What is your shotgun cleaning routine and frequency?

[Hamster]

Why keep it in the fridge?  What's the advantage?

Robert, you are effortlessly funny, that really made me laugh. :lol:   :lol:

 

[ExSCA]

None at all - this was the result of Mrs Admin tidying up at a BBQ hosted by Jem... Mrs Admin's OCD kicked in, and "bottles belong in fridges"!

 

[RobertBeard]

Thank goodness for that - I was being polite as I couldn't for the life of me think of any advantage - anyway it gave Hammy a laugh so he enjoyed my polite naivety!

 

[Salopian]

Keep Clenzoil in the fridge because it is COOL to use Clenzoil.

 

[RobertBeard]

I am still doubtful that it removes true lead fouling but will otherwise clean shotguns pretty well!

 

[Salopian]

Robert,

That is an interesting comment about Lead fouling.

I have for years used Parker Hale 009, then Butch's Bore Shine, WD40, Napier, M-Pro 7 and such like .

But I do have to say that a piece of 4x2 soaked in Clenzoil does seem to fetch the muck out best of all.

I know many people swear by WD40 for removing plastic wad fouling.

We are a funny breed, a friend of mine is selling his gun because he rarely cleans it and his thinwall Teagues  seized in a few weeks ago, so despite shooting that gun very well he is going to sell it and get a fixed choke gun.

 

[Will Hewland]

Robert,

We are a funny breed, a friend of mine is selling his gun because he rarely cleans it and his thinwall Teagues  seized in a few weeks ago, so despite shooting that gun very well he is going to sell it and get a fixed choke gun.

But his old gun was turning in to a fixed choke gun wasn't it? Job done.

 

[Salopian]

Will,

 Exactly, so what is the point of a multichoke if you don't twirl chokes?

 

[Will Hewland]

Will,

 Exactly, so what is the point of a multichoke if you don't twirl chokes?

There is no point to a multichoke. That's my point. Choke on that.

 

[Hawkeye]

No point in multichoke = no point in choke. Are gun makers missing something ?

 

[Will Hewland]

No point in multichoke = no point in choke. Are gun makers missing something ?

I didn't say use cylinder fixed..

 

[Hawkeye]

My point was that there is a reason for each different choke or every gun would have no choke

 

[Will Hewland]

My point was that there is a reason for each different choke or every gun would have no choke

Agree there Bryan. My flippant comment was meant as a comment to sporting shots that sodding around is just a distraction to most. Skeet shooters need skeet, trap shooters need a lot more. With a constant need, have the most appropriate, but you can do that in a fixed choke gun and avoid the mental distraction of fiddling.

 

[Hawkeye]

I understand the ' one choke for everything ' thought as I've shot 3/4 + 3/4 for sporting and trap for yrs but I also understand that some prefer to pick a choke to suit a particular target . Each to their own . 

 

[Hawkeye]

Going back to cleaning , Napier gun Cleaner Aerosol and kitchen roll for a quick clean and occasionally use ' wipe out ' rifle bore cleaner which gives metal a better shine than when it was new. Anyone else used this ?