Cleaning NAA minis

nycguyinmississippi · March-14-12 14:03

I am a proud new to the NAA family. I have a 1 5/8" LR and a PUG I just got the other day (not shot yet) For cleaning the LR, I have used Rem oil and wipes, using a brush and Q tips for the cylinder and barrel. Also use the oil and metal brush for the pin, other parts, etc. Am I on the right track with this cleaning process? Thanks.

westerly1965 · March-14-12 14:03

Nyc ~ First Welcome to the Forum!

Sounds like it I have never used a q tip myself but don't know why it wouldn't work...

gunr · March-14-12 14:03

I'm gonna guess the Rem oil would be more for lubricating and rust prevention than cleaning. There are a number of cleaning products on the market, such as, Hoppe's, Shooters Choice, etc.

I cut up and use old T shirts and make my own patches from them, I'm to cheap to buy them!

jupiter7 · March-14-12 15:03

CLP, bore snakes and t-shirts. Those 3m green pads work wonders on stainless.

zippovarga · March-14-12 23:03

This is a video of how I go about cleaning the minis. To each their own though. Other than needing to run some bore cleaner like Nitro Solvent or the like, you're on the right track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdLUy4ysKt0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdLUy4ysKt0

millsriver · March-16-12 09:03

I use a stainless steel brush and Q-tips with Hoppe's. Also a pipe cleaner for the cylinder pin hole. I do not use oil unless I plan to store it for a while. Oil just attracts dirt and powder residue. A .22 bore snake is handy to take to the range.

gokyo · March-16-12 15:03

you have to clean them? I thought they were stainless steel.

22man · March-21-12 23:03

Millsriver, I've always used brass brushes as it is softer than steel,,,,I would be concerned about excessive abrasion when using steel on steel. Do you find your brushes to cause scratches and/or premature wear?

welcome aboard mississippi

coinchop · March-22-12 05:03

I just read again, never use stainless steel brushes to clean a gun bore. Can do damage. Don't know if thats true, but after hearing that for years I wouldnt chance it. I havn't seen any for sale for a long time, but that don't mean anything. Also some people will put a brass brush in a eletric drill and use it to clean cylinder chambers. That might work, but read NOT to ever try that in a bore. NEVER!

chopprs · March-22-12 05:03

I use Hoppe's 9 with the little square patches that come in the cleaning case. Brass bruss ONLY in the direction of bullet travel to get the grunge outta the grooves. Very small drops of gun oil in the right spots. When done I wipe the whole gun really good with a silicone cloth.

louiethelump · March-22-12 07:03

Bore snake and Eezox for bore and chambers. Brush with Eezox and patches for frame areas. Same thing I use for all cleaning.

millsriver · March-22-12 13:03

The SS brush I use is closed ended with no bristle ends to scratch the bore. I have used them for many years with multiple pistol calibers with no problems. You only need to run it through once or twice. If anyone has had a bad experience with these, I would appreciate your advice.

Dinadan · March-22-12 14:03

I think that a brass brush is better because brass is definitely less

   hard that steel, hence the brush should wear down instead of the barrel. But,

   I have not seen any hard data that supports my stance. That is an interesting

   brush, Millsriver, I do not recall seeing one like it anywhere or in any

   catalog. Just looking, it would seem that the design would keep it from

   cleaning the grooves of the rifling.



   Chopprs - are you saying that the brush should be pulled through from forcing cone

   to muzzle only? Any especial reason for that?

louiethelump · March-22-12 14:03

I am not Chopprs, but that is the way the bullet went and you should clean in the same direction. This also saves the all important crown of the barrel at the muzzle. Not that this is a big factor on NAA guns as they generally have a terrible crown if any at all, but on most guns.

I used the spiral brushes years ago, but found they did not clean well and as you said, do not get into the grooves of the rifling.

gunr · March-22-12 18:03

I don't think I would want to run anything down my barrel that is stainless steel and rubs against the lands!

chopprs · March-22-12 18:03

...yeah, actually I was taught that as a youth and compleely forgot and Louie reminded me. It is an important thing to keep the grains in the barrel pointed in the same direction as the bullets travel.

