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brian40 · 10-13-2007, 09:46 AM

I know they say you shouldn't, but it goes against everything I do with my other guns.

Bout every 500 rounds or so I run a brush and a little solvent through it, but I still feel like I should clean it thoroughly after each use.

What does everyone else do here and how often??

**PackerfanXD** · 10-13-2007, 10:00 AM

I was cleaning mine with CLP and a brush (or bore snake) after every outing.
They say you shouldn't?

**mvician** · 10-13-2007, 11:54 AM

who says you shouldn't clean a chrome lined barrel ?????????
Clean it like any other.

MarineFlyboy · 10-13-2007, 01:05 PM

CLP, bore brush and patches eveytime after the range.

Apdl · 10-13-2007, 01:15 PM

well i think the agreement is that that is nonsense

brian40 · 10-13-2007, 01:47 PM

Guess I must be dreaming. Thought I read that on AR15.com that too much cleaning if chrome-lined barrels would shorten barrel life and you didn't need to clean unless the accuracy started to suffer.

So I am good with Hoppes and a bronze bore brush after each shooting session??

bkelm18 · 10-13-2007, 03:26 PM

I use a BoreSnake myself, but a bronze brush works all the same.

**PackerfanXD** · 10-13-2007, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brian40

Guess I must be dreaming. Thought I read that on AR15.com that too much cleaning if chrome-lined barrels would shorten barrel life and you didn't need to clean unless the accuracy started to suffer.

Chrome is very hard. You might be thinking of the stainless steel barrels.

GaryXD · 10-13-2007, 07:41 PM

M-Pro7 and a boresnake normally between 200 - 400 rounds.

10-13-2007, 09:46 AM	#1
brian40 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,535	Cleaning Chrome-Lined Barrels I know they say you shouldn't, but it goes against everything I do with my other guns. Bout every 500 rounds or so I run a brush and a little solvent through it, but I still feel like I should clean it thoroughly after each use. What does everyone else do here and how often?? __________________ Brian "Did I say that outloud?"

10-13-2007, 10:00 AM	#2
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10-13-2007, 11:54 AM	#3
mvician XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 3,333	who says you shouldn't clean a chrome lined barrel ????????? Clean it like any other. __________________ AR15s...ya I've built more than a few http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/ar-talk...ar-family.html ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

10-13-2007, 01:05 PM	#4
MarineFlyboy XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 368	CLP, bore brush and patches eveytime after the range. __________________ I come in peace, I didn't bring artillery. But I am pleading with you with tears in my eyes: If you *** with me, I'll kill you all.* Marine General James Mattis

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Apdl XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnsville, MN Posts: 2,381	well i think the agreement is that that is nonsense __________________ "He took off running, and we caught him, and he just kept resisting. So we just kept whipping his ass." -HulkXD "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein Springfield XD-9 TOTAL COUNT 8206 Daily Carry Springfield 1911 Loaded Target 9mm Walther P22... needs bigger mag Ruger 10/22 Carbine Remington 700 SPS Tactical .308 Win Bushmaster M4A3 EBR Build in progress

10-13-2007, 01:47 PM	#6
brian40 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,535	Guess I must be dreaming. Thought I read that on AR15.com that too much cleaning if chrome-lined barrels would shorten barrel life and you didn't need to clean unless the accuracy started to suffer. So I am good with Hoppes and a bronze bore brush after each shooting session?? __________________ Brian "Did I say that outloud?"

10-13-2007, 03:26 PM	#7
bkelm18 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oak Ridge, TN Posts: 1,185	I use a BoreSnake myself, but a bronze brush works all the same. __________________ The United States Constitution (c)1791. All Rights Reserved. Welcome to Tennessee, patron state of shootin' stuff.

10-13-2007, 07:41 PM	#9
GaryXD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Corvette City Posts: 159	M-Pro7 and a boresnake normally between 200 - 400 rounds.

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