Carbon Ring in Barrel- Help
use the Briley 20 ga short inserts in my 12 ga Citori.
I proably shot about 400-500 rounds before I removed them. They were being held in with plumbers tape. I know bad choice. They kept popping out during my first club shoot and one of the older guys recomended it.
I have two carbon (or maybe plastic gunk) rings about 5 inches in. I have tried a couple of solvents with a brass brush but cannot seem to get rid of them.
What is the best solution. I have heard that I cannot shoot 12 ga until the ring is removed b/c of possible barrel bulging.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I proably shot about 400-500 rounds before I removed them. They were being held in with plumbers tape. I know bad choice. They kept popping out during my first club shoot and one of the older guys recomended it.
I have two carbon (or maybe plastic gunk) rings about 5 inches in. I have tried a couple of solvents with a brass brush but cannot seem to get rid of them.
What is the best solution. I have heard that I cannot shoot 12 ga until the ring is removed b/c of possible barrel bulging.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Acetone, and a stainless steel brush. Acetone will eat, or at least soften most plastics. It will also remove the finish from your stock.
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I read about a new cleaning product from Hoppes(called Hoppes Elite) and if it is as good as they say, it should take care of your problem.I am waiting for my trial sample in the mail. They claim this stuff will take off carbon fouling on the end of a revolver cylinder with one wipe. All of my revolvers have a carbon stain on the end of the cylinder and I have not found anything that will safely remove it. I hope it works and will let evryone know when the sample arrives.
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mtaqui....if you were using plumbers tape, it is really 100% pure teflon and as such, will not be affected by any solvent. It also melts around 700 degrees Fahrenheit, so you may have melted it and attached it to your bore, but probably not well. In my opinion, I believe you will need a "mechanical" removal to get rid of it. The carbon is probably powder residue mixed in. How about the back end of a 12 gauge shot cup that fits tight? You can tap it through with a wooden dowel or cleaning rod to "shear" off the ring. The plastic should not damage your bore. A brush will probably not work since it will slide over the teflon. Possibly a little penetrating oil will aid the process.
Good luck.....
max
load the old ones with the old tools.....0 -
I'm only guessing here, but most newer Brownings are backbored ahead of the chamber so your diameter is probably at its largest somewhere near your problem. I also would guess it's a combination of burned powder and plastic shot cup material. Seems Shooters Choice and a couple others had a spray solvent to soften it. A bore snake actually does quite well on this stuff but I have used 3M scotchbrite
(the red pad) strip wrapped around a bronze brush. Some home centers have it and auto supplies have it where body shop supplies are. This stuff doesn't scratch but is effective.0 -
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Sorry for my inexperiance but what is a shot cup, and where would I find one?
I belive that you are right on the brush, it is sliding over the teflon/carbon mixture.
Thanks,
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The shot cup is the plastic peice that holds the shot over the powder.
Cut a loaded shell open to find one, or find a shotshell reloader and ask them for one.
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use a bronze brush with 0000 steel wool wraped around it. put brush on rod section and chuck in 3/8" drill, run at very low speed also use bore cleaner to wet brush/steel wool. 0 -
Originally posted by DONDALINGER
I read about a new cleaning product from Hoppes(called Hoppes Elite) and if it is as good as they say, it should take care of your problem.I am waiting for my trial sample in the mail. They claim this stuff will take off carbon fouling on the end of a revolver cylinder with one wipe. All of my revolvers have a carbon stain on the end of the cylinder and I have not found anything that will safely remove it. I hope it works and will let evryone know when the sample arrives.
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The Hoppes Elite is essentially the same stuff as M-Pro7. It works well on carbon, but it takes a while to get it to work on a surface that is really fouled. Best thing I have found is to clean the surface with hoppes no 9 or blue wonder first then apply the M-Pro7 and work with it. What also works well is the M-Pro 7 bore gel ( I am not sure if Hoppes has marketed its version yet). It is the same stuff as M-Pro7 but is thicker and really sticks to the surface alot better. Makes cleaning alot easier.0 -
May I suggest "swabbing" the entire bore with plenty of "Kano-Kroil" penetrating oil. Let it stand for a little while, and then proceed with "allechalley's" suggestion with the scotchbrite (marrone/brown-fine) pad over your bore brush.
Finish it off with a couple of passes of "JB Bore Paste".
You should be in like new conditions after that.[:D][:D][:D][8D][8D]
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