It does equate sensibly that we would not want sharp metal grains pointed AGAINST the travel path of the projectile in the barrel. This would tend to slow the projectile down as well as make it force its way down the barrel in a non concgruent manner. We want the projectile to be happy on it's way down the barrel so we do everything that we can to make a smooth trip for it. Aligning metal grains against bullet travel is not good for barrel wear nor is it good for accuracy as the projectile fights it's way around and past sharp protrusions in the barrel.

If you pull the brass brsh only in the direction of bullet travel you make a happy and smooth path for any of his friends that follow......

gokyo · March-23-12 19:03

boresnake + Butch's bore shine or eezox

I really like eezox but I am out at the moment.

chopprs · March-23-12 19:03

My Pug fell in the toilet the other day by accident as I was hoisting my trousers back up. Luckily I had already flushed. My wife walked in and I was blow drying the gun. She asked what I was doing and I told her that I put it in the toilet to clean it....she still thinks I was serious!

I am waiting to find her swishing her LCR around in the bowl! LOL

Dinadan · March-23-12 19:03

I do not recall learning about the chamber to muzzle cleaning direction.

Thanks

chopprs · March-23-12 19:03

Sure...

Dinadan · March-23-12 20:03

Chopprs - better for your Pug to fall into the toilet than your mind!

All the same, if I see you Pug on the market, I think I will pass on it!

22man · March-23-12 21:03

just had a visual of a chubby sweaty guy dipping his hollowpoint 22's in fecal matter for down-range blood-poising......thanks a lot

even the interesting threads end up 'in the toilet'.....

chopprs · March-24-12 05:03

....no that was TOM with the poo bullets! He was really strange.

The bowl water was clean. I usually flush two or three times. You guys are pigs. Any time anybody says anything about poo you fixate on that. It was about my wife's reaction not the poo, there was NO POO!!!

gunr · March-28-12 10:03

Flush two or three times??

Chops, you got change your brand of beer!

keith44 · July-28-12 20:07

cleaning a .22 rimfire revolver is kinda foreign to me. I have and have had several .22's both semi-autos, and single action revolvers (Ruger) and I shoot .22's regularly. Cleaning .22's only when the accuracy degrades. With the mini since it is new I plan to clean it with powder solvent followed by oil after each shooting session until I have 700 or maybe 1,000 rounds through it.

blitzkrieger · July-28-12 21:07

Brass is MUCH softer that SS so how could it affect the direction of grain in the barrel? And.... I have yet to see a bore brush small enough to insert into the chamber cavity to pull through the barrel unless one cut one down and made it a custom brush. Most folks are not smart enough to think up such innovations. ;)

Cleaning the mini in toilet water Chopprs, that had me rolling for a few minutes. ;) Nice! +1 w/ Gunr, You might want to switch brand of beer. To flush more than once you must be drinking Steel Reserve or Milwaukee's Beast. lol

blackbelt22 · August-01-12 18:08

I have the naa .22lr i shot about 40 rounds through it the other day.(first time shooting this gun) cleaned bore with brass brush and q-tip and bore is still pretty bad and there are quit a few places where it looks like the lead is burned in should i use something to scrape it? Or just let it be? Do you think this is caused by using cheap ammo? I just went and bought some cci mini mags yesterday so wewill see i guess

keith44 · August-01-12 18:08

shoot a cylinder full of the mini mags, then pull it down and re-check the barrel. Several of my shooting buddies and I have noted a wax-like substance being left in the barrel after shooting cheap ammo. Easiest way to clear it is to shoot a few rounds of quality ammo.

blackbelt22 · August-03-12 21:08

Yea this is more like burnt lead from the gun everywhere and its real hard to come off... Customer service did tell me brass brush is ok...

nycguyinmississippi · March-28-12 04:03

I purchased 2 Desantis pocket holsters recently. One is for my .22lR 1/58" and it's is perfect, as both trigger and hammer are inside the holster and not exposed. But the one for my PUG does not conceal these parts, and it's a safety issue, of course. I am contacting Desantis about this. Does anyone have another brand pocket holster they feel is better?

Cleaning NAA minis

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