What do you use when you swab?
11-28-2005, 08:01 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Fargo, ND
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What do you use when you swab?
What do you all use when you swab at the range? Solvent, vinegar, alcohaul, Water, ect. I am new to this and have not shot my rifle yet. Wich ones will work and wich ones dont. Also, wich ones work best or will they all work just fine?
11-28-2005, 08:30 PM
#2
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
RE: What do you use when you swab?
When I shoot my Traditional rifle all I swab with is isopropyl or denatured alcohol. In my inline rifles I use a mixture of alcohol and car windshield washer fluid....
11-29-2005, 01:51 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: West Virginia
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RE: What do you use when you swab?
I use Thompson Center's #13 bore cleaner then dry patch or just a Tradition's pretreated patch with wonder lube 1000 plus. The #13 is great for everything for cleanup. It looks like milk.
11-29-2005, 08:29 AM
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Texas - BUT NOW in Madison County, NY
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RE: What do you use when you swab?
ORIGINAL: pse-archer
What do you all use when you swab at the range? Solvent, vinegar, alcohaul, Water, ect. I am new to this and have not shot my rifle yet. Wich ones will work and wich ones dont. Also, wich ones work best or will they all work just fine?
What do you all use when you swab at the range? Solvent, vinegar, alcohaul, Water, ect. I am new to this and have not shot my rifle yet. Wich ones will work and wich ones dont. Also, wich ones work best or will they all work just fine?
11-29-2005, 09:27 AM
#8
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
RE: What do you use when you swab?
For the inlines, I mix it 50/50 of 91% isopropyl alcohol and summer blend car windshield washer fluid. I put that in any small bottle that I can carry. One of the best bottles I have is a small plastic glasses lenscleaning solution bottle. You can spray the patch and it will fit into your possible bag real nice. Also you can clean the lens on your scope with it. Spray a patch and wipe the lens clean and then buff it with a dry one... 
The reason I went with isopropyl alcohol in the traditional rifle is it reduced the hangfires and misfires. It also drys very fast. Although the other stuff works, you have to be very careful about the degree of patch saturation. If you get the patch too wet, it will turn the fowling into a crud and push it back against the worm channel in the breech. This can cause some real problems if you fail to pick the nipple. For some reason, on the range I got out of the habit of picking the nipple. I guess I was having too good of ignition. Only one rifle needs to be picked constantly and that is a CVA.
The reason I went with isopropyl alcohol in the traditional rifle is it reduced the hangfires and misfires. It also drys very fast. Although the other stuff works, you have to be very careful about the degree of patch saturation. If you get the patch too wet, it will turn the fowling into a crud and push it back against the worm channel in the breech. This can cause some real problems if you fail to pick the nipple. For some reason, on the range I got out of the habit of picking the nipple. I guess I was having too good of ignition. Only one rifle needs to be picked constantly and that is a CVA.
11-29-2005, 07:27 PM
#9
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Stevens Point WI USA
Posts: 75
RE: What do you use when you swab?
I'd like to use a combo using the windshield wash with water or alcohol, but the the only wash I can find is a winter blend.Most posters specifically state to use a summer blend windshield wash. Is there a big difference?