He was out, I tried. Got a couple magazines ordered, dropped a STRONG hint that I would like to pick up another 1k of thunderbolts with them.
So what you have your eye on next since you saw them all in the case....a nice wheel gun, pocket pistol, 1911?
It happens. In the meantime, read the instructions and practice slide removal and such. Did you get a cleaning kit with it?
I have and did. I bought a cleaning kit for it. Dad was leery of shorting it off in town, so we didn't.
Cool. Clean the bore before you shoot, sometimes they are pretty oily when new. Shove a Q-tip into the barrel, chamber end first, and push it out with the cleaning rod. Repeat. You'll be surprised at the amount of crap that comes out of a new barrel. After your first magazine through it, remove the slide, shoot some Brake-Cleaner through the bore, run a brush through the bore from chamber to muzzle, then unscrew it and repeat- only in one direction. Don't go back-n-forth. Do that a few times and you'll have that bore ready in no time. Follow up with a few clean patches, last one having a light coat of bore lube, and you're ready. You'll invest an hour or so for the first 4 magazines, but it is well worth it in the long run. JB
I use to be a member on rim fire central.com most of those guys said they never cleaned their 22 bores. Said more barrels are runnined by cleaning them than leaving them. Just ran an oiled patch through them. Said that the bullets did not travel fast enough to foul the barrel. Not reccomending this just passing it on.
clemsonfor- I too am a member rimfirecentral.com- Most of the cleaning issues come from going back-n-forth with a brush, especially with stainless steel brushes. For a rimfire, use nylon brushes in one direction only- chamber to muzzle. It's kinda a pain to shove the rod down the bore once, just to have to unscrew the brush, but it's what should be done. The soft composition of .22lr bullets add to their natural lubricity, but not if the residue is facing the wrong direction, which can happen when scrubbing back-n-forth. Stainless brushes compound that problem, normally being harder than the bore steel. They create scratch lines that quickly can create problems with fouling. A good lead/bore solvent, proper cleaning, patience with cleaning, and you're good to go . JB EDIT- Kinda like breaking in a new motor, a bit of up-front care helps them last a long time. I want Grizz to enjoy this, hope he does.
