cleaning - am I doing it wrong?

I did a lot of competitive shooting and most people would shoot a match which may be anywhere from 20 to 50 or even upwards of 100 and most often the brushes were never used except end of season or if bad accuracy occupied 95 percent of g he time it is or I should say w a s a wet patch worked through the barrel a few times them patch until dry mat take 3 or 20 patch but that's how I rolled and like w as s mentioned before it's all in how the gun prefer it clean o t hers a bit on the fouled side.
So in other words practice and shoot until your gun says time for a cleaning and they will all vary

Scott
 
I used hoppes 9 for as long as I can remember. Then early this year I decided to use Montana extreme solvent and Montana extreme brushes. The rifles I thought were clean with hoppes 9 and bronze brushes spit out CHUNKS of carbon fouling.
 
I would try the JB on a snug patch, back and forth, just ahead of the chamber. You may have hard carbon there, as most brushing and cleaning won't get it. You will be amazed how black the patch comes out the first time you use JB, you will also be amazed how shiny and slick the bore will be. It is an abrasive, and some shy away from it, just don't go crazy with it. I usually run it until I stop getting black patches. Followed by a few wet patches, then several dry ones. Be sure to mop out the chamber when your done. Do yourself a favor and get yourself a 1000 pre cut ProShot patches, of the right size. Proper scrubbing takes time and lots of patches. A badly neglected bore may take close to an hour to get clean.
 
AzDiamondHeat....Spend about $13 and put together an electric bore cleaner...You will be able to "cook out" all the junk/debris that might be in the bore/chamber without hurting the barrel metal...

I put one together last year, while bored, and was amazed at the simplicity and positive effect it has had...

http://www.predatormastersforums.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2615634

Just keep in mind that as stated above, some barrels tend to shoot better dirty..Not the case with my .204 or .223, but with some...
 
Thanks for all the advice guys. Great stuff to try.

OT, I am going to build one of those. Already have most of that stuff lying around.

For clarification, it is not just one rifle, it is on all my guns. I have never been able to get a "clean " patch. Perhaps I don;t know w hat a "clean" patch should be, but I have always assumed clean meant no trace of color.

I don;t shoot a lot and there has never been an accuracy issue, I just like to clean them form time to time to take care of them. I always thought a clean gun was good care. I have no idea, I'm an archer....
 
Originally Posted By: AzDiamondHeatSo where would one get a steel rod suitable to build the electric bore cleaner?

Maybe a jointed style M16 cleaning rid?

Greg
 
I like Sweets 7.62 bore cleaner. It does a good job for me. I run several wet patches through the bore, then a couple dry patches, then one dipped in rubbing alcohol, dry patch again, then a oil patch, and another dry patch. The rubbing alcohol neutrizes the Sweets cleaner.
 
Well...I did it. I built one them fancy electric bore cleaner deals. It SEEMED to work(at least it functioned as advertised). Whether or not it CLEANED anything I don't know. It was very easy to do and a lot of crud came out, so I think it was worth the time I put into it.


still not getting "clean" patches though...lol
 
Are they black or grey? Hard carbon isn't going to come out with patches or hoppes and a brush.
As was said earlier, you need JB or iosso on a patch wrapped tightly around a brush and short stroked ahead of the chamber if you want it out; which you probably don't need to get out unless you are shooting BR.
After each range session I use wipeout with accelerator for a couple hrs, dry patch it, then run a few wet patches of carbout, dry patch and then an overnight soak of wipeout. Total time is less then 10 min of work. It comes out clean enough for 600 rounds or so, then its time to iosso the carbon out.
I overclean more then some but there is no doubt the 1st 50 after deep cleaning the carbon out are the most accurate in all my guns.
Btw... use a good rod guide!
 


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