How To Clean Your Rifle... The Right Way. The Definitive Guide On Precision Rifle Maintenance.

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In this video I cover:
Required Equipment
Recommended Solvents and Lubricants
Optics Cleaning and Maintenance
Proper Cleaning Procedures, Principles, and Techniques
Storage Recommendations
Tips That Make Cleaning Easier
The 'WHY' Behind Everything
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Gary Melton is a former U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret, Weapons Sergeant, and Sniper Team Leader with 4 combat tours. He has worked full time as a Unit Chief and Special Tactics Instructor at a federal agency, and is the owner and Lead Instructor for Paramount Tactical Solutions.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
01:20 - Recommended Solvents
02:04 - Cleaning Bundle
02:59 - Recommended Patches
03:23 - Recommended Bore Brushes & Jags
04:18 - Jag & Patch Size Selection
05:07 - Recommended Cleaning Rods
05:40 - Importance of Bore Guides
08:01 - Determining Cleaning Rod Length & Diameter
12:22 - Action Cleaning Kit
13:16 - Recommended Optics Cleaning Kit
14:38 - Safety & Protection Recommendations
15:11 - Storage Tip
16:03 - Gun Vise Recommendation
16:52 - Order of Operations and Optics Care
18:30 - Optics Cleaning Procedures
22:08 - Bore Scope Dirty Rifle
25:04 - Action Cleaning Procedures
28:17 - Breech Cleaning Procedures
30:38 - Chamber Cleaning Procedures
31:15 - Different Solvents and What They Do
34:25 - Bore Cleaning Procedures & Techniques
36:03 - Patch Pre-Soak Tip
36:48 - Carbon Removal Process
37:43 - Important Correction
40:13 - Patch Pushing Tip
43:15 - Copper Removal Process
45:21 - Join The Paramount Community
48:17 - Understanding The Copper Removal Principles
49:08 - Bolt Cleaning and Lubing Recommendations
54:41 - Rifle Cleaning For Different Circumstances
56:22 - Storage Care
58:31 - Bore Scope Clean Rifle

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@TrailCameraTV Ай бұрын

The best “How To” gun videos on KZfaq and Rumble. My favorite type of videos on your channel. I like the product reviews as well. Thanks for the info.

@jeffhahn5106 Ай бұрын

Fantastic video, I've been cleaning my firearms for 4 decades and learned so much from this video, Gary is an absolute professional and one of the most knowledgeable person I know when it comes to long range shooting. DOL

@Texas8400 Ай бұрын

Great video from someone who clearly has actual experience. So many KZfaq videos are by folks who just open a box and narrate what they see.

@johnt34aus 3 күн бұрын

Great instructional video

@miltonwaddams1904 Ай бұрын

i just got a sig cross magnum and been looking for great videos. so far all the things ive learned from you previously has been incredible! now this? too much good free training! bought an FC-4 because of you!

@SalamiRocketship Ай бұрын

I find the best way to clean microfiber towels (without getting solvents in your washing machine) is to get degreasing detergent and just wash them in a rubbermaid bin. I use a broom handle to agitate it and then just hang them up to dry. Works well for the ones that aren't completely destroyed.

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

That’s cool but personally I wouldn’t use them on lenses after that.

@SalamiRocketship Ай бұрын

@@paramounttactical oh no, I meant the bigger towels. The lens cloths I do the same as you and just buy the towelettes in bulk and leave some everywhere

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

@@SalamiRocketship 👊word

@johnshipley9755 Ай бұрын

You totally knocked it out of the park from A - Z , It take a lot of time for these videos to be made . 😊😊😊😊😊

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

You have no idea and I wouldn’t bore you with the details.😂

@kicker6274 Ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks! DOL

@RedactIT Ай бұрын

This is the most informative how to channel. You deserve more subs.

@miked2503 Ай бұрын

Way to go Gary. We learn a lot from you. We feel honesty from you...wut's better than honesty? We subscribed here and Rumble.

@t.c.2527 Ай бұрын

Very informative and well done Gary. Thanks oh and I hate it when I change direction mid stroke

@jacorensburg4172 Ай бұрын

Amazing video on how to clean. Thank you for making the great content.

@ChadCooper03 Ай бұрын

Awesome information. Thank you

@timothythompson6549 Ай бұрын

That action cleaning tool is pretty slick. That gap where the lugs seat is impossible to get really well with q tips.

@erikkip13 Ай бұрын

Great video! Erik

@timothythompson6549 Ай бұрын

I ordered a bottle of eliminaor and a bottle of cu from Gary. Came in the mail today and I immediately started using it. Keep in mind my rifle hasn't been fired since I cleaned it with Hoppes solvents. First wet patch of eliminator and a tiny bit of carbon came out, along with copper. It was taking out copper that the actual Hoppes copper solvent didn't get. The cu solvent took A LOT of copper out. My patches were coming out clean as a whistle with the Hoppes, but obviously it wasn't up to the task. There's no strong odor with the Bore Tech solvents. I'll never buy Hoppes again.

