Six months ago I purchased my first pistol. A Glock 2nd Gen G-19 from gfaTECH in Natick. (Nice guys, check 'em out!) And since then I have easily put 1,500 to 2,000 rounds through it, if not more. I usually give it a full clean, anytime after 200 to 400 rds. And will run a bore snake through it and add a drop or two of lube before shooting, if I hadn't cleaned it recently.
Here is my question:
Can I really expect to push a cotton patch through the barrel of such a used gun and have it come out clean?
(Even when I first purchased the firearm and cleaned it for the first time with out firing it, I still couldn't get a fully white patch. Granted it was used.)
How I clean the barrel:
I push a wadded up patch into the barrel and pour in some Hoppes #9 solvent, give it a shake to coat and let it sit while clean the frame and slide. Then I hit it with the wire brush dipped in solvent and push some additional solvent laced patches thru with a jag. Finally I push a dry patch or two and then a lightly lubed patch and call it a day.
Can anyone recommend a better technique, a better brush, or a better solvent?
What about those Remington bore squeegees?
Thanks!
–A.
Here is my question:
Can I really expect to push a cotton patch through the barrel of such a used gun and have it come out clean?
(Even when I first purchased the firearm and cleaned it for the first time with out firing it, I still couldn't get a fully white patch. Granted it was used.)
How I clean the barrel:
I push a wadded up patch into the barrel and pour in some Hoppes #9 solvent, give it a shake to coat and let it sit while clean the frame and slide. Then I hit it with the wire brush dipped in solvent and push some additional solvent laced patches thru with a jag. Finally I push a dry patch or two and then a lightly lubed patch and call it a day.
Can anyone recommend a better technique, a better brush, or a better solvent?
What about those Remington bore squeegees?
Thanks!
–A.