Grime, Muck, Dust ...on yer kit..

[AdminMASTER]

DISCLAIMER: Ok, I admit it...my collection are wall hangers or mantle pieces , as I don't view them as tools since I only occasionally shoot in the back garden...and they always remain spotless...

The back garden

Looking at the some of the mega expensive kit, I was wondering if cans of Air Duster could be given out as prizes

Before - Mega Filthy

Air Duster - Prizes to be given out to competitors ?

After Air Duster use - Presto, Super Clean !

[Sven]

It's sometimes hard to keep your rifle clean during an outing, especially in dry and windy conditions.
But I would advise to use a paintbrush instead of pressured air.
Pressured air will blow the grit and dust particles deeper into all the small crevices around the zoom ring, turrets and ocular adjustment. Onto the (greasy) o-rings that are inside there, causing a build up of dirt in impossible to reach places.
A brush, I use a wide flat one, will move the dirt in the direction you want, and never gets empty

[AdminMASTER]

My, those are expensive scopes...even if the kit is 'bomb proof' ie: sealed - would you
use Air Duster only after the season is over ...and besides, dust, dirt, grime would inevitably get into the action and make it's way on all small parts and simply accumulate over time...

Perhaps It's only me...

[AdminMASTER]

It's sometimes hard to keep your rifle clean during an outing, especially in dry and windy conditions.
But I would advise to use a paintbrush instead of pressured air.
Pressured air will blow the grit and dust particles deeper into all the small crevices around the zoom ring, turrets and ocular adjustment. Onto the (greasy) o-rings that are inside there, causing a build up of dirt in impossible to reach places.
A brush, I use a wide flat one, will move the dirt in the direction you want, and never gets empty

Great to hear you have a cleaning regimen Sven
NB: Rust to me is like Ebola ....which is why on all bolts - with a brush - I dab all exposed iron / steel parts with some "3 in 1" oil... as I did with the Anschutz stock I received here > viewtopic.php?f=75&t=1846

[Jon]

Simple answer to that is don't bother its a testament to my last JH Anchutz used 3 times per week for 8 1/2 years and sold over 3 yrs ago. Makes no odds put it in case ringing wet, fetch out following week still dripping.
I do the same with JH P800X, the only clean is when fed up with slow ones in front and passing the time away wiping the excess dust off. Its also a way of testing in the real world. Certainly cleaning don't make it perform any better. Mechanically it wont affect a thing except bolt, dust, water cant get to or stay any where to do harm to action it flows straight out.
Others fetch out of stocks try that on a P70 or factory P800X that's not sorted totally unnecessary.

Screws etc are easily tarted up to better than new or replaced. Since most rifles nowadays are aluminium and anodised no corrosion will be found unless bare metal.

Once upon a time I did have zero shift on hand made rifle number 2 from 1993. Barrel was close to cylinder to the extent barrel was milled for clearance. Many years later it had rusted and could see powder upon firing.