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

Tim, thanks for the business and the testimonial. We appreciate it! Thanks, Gary, Summer, PTS Team

@jasonsponsler21 Ай бұрын

Always great info and very thorough. Hopefully a student didn’t leave the gun like that

@zacsmith6736 Ай бұрын

Haven't ever used boretech, but have used Butch's bore shine with their patches for years.

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

I don't get nearly as good results with Butch's Bore Shine as I do with the Bore Tech products. If you clean with the Bore Shine and then clean with Bore Tech, you'll be shocked out how fouling much is left in the bore.

@jimmycrumpler7326 Ай бұрын

Gary, what about cleaning the break?

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

Yeah, I should have covered that. Honestly, you really shouldn’t have to clean the brake very often, if ever. You have all the solvents coming out that are going to clean and dissolve most of the carbon buildup. If you do see excessive carbon, soak it down with bore eliminator, let it sit for a while and then hit it with a toothbrush. Still see caked on carbon? Repeat process until clean. The longer you let it soak in bore eliminator, the easier it will be. If you are seeing caked on carbon on the brake, it means either your carbon removing product sucks or you don’t clean your rifle very often. It is more common on ARs. My AR brakes and muzzle devices can get caked up because I’m not running solvents through them often. About every 2K rounds or so my ARs get the same carbon and copper treatment I do on my bolt guns.

@jimmycrumpler7326 Ай бұрын

Thanks brother.

@TheWarriorWorkshop Ай бұрын

Awesome job Gary. Funny though. I had just got off the phone with my dad. We were at the range this week and he was asking my cleaning method. I told him what I do (which I learned from you), came inside and flipped on the laptop and saw you had just put this video out so I sent him the link. Perfect timing! I did have a question about your thoughts on a carbon ring. It looked like you there were signs of one in the post clean shots. I dont know how important that is. Some people say its the mark of the beast, others dont care. Just wondering your thoughts on it

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

I just double checked and I didn’t see any carbon ring at the neck/throat/leade. There’s going to be a “carbon ring” at the neck of the case. That’s where burnt powder first makes contact with the barrel but it should be confined to beyond the neck. When people talk about the “dreaded” carbon ring it’s very obvious. It’s a significant build up of carbon that isn’t going to let your neck expand as it should and affect velocities. It’s carbon solidifying behind the end of the case neck and usually quite thick. It’s usually due to cases that haven’t been trimmed properly or a throat that isn’t cut properly. When/if it’s there it’s very obvious and takes significantly more cleaning than I did on this rifle to remove it. At the end of the day if your gun is consistent and performing as expected don’t over analyze. Half the time I see people making diagnoses of things are very unlikely the cause of the problems they’re having.

@ChadKelly7 Ай бұрын

Great timing! Just did a cleaning and didn't do as good as I wanted. Ordered some products to try, but after watching this I may not have needed to. I did not allow to soak long enough!! I'll let sit longer and try again this weekend probably. 1 question. Do you not remove your brake? My shooting buddy said I needed to take it off while cleaning so not chemicals get in the threads. Pain in the butt, I hate wasting time if not needed. Just watched the whole thing while mowing and came back to ask you that. Have a great weekend! Sorry I've not been on the lives and commenting much. This time of year is full throttle with work for me. Motocross racing is a big time eater for me running parts for several teams and riders.

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

No, you do not need to remove your brake. That’s terrible advice. Yes, some solvents might get in the threads…. And CLEAN THEM! 😂 I have never removed brakes for cleaning. It also cleans the brake. 🤷‍♂️

@ChadKelly7 Ай бұрын

@paramounttactical I was thinking it seemed excessive. He said at a match a few years ago someone who didn't take his off when he cleaned had the brake fly off during a match. Scared me into doing it. Now I gotta get timed back 🤣 I saw you didn't and I figured it would be worth asking someone with more years experience. I did get to soak and clean it better that way!! But now it is super clean, I can plan on skipping that in the future. And soaking. Likely overnight for me. I let my brass tumble in rice overnight to get shiny, figure soaking barrel in cleaner will be good after watching this. Really appreciate this info. Helped put me on a path to speeding up the while process!! I do enjoy saving time where I can! Thank you, Gary. Have a great Sunday, sir!

