixed 50/50 with Kroil oil and some soak time and a little scrubbing.

[stevemac]

My $0.02 - Hoppe's bore solvent, M-pro 7 cleaner, and Breakfree CLP. Use a terry cloth and a copper or brass brush. After all of the build up is removed, apply a light coat of oil on the moving parts.

[Dago Red]

Never found anything better than blue wonder. Any parts that are metal only could also get a dunk in a parts washer.

Red

[RestrictedColt]

WhenI buy an old neglected gun I usually strip it and put it in my parts washer, old solvent tank washer with diesel fuel as the solvent. When I don't want to use that I use brake cleaner if the parts can take it and Beachwood GunScrubber if I'm worried about plastic/wood parts.

[Divernhunter]

Wipe-out in the bore followed by Butches bore shine.

Butches bore shine and Kroil oil on other parts. Remove the wood and spray brake clean spray on everything. Soak small parts in solvent/acetone or even (forbid)gas and blow dry.

Almost any gun cleaner other than #9 which will only make it smell nice. It is a waste of time and money.

[Whipper1]

Strip the receiver down "no wood or plastic" and let it soak in a 50/50 mix of Acetone and automatic tranny fluid for about 15 to 20 minutes and a little elbow grease should do the trick.