jerrodh Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 1) Anyone do any shooting at ranges in Dayton Ohio, or can recommend one close? The two options that seem to be standouts are Vandalia Range and Simtrainer. Looking for an affordable range would prefer the option of renting guns (looks like Vandalia has the best list). 2) What would be a good cleaning kit, I just purchased my first handgun but will be getting more into this as money permits and would prefer to invest in a good kit that will work for long rifles as well as handguns. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjjxlr8 Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 IMO, the cleaning "kits" are not worth the money as they mostly come with multi-piece rods and a bunch of items you may never use. For rifles, you should look for a single piece rod so that you don't have joints that could potentially cause scratches in the bore. The pieces of multi-piece rods can unscrew during cleaning (due to the rifling) and you can end up with a bend. The single piece rods will have a handle that pivots so that the rod can rotate with the rifling. Besides a good solid cleaning rod, all you need are the correct size patches, a corresponding brush (either nylon or bronze works fine), a cleaning solution such as Hoppes #9, and some oil (Remoil) for protection after cleaning. An old toothbrush also works well for cleaning up hard to reach spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtbeedy Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Yeah you have to pretty much buy a new brush for each gun for the size of the barrel you could have just asked me sat night. And we going for sure to the range that sunday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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