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

@@ChadKelly7 if his brake flew off it wasn’t because he was cleaning with it on. He just didn’t have it tightened correctly and didn’t inspect it. That’s a lot of threads it had to walk down before it would fly off. I find it funny how people blame the obvious on the obscure. 🤷‍♂️

@ChadKelly7 Ай бұрын

@paramounttactical Thank you!! I thought that was the most likely. He just didn't mount properly and got lucky for a few matches. That dude probably didn't look his rifle over and just ran it. When my friend told me that, it sounded so wrong to my logical brain, but I am still new to this and didn't want to do something wrong. I should have gone with my initial gut feeling. Really appreciate you confirming what I had thought! I will get it timed back on there and not touch it again!! Man, that makes me happy. Was dreading every future cleaning if I was going to have to remove and then retime the brake every time. I found that my "run it till the groups are bad" cleaning approach was not a good idea. Going back in and soaking and scrubbing again this weekend. We have our last match in 4 weeks, so trying to get in good shape to finish the season. I beat my friend 1 time already and he has like 6 or 7 years of doing this on me 🤣 Hoping to get another top 3 finish to end this local season!! Then on to try a sanctioned PRS match!!! Happy Father's Day, sir!

@skotyb1600 Ай бұрын

You mentioned special coatings on thee scope lens. Do the alcohol swabs have no affect on these coatings? I have always used the microfiber, but i understand the concern in contamination with overuse. Thanks for the tip.

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

Are you referring to the Zeiss lens wipes? If so, they’re alcohol free and optics safe.

@jbb4591 Ай бұрын

I have a seekins that is 4 lug that i would like to have an action cleaning kit for.

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

You’ll need to buy the universal kit. It comes with the plunger and you’ll just need to cut it to your lug pattern. Takes just a couple minutes.

@jbb4591 Ай бұрын

@@paramounttactical ok sounds good. kinda wish they didnt go the 4 lug route and did a shorter throw, but overall love the gun

@andyjonathan2486 Ай бұрын

19:21 do not use canned air on your lenses. If the freezing liquid gets on your glass it could crack the glass from rapid thermal contraction.

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

Ehh… I guess it’s possible but I’ve been using it for years. Have you ever seen that actually happen or is this theoretical speculation? The frost that comes out of it isn’t that cold. You can spray it on your skin and it just feels like you put some snow on it. To each their own but I think it would take a lot more than what comes out of canned air to cause enough of a thermal shift to cause a crack or damage it in any way.

@brandonyoung7760 Ай бұрын

What about Carb-Out by Sharp Shoot R? How do you like it? Also what about your bolt spring on the inside of the bolt? Grease, oil, both? Sako bolt btw.

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

I like Bore Tech. 🤷‍♂️ I know it works extremely well. I know it doest damage the barrel and actually protects against corrosion. I know their products don’t chemically react negatively (cause corrosion or heat) or counteract one as other. I’ve tried most products on the market I can’t say I’ve used Carb Out but I’m quite sure it’s not going to do anything that Bore Eliminator doesn’t I also don’t know what other products it plays nice with. When you find a system of products that work perfectly and in unison why keep looking for others?

@brandonyoung7760 Ай бұрын

@paramounttactical I've used wipe-out by Sharp Shoot R but never I Carb-Out so didn't know if you had experience with it. What about the other part of my question having to do with if we should grease or oil the inside of our bolt? What do you do. It's a Sako 3 lug bolt

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

@@brandonyoung7760 light amount of oil. I’ve used Wipe Out. Not nearly as effective as Boretech

@brandonyoung7760 Ай бұрын

@@paramounttactical Thanks! I'll have to try bore tech then because wipe out is the best I've used personally

@PassionforRifles Ай бұрын

I would like to see, how you remove carbon ring.

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

@@PassionforRifles you use bore eliminator and the bore mop. I find it entertaining that it’s like carbon rings were just discovered and all the sudden discussions about it. There has always been and will always be a carbon ring at the neck opening inside the chamber. It’s where powder first makes contact with the chamber. Of course there will be a circular carbon fouling ring. This discussion makes me feel like I’m taking crazy pills. Next week copper fouling will be the trending topic and everyone will be acting as if it was just discovered. The question is, is the carbon ring affecting precision? If it is, it’s usually a case trimming issue. Cases too long can force a carbon ring behind the case opening and IF that is happening, as that carbon ring builds up it COULD cause MV fluctuations by not allowing the case neck to expand properly and consistently. Don’t search for a problem of you don’t have one. Is your rifle shooting well? Are your SDs staying consistent? No? Then there’s 15 things it could be and a carbon ring MIGHT be contributing factor. This cleaning process I laid out will clean the carbon ring. If your rifle has an excessive carbon ring, you might need to soak with solvent longer. If you are getting a carbon ring that’s negatively affecting precision, it’s a symptom. Not the problem. It’s an internal ballistic problem. Cases could be too long. Throat cut too short…

@PassionforRifles Ай бұрын

@@paramounttactical good talking, sir. Many gun owners dont have borescope, i think it should be in your cleaning kit, just like cleaning rod is, or you dont know what's going on inside of your barrel.

