Inner Barrel Cleaning.

[Cr0-Magnon]

Just a quick count of heads, does anyone here actually remove their inner barrel and hop unit to clean it?

 

[DanBow]

Yes. 

 

[Shamal]

Yes

 

[DerDer]

Depends on the gun. Something like a basic LCT AK would take it out. The Tavor when I had it, I tended to leave it in while I did so. The latter took a near total disassembly to get at the inner barrel.  In contrast the G&G FN2000 was an absolute pleasure to get at those components.

So If I had say three aegs. Would take out the barrel and unit for two of them to clean.

 

[Adolf Hamster]

^ pretty much the above

 

[JinxDuh]

Wait, you guys clean your barrels?

But normally, yes ideally I’d remove the barrel from the replica unless like above it’s some god awful process of a whole disassembly to get to it.

 

[Lozart]

Do I have multiple devices for cleaning barrels? Yes.

Do I regularly clean my barrels and service my guns? Oh look a squirrel!

 

[The_Lord_Poncho]

I offer up the cleaning rod to the hop unit on the outside of the gun, mark off the rod with a sharpie where it meets the muzzle, and then use that as a guide to make sure that I don't push the patch through the hop unit - so I don't tend to remove the barrel and hop to clean. Instead its such a quick and easy process that I tend to clean before and after each game. I have occasionally gently cleaned the hop rubber too with it in situ in the gun, turning the hop fully off, and using a patch cut slightly smaller, but don't tend to find this is something that really needs doing much.

 

[Dan Robinson]

I do the same as @The_Lord_Poncho although I do worry that will inadvertently damage the hop.

 

[gavinkempsell]

erm... no.

My tried & tested method was/is... bit of baby wipe on the cleaning rod, whack it in the hole & pump like a teenager.

 

[EDcase]

No

Bit of thin cloth with Isopropyl and twist as it goes through slowly.

Stop when it gets to hop (slight resistance)

Clean hop end with Q-tip 

I only take the barrel apart when I polish the inside (which I've done on a couple of rifles and a few pistols)

 

[Jamsandwich]

I still have the rod that came with my AUG many years ago.  It has a red mark on it so you know where to stop, really handy.  Definitely worth DIYing with a marker or bit of tape.

 

[ak2m4]

Isopropanol flex incoming ?
 

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[EDcase]

Snap ?

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[DanBow]

Isopropanol flex incoming ?
 

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Not sure if there's any real difference between isopropanol alcohol and isopropyl acetate but cleans like a good'un.

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[EDcase]

Yeah, Isopropyl and Isopropanol are the same chemically just different names.

https://www.chemicals.co.uk/blog/isopropanol-same-as-isopropyl-alcohol#:~:text=Isopropanol is also called isopropyl,between isopropanol and isopropyl alcohol.

They'll both get you equally high ?

 

[Dan Robinson]

Am I getting confused with the Rum thread?

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[EDcase]

Multiple uses ?

Note: "External use only" so no good for cleaning inner barrels ?

 

[Cannonfodder]

Only when cleaning handguns as I strip them down for cleaning anyway. Everything else except the M4 stays in one piece as it's the only AEG I've got where I don't have to spend ages taking it apart and putting it back together.

They'll both get you equally high ?

Even more so than ethyl alcohol found in booze*

*Please don't drink isopropyl alcohol, there's a high chance it'll make you take a forever nap

 

[Dan Robinson]

Please don't drink isopropyl alcohol

I've been drinking cheap London Gin* from my local One Stop for years - is there really that much difference?

*Yes I know it's filth, but I get through far too much to justify spending the cash on decent stuff.