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TheStic

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Well I did a search, but couldn't find exactly the answer I was looking for.

I've been thinking lately about giving a couple of my guns a good cleaning, but I'm not sure how to go about it. My gun cleaning to this point has always been to just run some patches of Rem Oil down the barrel until they came out clean. So this is what I've been thinking;

-Hoppe's #9 to get out excess powder and crud followed by Gunslick Foaming Bore Cleaner to remove copper and then a patch with some Break Free CLP or Rem Oil as a final oil/rust preventative. (I already have these products except for the Break Free)

Would these chemicals work alright together, or would they react with each other badly and put off dangerous fumes or mess up my barrel. Like I said, I don't have a lot of experience in this area. I've shot/cleaned guns all of my life, but apparently from what I've been reading lately I've not been cleaning as good as I should be.

Thanks for any help.
 
I use Hoppes #9 and Hoppes Bench rest Copper solvent. Run dry patches followed by a Bore Snake then a lightly oiled patch with Rem oil.
 
I don't know... I've always found a couple passes of Hopp's #9 on a soft bristled bore brush followed up with a dry patch or two to remove most everything. Then follow up with your choice of oil/silicone gun treatment to be satisfactory. And, I generally pull all cleaning passes from the breech so as not to deposit any gunk in the action.

Sounds like overkill to me, but if you're going to use them all, allow them to dry between passes.
 
muddydog thats probably what I'm going to end up doing with my rifles too. I don't like the idea of mixing too many different brands of chemicals in my barrel. I never really knew how into cleaning some people got until I visited some other shooting forums and that ended up making me question my own cleaning practices lol
 
If you use a copper solvent, you will want to follow-up with some type of oil product afterword, you dont want to leave the copper solvent sit in the barrel.

On a typical clean I will run a wet patch with some no. 9 on it, then a few passes with a brush, followed up by dry patches. I repeat the process as necessary until clean, then run an oil patch down. when/If I am removing copper, I will clean as above, but then run a few wet patches with copper solvent (I use no. 9 copper solvent) and let sit for a few minutes, followed up by more brushing and then some dry patches then a few wet patches with oil of your choice. Don't get too carried away with oil at the end, you just want a lightly soaked patch.


This is the process I use and it works for me, some people may do it differently. Always use quality brushes and jags, a bore guide and a decent one piece cleaning rod! Most people dont realize the damage you can do without the proper cleaning equipment. Hope this helps

Larry Potterfield says it best!
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Yeah, the final oil pass will either be hoppes elite or rem oil. It's funny that you put that video up, because just an hour ago i was watching some random midway usa videos on youtube and that was one of them. lol
 
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Originally Posted By: TheSticYeah, the final oil pass will either be hoppes elite or rem oil. It's funny that you put that video up, because just an hour ago i was watching some random midway usa videos on youtube and that was one of them. lol

LOL this one is my favorite



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When I clean I use a solvent type cleaner to brake up anything stuck, then I run a tornado brush a few times down it. I find that this works really well with rifled barrels, because I feel that the edges of the tornado brush get down into these grooves. Then I run a couple dry patches through to pick up the "gunk", after that a few wet patches with some oil.

Best of luck.
 
I use Hoppe's #9, shooters choice, or Butch's bore shine to get out loose powder/carbon. A few wet patches, then a bronze or nylon brush saturated with #9, then several dry patches. Next for copper & stubborn deposits, I use wipe out (foam) or patch out (same stuff, pretty much). A few wet patches, soak for 20-30 minutes, wet again, then dry patches. A few Hoppes # 9 patches to neutralize any stronger stuff left behind, then finish off with a lube, either Rem Oil or Prolix. Just a lightly coated patch or two. Every 30-50 rounds I will use Sweets to get stubborn copper & JB's to get out stubborn carbon deposits - always follow these with Hoppe's #9 to neutralize & remove them before dry patching & lube. I always use a good bore guide, a carbon rod (Dewey's) & clean from the breech.
 
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Haha...that video is funny. "Use your hunting knife and make a spear" lol


What would you recommend as a good (not real expensive) bore guide. Are the Possum Hollow bore guides any good?
 
Most of my bore guides are from Sinclair. they are caliber/rifle specific and they have "o" rings to keep solvents from getting back into the action. None of the bore guides are terribly expensive. These insert & remove easily (no fussing with screws or stops), they have a solvent port,& they are made of some type of plastic/teflon material that will not scuff the gun.
 
+1 on above....I dont use a brass brush with my copper solvent, I use a plastic one. I clean after every shoot. Once a year I fully break down my firearms and detail them. Take off the scope, remove the barrel, remove trigger assembly......the whole 9 yards.
 
roninflag - I'll probably follow the same basic steps for all of my guns, but the guns in question are a Ruger m77 and a Colt Match Target with an HBar barrel. both in .223
 
The best I have ever used is Pro Shot Copper Solvent! It will remove all the gunk,carbon/copper,and leaves a barrel really clean. No need to oil afterwards either. You can soak the bore with it,without fear of hurting the bore too!I hardly clean the bore until I notice accuracy starting to go away,then I clean the bore! Montana Extreem/ Sweets are used when the bore is really filthy,but you had better have a respirator on while using it,and you also have to get it outta there after a few minutes,to protect the bore. Pro Shot is a no-brainer,and the only solvent you will ever need! Here's a link! Ron http://shop.proshotproducts.com/SVC-8-SVC-8.htm
 
Wipe out is about as good as it gets and about as easy as well. All I use anymore. I would highly recommend the bore guides from Sinclair's that were mentioned as well.
 
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