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  1. Black Powder
    Reading up on proper care I have found several references to the practice of only using non-petroleum oils to lubricate black powder firearms or else run the risk of having a tarry sticky mess when the fouling combines with the oil. Also I see references to ‘seasoning’ the bore like a cast iron...
  2. Handgun Accessories
    I’m trying to cut down on the volatile odor of the original Hoppe’s 9 cleaner by trying out their Elite because several folks in this forum recommended it, but I notice that it leaves sort of a barely perceptible tacky residue on my fingers and cleaning rod. Slippery when I try to wash it off...
  3. Maintenance
    I got a quick question for you all is it okay to leave a light coat of oil inside my barrel or would that do any potential harm or damage to my firearm?
  4. Ruger Double Action
    Hello everyone! My cylinder seized up recently on my .44 mag Redhawk. It turns but very roughly, and the cylinder will no longer shut. I went to disassemble it to give it a good cleaning, the revolver is only about 6 years old. I have removed the cylinder arm and crane assembly from the main...
  5. Ruger Semi-Auto
    Th other day I picked up my new AR-556 - the MPR version. Holy cow - it was dripping oil and goo right out of the box. I thought I did a good job cleaning it and getting it ready, but apparently not. On the range, several times it would completely miss pulling a round off the top of the mag...
  6. Maintenance
    I tried posting this before as it is pretty much the last guide you will ever need, but there were copyright issues and I was asked to take it down. But hot-linking is allowed for the article, I believe, so here it is if anyone wants to read it. This is not a short article but certainly...
  7. Maintenance
    ([B][I]Notice from Marc780: This is a reprint of an excellent article posted at this link: Rimfire Cleaning - Rimfire Research & Development I decided to post the article here, because I think many will agree it's quite interesting, and it's the be-all/end-all of rimfire barrel cleaning so...
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