Dirty Barrels on outside

[Vulkan18th]

Hey,

How does everyone clean the outside of their barrels? 

I wipe mine down with a silicone cloth but it seems to leave a "smear" as it were.

Any suggestions?

 

[Cosmicblue]

I use Napier's gun cleaner which leaves a thin light oil residue, perfect.

 

[Vulkan18th]

I use Napier's gun cleaner which leaves a thin light oil residue, perfect.

This stuff?

 

[MJJ]

Quick spray of Legia and a wipe with a cloth

 

[Doctor Lecter]

wd40 inside and outside of barrels  leaves em like glass .  

 

[westley]

Microfibre cloth soaked in car engine oil and surplus allowed to drip off over a few days. I then keep said cloth in a poly bag and just use it to wipe barrels and action after each clean. I find most of the modern oils too fine and rub off too easily. I just replace the cloth each year. I also have a small spray can of 3 in 1 in the car, if it looks like rain, a quick spray down the outside of the barrels before I start to shoot. Oh and the car oil is the old 20/50, which is no longer any use in the car engine as they are all synthetic oils now. waste not ...........etc.

 

[Paul120]

Leigia,  napier or beretta spray or even a a few drops of 3 in1 will do. Wipe with cloth . Used the same  cloth for years so it's now well soaked. Paper towel to take off any that's  accidentally onto  the wood.  

No streaks or smears. 

 

[jwpzx9r]

Microfibre cloth soaked in car engine oil and surplus allowed to drip off over a few days. I then keep said cloth in a poly bag and just use it to wipe barrels and action after each clean. I find most of the modern oils too fine and rub off too easily. I just replace the cloth each year. I also have a small spray can of 3 in 1 in the car, if it looks like rain, a quick spray down the outside of the barrels before I start to shoot. Oh and the car oil is the old 20/50, which is no longer any use in the car engine as they are all synthetic oils now. waste not ...........etc.

The exact same system for me although I use Castrol 10-40 semi synthetic, well Perazzi's are high performance guns , keeps the barrels coated with a nice film of engine oil which coats them nicely. I also wear a pair of white cotton gloves, well they used to be white now grey, when cleaning my gun stops problems with finger prints !!  

 

[Les53]

Quick spray of Legia and a wipe with a cloth

Yep....that's all it needs!