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When cleaning your prized posession bullseye pistol:

Just curious what cleaning procedures seem to be most popular;

Do you always clean from the breach towards the bore?
Do you always clean from the end of the bore towards the chamber?
PatchWorm or Bore-Snake?
Conventional Cleaning Rod with patches?
Brass or bronze bristle brush & how often used?
Hoppes #9 Yes or No

Insert your own cleaning technique

M.S.

The 1911 I found that keeping the chamber clean during a match was cery advantagous. The barrel could get through the full match and carsful cleaning of it could wait until I got home..The 22 only needed to have the bolt {the moving part ] cleaned and lubricated and the face of the barrel srubbed during a match.Back to the 1911, I kept mine well lubricated as I believe that the only oil that was excess was what dripped off my elbow. Good Shootng Bill Horton

Clean from the breech with a rod and patches on the end of a jag.

Use a bronze brush (not stainless) for light leading and stubborn fouling.

Hoppe's won't remove copper very well, but cleans the rest just fine. I just use $3.00 a quart government surplus bore cleaner.

Bad leading is easily removed by wrapping a few strands of ChoreBoy pot scrubber (copper) around an old bore brush and scrubbing a bit.

Wipe-Out foaming bore cleaner will remove copper fouling.

I swab the rear end or barrel and breech face with a Q-tip soaked in Hoppes#9. The only items going through the barrel besides the bullet is a patch on a length of 15 lb nylon monofilament. I have never used a brass brush or rod on my 22's. I believe that procedure was reecommended by both Lou Lombardi and Don Nygord.

Clean chambers (bronze and nylon chamber brushes), clean cylinder face, clean breech face, clean frame window, clean muzzle crown...and that's it. I don't bother with cleaning out the barrel. I might use some sort of solvent on the surfaces, but this is mainly for cosmetic reasons.

I usually clean my GSP Expert every 500-700 rounds. I always use a nylon brush and coated rod from breach face out toward the muzzle. I never bring the brush back through the bore in the opposite direction. Was told by a good source that if you can't find an actual copper bore brush, then only use nylon.