Best to wipe down gun after shooting

[creekman]

Are Keria gun rags or applying Ballistol & wiping off the best to wipe down your gun after shooting?

 

[RobzGuns]

I usually wait until I get home to clean up.
My local store/range does sell 'D-Lead Wipes' at the check-in/check-out desk for those who want them and I guess there are enough people buying them.

 

[jbtrucker]

I keep a oiled micro fiber cloth rolled in plastic in my range bag and save silicone cloth to finish up with . Kitchen counter is my work bench so use low odor products, never used Ballistol but should work fine

 

[nachogrande]

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

If you want the VERY BEST, you need some of my old drawers & Tee shirts, They USUALY won't remove the bluing. Keep an eye on the classifieds. Kidding aside anything done at the range (best when the gun is still warm) is less than you will have to do at home, & can leave much of the dirt/smell there vs your house.

 

[ContinentalOp]

I clean my guns when I get home after range sessions, but right after I'm done shooting I usually do a quick wipe down with a rag (they're made from cotton T-shirt material) before leaving the range, particularly if I'm shooting the gun I'm carrying at the time.

 

[max503]

I keep an oiled rag in a prescription pill bottle in my range bag. Good for wipe downs. At home they get a more thorough treatment.

Ummm. I don't think D-Lead Wipes are meant for guns.

 

[Targets Guy]

ballistol soaked rag after shooting (kept in a plastic sandwich bag) and I clean after each range session when we get home.

 

[Eric300]

My all-time favorite for wiping down my firearms is G96 Gun Treatment. Been using it for a few decades now and has never let me down. I keep an old tee shirt sprayed with it in a zip-lock baggie. And, it smell good, too! (like bubble gum...)

 

[JB4570]

+ 1 for G96,,,, great preservative for storage also

 

[The Norseman]

Round One

I usually wipe down with Makeup Rounds using Synthetic
Only Motor Oil applied on it. Your just wiping off Black
Residue anyway. Also the Oil protects the metal at same
time.

I do the same thing to the inside of the Cylinder Window
on Revolvers.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

My wife saves old worn towels from the kitchen and bathrooms for me. I carry one in my range bag, use it to wipe down each handgun before leaving the range. Seems to me that the crud becomes harder to remove the longer it is allowed to remain on the piece.

Old T-shirts make good patches for use with the cleaning rod.

Old worn toothbrushes are great for scrubbing powder residue from every recess in the gun during the cleaning process. Dip the toothbrush in bore cleaning solvent, scrub away, set aside for a few minutes to allow the solvent to do its work, then wipe down the surfaces with an old towel.

Sitting next to my "guy stuff" closet now, I see about 10 old worn towels, maybe a dozen old worn out T-shirts, and I know I have 4 or 5 well worn toothbrushes in my gun cleaning tool box. The tool box is actually a Plano fishing tackle box with 4 drawers having divided compartments to keep things organized and a large open area to store solvents and other necessaries. Think I paid about $15 for it about 30 years ago, probably got my money's worth several times over.

 

[frankieb01]

Another shout out for G96. I carry it and a small microfiber towel with me to wipe down with when done shooting. Just a quick wipe down to get the outside of the gun clean before putting it in it's case. First thing I do when I get home is give them a thorough cleaning.

 

[chiefbob81]

Zip it in a gun rug, shake vigerously, all good!

 

[Ribwizzard]

I just have the old lady clean them while we are driving home from the range. Better than just letting her sit there doing nothing. Put her in the bed of the truck so she has more room and I dont have to smell the stuff . Plus I can hear the radio better with out her in the cab with me.
Dont get me wrong, I still do my part and give each a good visual inspection and perform the white cloth test. If they all pass, I usually take her to Sizzler, so she does do her best.

 

[Old cop]

I keep a silicone cloth in my range bag and wipe everything down before leaving the range. While it's probably not necessary it's just my way of doing things.

 

[Valmet]

+1 for the t-shirt gun tag. Most of mine have copious amounts of Ballistol soaked into them and they are my primary wipe-down rags just before I put something back in the safes.

 

[sonora]

I keep a oiled micro fiber cloth rolled in plastic in my range bag and save silicone cloth to finish up with . Kitchen counter is my work bench so use low odor products, never used Ballistol but should work fine

I would recommend being being extra tiddy if cleaning firearms in or near the kitchen. There is a distinct possibility of increased lead exposure. When I was a boy I used to cast my bullets my in the kitchen, melting lead on the kitchen stove. Didn't understand the risk. I'm very careful now and always take reasonable precautions to decrease my and my families exposure to lead.

 

[Frank46]

I keep a few old sections of t shirts that don't fit anymore liberally annointed with CLP so when done with cleaning they get a wipe down. The t shirt pieces are kept in zip loc freezer bags. The zip loc bags are great for storing pistol and rifle brass in even for long periods of time. Should have bought stock in the company that makes them. Sure have used a bunch of them, even store gun parts in them. Frank

 

[gregintenn]

I am of the opinion it is best to wipe fingerprints off the gun with a clean, dry cloth and then apply the lubricant/preservative of your choice, WD40 notwithstanding.