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    Quote Originally Posted by bkb0000 View Post
    solvents cant hurt chrome. they can only penetrate really soft metals, like copper and lead
    Hoppes has on the label do not use with nickel plating never owned a nickel plated gun. I have used it in chromelined bores never seen or heard of any problems with any solvents and chromelined bores.

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    haven't had any problem with chrome being eaten by solvent.
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    i clean my glocks after every range session. bore snake and wipe the carbon out.

    the AR i clean and lube the bolt every time out, and do the barrel with an otis flexible kit about every 400 rounds.

    my 22's i clean about every 500-1000 rounds.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thomas M-4 View Post
    Hoppes has on the label do not use with nickel plating never owned a nickel plated gun. I have used it in chromelined bores never seen or heard of any problems with any solvents and chromelined bores.
    its actually not the nickel that's the problem- nickel plated bores have a copper underlayment, and the solvent can seep through cracks in the plating or areas where the plating has worn, and eat up the copper underneath. i dont think that particular plating method has been used in a while, though. inferior, to say the least..

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    Quote Originally Posted by bkb0000 View Post
    its actually not the nickel that's the problem- nickel plated bores have a copper underlayment, and the solvent can seep through cracks in the plating or areas where the plating has worn, and eat up the copper underneath. i dont think that particular plating method has been used in a while, though. inferior, to say the least..
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    If I go to the range and fire 100-200 rounds, I don't bother to clean, because I know I'll be back out to the range soon. When it's time to go out again, I just squirt some more Breakfree LP on lugs, cam pin, gas rings, and go shoot. About every 3rd time I'll do a good cleaning. I never have any problem. There's truth in the saying that ARs will run dirty and wet but not dirty and dry.

    That said, if my AR was my life-saving weapons, I'd clean it every time. My pump shotgun is, and Iclean and lube it meticulously.

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    To the OP with a chrome line barrel you are supposed to clean it when you notice accuracy starts to degrade. Every 500 rounds seems reasonable. Wipe down in between when you relube. ARs can run pretty dirty if kept lubed. Shoot it till you feel like cleaning it... Develop your own comfort level. You certainly have no real need to clean after every range session. A little carbon never hurt anyone, its a gun not a dinner plate.

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    I view "cleaning" more as maintenance. I break it down and check parts. To check the parts I have to wipe them down. What gets wiped down I then re-lube. I was trained to run a bore snake down the tube after it was shot so I still maintain that. I clean out the chamber as well. I then wipe down the BCG then lube the shit out of it. Slap it all back together and give it the ol' function check. For classes lasting longer than one day I just lube as necessary and keep rollin'

    Once a year all of my rifles are stripped down for parts evaluation and replacement as needed as well as a detailed cleaning. So far this has worked well for me. I view this topic as there are many ways to clean the gun, and no one is better than the other (within reason). Just find what works for you and your shooting schedule.

    I have found that the Slip2000 cleaning products work well and I like that they are non-toxic. Not really a fan of their lube though. I've been using Hilton Yam's 10-8 Lube on my rifles as well as 1911's and Glocks and so far I'm very impressed. Very easy to clean.
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    frmthehip,


    I haven't really shot it enough to notice accuracy degradation. I cleaned it once after it was assembled. then a 2nd time after zeroing it. and playing around with it. I think that was around 150 rounds. Haven't gotten to 500 yet. but by the end of June (I have some rifle matches going on) Im sure i'll be at the 500 mark.
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    i agree with "The_Katar ", i rarely ever clean the bore, only the chamber and then that is only after a few thousand rounds, i shoot only reloads, i polish my ammo after loading it to remove all traces of case lube, i use Ramshot TAC powder, it is a very clean burning powder.

    my piston guns, LWRCI's, have NOT had any cleaning, just lubed which i believe is more important than cleaning, the fcg gets an occasional spray with "Brake Cleaner" and blown clean with 75 PSI air, re-lubed and put back in the safe till the next "exercise"

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