{"id":3952,"date":"2018-02-19T11:25:35","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T16:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lakesregionporcupines.com\/wp\/?p=3952"},"modified":"2018-02-24T07:11:08","modified_gmt":"2018-02-24T12:11:08","slug":"clean-that-cannon-claudette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakesregionporcupines.com\/?p=3952","title":{"rendered":"Clean that Cannon, Claudette"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I mentioned in the last piece the jeweler whose daily carry pistol was so dirty it wouldn\u2019t fire. So, let\u2019s talk about cleaning. (Nooooooo!)<\/p>\n

A firearm is a tool, a relatively simple machine, that should be maintained so as not to inhibit adequate function. I know of a police officer who doesn\u2019t clean: he just keeps adding lube. (I had trouble breathing when he said that.)<\/p>\n

The photo is of a Ruger LCP that I pocket carry around the house. It isn\u2019t a stretch to see where the lint could continue to build up and mix with the lube, gumming up the action.<\/p>\n

I recently bought a used revolver online. I asked the seller about function. He replied that everything worked as it should. I found that the cylinder was actually very hard to turn. When I got it home, I stripped the cylinder and found years-worth of dirt inside.<\/p>\n

Adequate cleaning can be accomplished with a simple kit of basic equipment. A cleaning rod, correctly-sized jag tip, bronze brush, and patches, an old toothbrush, and an appropriate cleaner and lubricant.<\/p>\n

You can get a long flexible device (e.g., Bore Snake) for the barrel and you can get a combination cleaner & lube. I\u2019m not a fan of either. I like to see that parts are clean and then lube. With the \u201csnake\u201d, I can\u2019t see that I\u2019ve gotten the barrel clean, as the ones I\u2019ve seen are dark-colored.<\/p>\n

I admit to being somewhat obsessive and mildly compulsive, so typically clean after I shoot (unless I\u2019ll be shooting that gun again in a couple of days). I prefer to store guns in a clean state, so I don\u2019t have to deal with the build-up and thickening of dirt and oil and stuff. Or worse: RUST! That aforementioned had rust on the internal action. I\u2019m guessing that the revolver had gotten wet and the owner never cleaned (or looked) inside.<\/p>\n

A helpful tip to reduce gumming is to not overdo it with the lubricant. If lube is dripping out of the action, you probably used too much. I like to treat the contact and pivot points and I also use a patch to put a very light coat inside the barrel.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s it for today. Again, I\u2019m open to topics, so leave them in the comments section.<\/p>\n

\u201cHappiness is a clean gun.\u201d (Apologies to John Lennon.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I mentioned in the last piece the jeweler whose daily carry pistol was so dirty it wouldn\u2019t fire. So, let\u2019s talk about cleaning. (Nooooooo!) A firearm is a tool, a relatively simple machine, that should be maintained so as not to inhibit adequate function. I know of a police officer who doesn\u2019t clean: he just … Continue reading Clean that Cannon, Claudette<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[114,96,115],"class_list":["post-3952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-cleaning","tag-guns","tag-maintenance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakesregionporcupines.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakesregionporcupines.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakesregionporcupines.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakesregionporcupines.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakesregionporcupines.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3952"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lakesregionporcupines.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3956,"href":"https:\/\/lakesregionporcupines.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3952\/revisions\/3956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakesregionporcupines.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakesregionporcupines.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakesregionporcupines.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}