Barrel Cleaning

[ozkjim]

What products and cleaning procedure would one recommend to clean a long rifle barrel without removing it. I guess removing the barrel and cleaning it with boiling water is easier on half stocked rifles.

[SCLoyalist]

Cool tap water, no soap or solvents, has been working for me. 

[keweenaw]

Read the "Cold Water Flush" thread in the black powder shooting section.

[Daryl]

The flushing rig that clamps over the vent, while the other end goes into a bucket of water works very well. You may have to file the clamping tine fown a bit to clear the stock's wood on the off side of the vent.
The lock should be removed, of course, for proper cleaning, otherwise you'll not get it clean.