How do i clean my bantam hi lite barrel?
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November 5, 2018 at 11:17 am Link
I have a 22 cal. It has a shroud so i cant get my weedwacker line through. I cant fit a straw in there either to get past the baffles. I looked on youtube but i can only find compatto videos where they remove the barrel. Any help would be appreciated.
I have a 22 cal. It has a shroud so i cant get my weedwacker line through. I cant fit a straw in there either to get past the baffles. I looked on youtube but i can only find compatto videos where they remove the barrel. Any help would be appreciated.
November 5, 2018 at 11:21 am LinkI just removed the shroud!
I just removed the shroud!
November 5, 2018 at 12:06 pm LinkMaybe slice the straw length wise so you can roll it a bit tighter to fit inside the shroud? I've never had an Ldc or shroud that I couldn't use a straw + patchworm with…
Maybe slice the straw length wise so you can roll it a bit tighter to fit inside the shroud? I've never had an Ldc or shroud that I couldn't use a straw + patchworm with...
November 5, 2018 at 2:01 pm LinkDepends on where you're at with the Bantam. If its brand new / first time cleaning is more thorough than subsequent visits.
Initial cleaning
- Remove barrel. If the scope rings are covering the barrel screws then you may want to consider relocating the rings when you reinstall.
- Remove shroud
- Remove breech o-ring
- Push through rod with mop & JB bore paste
- Clean wet patchworm with Gunzilla or Bore Cleaner or Cleaner Degreaser
- Clean try patchworm with Gunzilla
Subsequent cleaning
- Find or straw that works for your shroud or remove the shroud
- Clean wet patchworm (or standard pull thru) with Gunzilla or CLP
- Clean try patchworm (or standard pull thru) with Gunzilla
Let us know how it goes
~MW
Depends on where you're at with the Bantam. If its brand new / first time cleaning is more thorough than subsequent visits.
Initial cleaning
- Remove barrel. If the scope rings are covering the barrel screws then you may want to consider relocating the rings when you reinstall.
- Remove shroud
- Remove breech o-ring
- Push through rod with mop & JB bore paste
- Clean wet patchworm with Gunzilla or Bore Cleaner or Cleaner Degreaser
- Clean try patchworm with Gunzilla
Subsequent cleaning
- Find or straw that works for your shroud or remove the shroud
- Clean wet patchworm (or standard pull thru) with Gunzilla or CLP
- Clean try patchworm (or standard pull thru) with Gunzilla
Let us know how it goes
~MW
November 5, 2018 at 6:01 pm LinkThanks everyone. I appreciate it. I was hoping to not take off the barrel but I guess I must.
Thanks everyone. I appreciate it. I was hoping to not take off the barrel but I guess I must.
November 5, 2018 at 6:18 pm LinkYou can just remove the shroud and use a pull thru that's how i cleaned mine never had to removed the barrel the choice is yours!
You can just remove the shroud and use a pull thru that's how i cleaned mine never had to removed the barrel the choice is yours!
November 5, 2018 at 7:10 pm LinkI am not a big weed-wacker line fan. Weed wacker line though is just a nylon variant. I use a thicker stiffer nylon rod that is straight. If you're anal-retentive and won't ever insert a soft patch from the muzzle end, you can still just stick it all the way down and then insert your patch in the eyelet at the chamber end. I however clean from the muzzle end with only soft things so I can't damage the crown on the barrel. I figure keeping any cleaning agents out of the barrel port and getting less of it on the breech o-rings is preferable. Either way, the rigid nylon rod will allow you to clean up or down through any sort of baffle or moderator stack.
I am not a big weed-wacker line fan. Weed wacker line though is just a nylon variant. I use a thicker stiffer nylon rod that is straight. If you're anal-retentive and won't ever insert a soft patch from the muzzle end, you can still just stick it all the way down and then insert your patch in the eyelet at the chamber end. I however clean from the muzzle end with only soft things so I can't damage the crown on the barrel. I figure keeping any cleaning agents out of the barrel port and getting less of it on the breech o-rings is preferable. Either way, the rigid nylon rod will allow you to clean up or down through any sort of baffle or moderator stack.
November 5, 2018 at 8:08 pm LinkShroud unscrews and slides right off.
Might be a bit sticky the first time doing so.
Shroud unscrews and slides right off.
Might be a bit sticky the first time doing so.
November 6, 2018 at 9:09 am LinkI think i may just take off the shroud. Thanks dhart.
I think i may just take off the shroud. Thanks dhart.
November 6, 2018 at 12:48 pm Linkcrittahitta
I think i may just take off the shroud. Thanks dhart.
You're welcome. That's all you'll need to do to clean with plastic line or a rod.
crittahitta
I think i may just take off the shroud. Thanks dhart.
You're welcome. That's all you'll need to do to clean with plastic line or a rod.
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