MalleeFarmer wrote:What Cal did you get it in Mate? I'm sure the Howa won't dissapoint!! I have a couple.
Die Judicii wrote:It's a HOWA mate, so I'd go so far as to say no.
Just a quick wipe thru with a patch and solvent to get rid of any oil etc.
Then mop till dry and clear.
You won't regret getting a Howa.
Horrific On Wild Animals
Oldbloke wrote:I would be jeleous except I got a marlin.
They are a nice rifle no doubt about it. Just too heavy for me and I dont like the stocks. Enjoy.
Ps. What scope did u get?
Die Judicii wrote:Just look at it,,,,,,,
If its got metal filings/chips etc left in it (sorry, I was thinking Marlin) then give it a clean otherwise just check that its lubed in all the right places.
Die Judicii wrote:Just look at it,,,,,,,
If its got metal filings/chips etc left in it (sorry, I was thinking Marlin) then give it a clean otherwise just check that its lubed in all the right places.
When I said "solvent" even a bit of metho would do the job. Just be careful not to dribble it anywhere other than in the barrel.
As it is a new rifle, don't buy expensive ammo for it straight up. (Your only running it in 1st up)
Get basic stuff like Highland etc, and see how it performs.
I did that with my first Howa, and was amazed how accurate it was from word go.
Wasn't till after 300 rnds had been thru it that I bought some of the expensive fodder, and thought Wow, this is gunna be superb.
You know what ?? It made not one bit of difference, and all I did was waste my money.
So I went back to the Highland ammo that I still use in it today.
Die Judicii wrote:Just look at it,,,,,,,
If its got metal filings/chips etc left in it (sorry, I was thinking Marlin) then give it a clean otherwise just check that its lubed in all the right places.
When I said "solvent" even a bit of metho would do the job. Just be careful not to dribble it anywhere other than in the barrel.
As it is a new rifle, don't buy expensive ammo for it straight up. (Your only running it in 1st up)
Get basic stuff like Highland etc, and see how it performs.
I did that with my first Howa, and was amazed how accurate it was from word go.
Wasn't till after 300 rnds had been thru it that I bought some of the expensive fodder, and thought Wow, this is gunna be superb.
You know what ?? It made not one bit of difference, and all I did was waste my money.
So I went back to the Highland ammo that I still use in it today.
Wm.Traynor wrote:I don't think I realized how close you were to getting your rifle.
If you wanted to, you could put some molybdenum disulphide grease on your bolt lugs and the cocking cam of the bolt.
Shocked that you could not get a bronze brush. What is the world coming to Try to order a couple.
Gamerancher wrote:It's all in front of you now Mongrel. I might cop some flak here but you really should break in that barrel. I know you'll be keen to get stuck into shooting it but a bit of care now will pay dividends in the long run. Basic procedure: Fire 1 shot, clean. fire 1 shot ,clean.....repeat at least 10 times. Then you can move on to strings of 2 shots between cleaning. Do that 5 times. If it is cleaning out well, as in only takes a few patches, you can start shooting strings of 5 shots. If it starts coming clean with only a few patches you're there. Main thing is to make sure you get it totally clean each time and not to get the barrel hot. My procedure is wet patch ( Hoppes No.9) dry patch, and repeat until the dry patch is clean. After 2 wet/2 dry patches I usually run a copper solvent through (Sweets) then dry patch and repeat until there is no sign of copper or fouling. This is quite tedious, but you can be sighting it in at the same time. After that you can run maybe 20-40 shots between cleaning. Always check the bore before replacing the bolt as any cloth or even threads left behind can destroy the barrel. As someone above has said, always make sure you have a dry chamber and bore. Any moisture (oil) in the barrel can act as an obstruction under the pressures involved. Sorry to be so long winded but I think the above advice will help you get the best out of your new rifle. There will be those that will tell you that I'm full of it and it's not necessary to do all that,well to each his own. I know three barrel makers personally and that's where this comes from. After all, you wouldn't take your brand new car out and redline the engine for the first few hours, would you?
Die Judicii wrote:Even IF breaking in a barrel doesnt do anything, its a small price to pay.
So do it anyway.
When I said metho, I would use the proper bore solvent in preference. I only meant if you couldnt get the correct stuff, you could use metho.
I didnt notice before tapping this out, but a stainless barrell is easier to keep clean of copper fouling unlike blued.
ENJOY.
Die Judicii wrote:I didnt notice before tapping this out, but a stainless barrell is easier to keep clean of copper fouling unlike blued.
ENJOY.
happyhunter wrote:Die Judicii wrote:I didnt notice before tapping this out, but a stainless barrell is easier to keep clean of copper fouling unlike blued.
ENJOY.
..and you base this claim on?
Gamerancher wrote:I think they are Phosphor-bronze.
Wm.Traynor wrote:Mongrel
I'll bet your head is spinning from all this advice.
happyhunter wrote:Cleaning a rifle is nowhere as complicated as some people are making it out to be. Just remember things like bronze brushes wear out so replace them often as it will save time when cleaning your rifle. When you use copper solvents, they will break down the copper in the brushes alloy so a couple nylon brushes and a no-trace jag will be handy.
For cleaning my 308 I have this in the kit,
1. A bronze brush plus a couple spare.
2. A couple nylon bore brushes.
3. One piece cleaning rod.
4. One brass jag and one no-trace jag (no-trace for applying copper solvent)
5. Roll of cotton material to cut my own patches from
If you use bronze or brass components to apply and remove copper solvent you will get false copper reading, hence the no-trace jag and nylon brush for the applying/swabbing out copper solvent.