Gun Cleaning Question?
I have a custom built rifle that I bought second handed, Have been cleaning the barrel for the past 3 days, I tryed something new after I had used all the so called solvents and brushed and ran patches till they came clean, I put a DRY brush in to the DRY barrel ran it through about 8 times, then patched again and WOW I got a lot more fowling out, Has any body else ever done that?
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Yes I have....The way I clean my customers guns is I run a dry brush through about 6 or 8 times first, then a few patches,to clean out what fouling I loosened up, then I run a damp brush,(not soaking)through and srub the barrel 6 to 8 times, then I run patches through till they come out clean, then I run a damp patch through a few times, and then dry ones till the barrel is dry and clean, then I`ll take a mop and put a very tiny bit of oil on the mop and swab the barrel to coat it and keep it lubed....
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Instead of your normal solvents, try some of the Blue Wonder. A while back I had almost given up hope on a '73 Winchester that had suffered through years of neglect. The Blue Wonder Cleaner cleaned the bore much better than when usings Butch's, Shooter's Choice and a LeadAway Cloth. I was impressed!!!
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Thanks a lot guy's I'll get some of that Blue stuff, Ive got about 6 or 8 differnt bore cleaners one more aint going to hurt. 0 -
Once you try Blue Wonder you will find yourself using the other less and less.You can order it from [www.firingpin.com] .It is good stuff and works as advertised.
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Got the fireingpin site to come up but could not find Blue Wonder, thanks any way for time. 0 -
On a really dirty bore, I use Hoppes #9 on a brass brush. I take the handle off of the cleaning rod and chuck it up in a cordless variable speed drill.Work it in and out at a moderate RPM. It works wonders.
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I just checked the firing pin site and couldn't find it either,maybe he is out.Now [www.cheaperthandirt.com] has it in stock,I checked[:D]
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quote:Originally posted by searcher5
On a really dirty bore, I use Hoppes #9 on a brass brush. I take the handle off of the cleaning rod and chuck it up in a cordless variable speed drill.Work it in and out at a moderate RPM. It works wonders.
Note to self. Self, Never buy any gun from this guy, unless the price is cheap enough to cover the cost of a new barrel.
Chuck, Plug the chamber, fill the barrel with Hoppies (or other non-ammonia solvent) and stand it in the corner for a day or two. Dump, brush, patch, and repeat until clean. This way your only spending a few minutes actually cleaning, while the solvent get's day's to do it's job. Non-ammonia solvents won't hurt the barrel.
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Thanks Guy's, this is to search 5, STOP with the drill, wrong thing to do. 0 -
Unless there's something inherently wrong with circular motion when it comes to bore cleaning, I don't see why the drill would hurt. He said he was using a moderate rpm. Those cordless drills usually have a very slow setting so they can achieve the necessary torque with their battery power. Sure it sounds funny, but what's really going to happen? The bristles shouldn't be hard enough to scratch the steel. If they were, then they'd do it without the drill. My bores never get dirty enough to need anything other than the standard 10 strokes with standard strength borecleaner, but if I bought a used gun, and it turned out to be from one of the many hunters who never cleans the bore, I might use my cordless on low speed to save some elbow grease. Unless of course I find out there's something inherently wrong with circular motion of the bristles. I really like the idea of plugging and filling, and that would likely be first. 0 -
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The corners of the lands are supposed to be square and sharp. Rotary cleaning is going to break down the edges, no matter what speed it's done at. Not to mention the throat (or worse muzzle) dammage caused by the spinning rod.
Over night soaking(s) with mild solvents or Kroil will do the same job with a lot less effort.
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