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

@@PassionforRifles did you watch this video where I say that very thing? The reality is though that the vast majority of people don’t shoot their guns enough to really need a bore scope. A large percentage of what’s left don’t know what they’re seeing and many people unnecessarily complicate things with a bore scope. I bet many of the best PRS shooters either don’t use a bore scope at all or rarely do.

@larrydesantis9800 Ай бұрын

Good video, but....there is always a but. You didn't address carbon ring. Unless I missed it.

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

lol, there’s nothing to address. The process I just took you through addresses carbon rings. I’m finding this “carbon ring” fad/trend/craze entertaining actually. It’s all the discussion as if it was just discovered last week. There’s always been and will always be a carbon ring to some extent at the case opening in throat. When it becomes a problem is when it’s excessive and causes velocity inconsistencies because the carbon is getting behind the case opening and not allowing the neck to expand like it should. This isn’t a carbon ring problem. It’s a neck trimming problem, or the chamber was cut wrong. The carbon is Either way, it is an internal ballistics problem in need of an internal ballistics solution. The cleaning method I just laid out will get rid of the carbon but it’s the source of the issue that needs to be addressed.

@McgSpook Ай бұрын

@@paramounttactical i am so proud of you at this moment.

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

@@McgSpook I can die fulfilled now. 😂

@timothythompson6549 Ай бұрын

The one question I have is do you do copper removal every time?

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

With the Bore Tech Bore Eliminator you likely don’t. But copper build up is what is going to diminish precision. It will increase pressures and velocities. The smaller the bore, the more important it is to clean copper more often.

@deltan9ne306 Ай бұрын

Does the Bore Tech Eliminator remove the need for the Bore Tech Carbon Remover? I assume so, but wasn't sure. Thanks for your time.

@timothythompson6549 Ай бұрын

@@deltan9ne306 he says in the video he rarely has a need to use it.

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

@@deltan9ne306 I cover that in the video.

@deltan9ne306 Ай бұрын

@timothythompson6549 Thanks, I must have got side tracked and missed that.

@DavidMoyers Ай бұрын

"shrinkflation"

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

You're not wrong... Thanks Joe Biden

@MOCOANDINV Ай бұрын

😂 OCD much 😅

@McgSpook Ай бұрын

Gary OCD!!! never! lol

@zacsmith6736 Ай бұрын

What about a dry graphite film on the bolt body?

@paramounttactical Ай бұрын

No.

@frostypreppersk3593 9 күн бұрын

Damage the lands and rifling...🤣🤣🤣 Y'all misunderstand the difference between steel, soft metal, and other insignificant compounds. As long as there's no abrasive, these items can NOT damage a barrel or rifling. If it does, then your barrel is shit quality and you need to rethink a few things. Common sense here.

@paramounttactical 9 күн бұрын

@@frostypreppersk3593 yeah? Then I guess shooting softer copper down a steel barrel should never wear it out right? The idea that softer materials can’t damage/wear harder ones is just false. I don’t even disagree with the finer points of what you’re saying but your premise is false.

@frostypreppersk3593 9 күн бұрын

@paramounttactical no actually I'm right. 1000+ rounds at high speed with extreme temperatures cause wear yes. Think about a cleaning rod now. Use some common fukking sense! You will Never wear or harm a barrel cleaning it! It's a scientific fact! Go back to school nimrod!

@paramounttactical 9 күн бұрын

Lmao, I’m sorry but you’re completely wrong. Generally, given the lower barrel life of common cartridges like 6.5CM I agree with you. The barrel is shot out before wear happens. It’s well documented and I’ve seen crowns eroded through cleaning in higher round count calibers like .308. Our high round count sniper rifles in my former career showed significant crown erosion due to pulling brushes back through the crown on the return stroke which is why many BR and F Class shooters take their brush off before they pull the brush back through. Softer materials can scratch, damage, and erode, or cut harder ones. Here’s the quote of the synopsis from a physics site that covers that topic. “So yes - if your definition of cutting is broad enough to include "able to remove material", then a soft material can cut a harder one.” Here’s a link. Believe what you want but you’re incorrect. physics.stackexchange.com/questions/137443/is-it-possible-to-cut-harder-material-with-a-less-hard-material#:~:text=Yes%2C%20is%20possible.,this%2C%20water%20can%20cut%20steel.&text=One%20can%20cut%20a%20any,abrasive%20against%20the%20cutting%20surface.

@paramounttactical 9 күн бұрын

Here’s more info from an engineering site: www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=92753