Hehe.
I handled those Steyr AUGs with an armourer. He US'ed a number of them, The primary problem was excess wear on the face of the gas piston due to carbon being scoured off, and wear on the barrel lug when the barrels had been removed dozens of time. If I got one of your rifles and took it to pieces thousands of times, and scoured the gas piston with steel wool, it would become US eventually too. You must be aware that overzealous and incorrect use of a cleaning rod can damage any firearm- if not, why do we need bore guides?
I don't know the first thing about gas pistons. That's a little above my pay grade. As to the taking apart of my rifles (this fella's talking about his little .22 handguns, but I digress) thousands of times, you're welcome to it. I've done it more than once or twice myself, and they seem to be holding up just fine. I am aware that improper use of a cleaning rod can funnel a bore and destroy a crown. However, that does not fall under the category of 'normal wear and tear'. We're comparing a gas-driven fighting weapon to a pair of civilian plinkers here, bud. Incidentally, cleaning from the breech sort of negates the need for a bore guide, anywho. The poor guy will never clean those pistols enough to funnel a bore or scrub a part into oblivion.
Secondly, you miss read me, and I wasnt clear- here we talk about "going out for a shot"- that is, firing shots, mea culpa, I meant after every shooting period.
Forgive my stupidity... I think this is a nomenclature issue. I didn't see your location when I posted. I presume that is a term for 'plinking' that I've not heard in my present locale. While I do clean after every time I personally go shooting, I know plenty of folks who don't, with few ill effects. I know that especially with .22s in the US, cleaning every time is often frowned upon. As his weapons are not ones most would consider fighting weapons, the worst he's likely to encounter are some jams. He's not going to have a meth-crazed biker about to kill his family because his camping pistol jammed. He is shooting .22. I am sure there is some corrisively-primed garbage somewhere in the US (and someone will post a link to it!), but most .22 these days is pretty tame stuff. Not going to eat his bore, I would be willing to bet.
Thirdly, I am not talking about lathering the case in oil, i said a tiny amount on your fingers. There is NO possibility of a light sheen causing overpressure. The Breda machine gun indeed oiled ever case before firing. Modern rimfire ammo is water resistant and if oil could ruin priming, then getting them wet would too.
First, there is no reason to recommend this to a shooter unfamiliar with the innards of his pistol. Second, I can think of no current manufacturer of ordinary civilian pistols who actually recommends this practice. I can name a few who recommend
against it, however. The jamming he is experiencing, especially considering the pedigree of the pistol, is highly unlikely to be caused or cured by a lubrication issue. Incidentally, I know most .22s are already covered with a waxy lubricant. I'd bet oil just dissolves it and fills his guns with goop.
I think all of your points are defensible, just not in this situation. If this guy posted this from a foxhole somewhere, I'd shut my piehole and move on. But he didn't... the guy needs basic advice. I stand by my earlier statement. Get the thing clean every time out shooting or every other, and you'll prolly be ok.
