Shotgun Cleaning?

blopez50

blopez50

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I wasnt real sure where this would go...

I was reading a thread over at shotgun world on cleaning an 11-87 (mine is on the way and I am STOKED!). The guy had a steel wool/rod device that he was using in a power drill. Has anyone made something like this?

Ive been using a dowel rod with a slit cut in it but the steel wool doesnt get distributed very evenly... Could I just wrap some around and old 12 ga brush??

Any insight on this or other important issues to keep my 11-87 or other shotguns goin strong would be much appreciated !
 
I use a very similar setup.

First run is through with a tornado brush. Then a run through with a patch on a wire brush and some solvent. Then a clean patch on a brush and check from there. If it's clean, you're good, if dirty, run a patch with solvent through again.

I just took an old cleaning rod, clamped it into my cordless drill chuck and away I go.

In a pinch out in the field, a bore snake is always a good idea.
 
Yeah ... I've read those methods. And I totally disagree with all of them.

WHY would you need to use steel wool wrapped around a rod chucked up in a drill to remove lead and plastic residue???
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Think about this: If Butch's Bore Shine, and Montana Extreme, etc, will remove copper buildup out of a rifle barrel, what do you think the odds are that it will remove a little lead and plastic?
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Get yourself a good bore cleaner, a GOOD rod (not the aluminum 3-pc things) some patches, and a TORNADO brush. That's all you need. Soak the bore with the solvent, use the tornado brush a few strokes, use patches to remove remaining solvent, and run a oiled patch through the bore.

VOILA! Clean shotgun!

I've been cleaning shotguns like this for YEARS, and I can guarantee you that my bores look as good as any you'll see.

Save yourself some time and trouble and forget all of the fancy-dancy crap with the drill.....

EDIT: SHOOTER, I'm not referring to the method YOU just posted, but rather some of the "elaborate" stuff that's posted over there ....
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^ Im not opposed at all opposed to your methods! Just new to the whole deal!

Could you recommend a "good rod"? All I have is the 3 piece one that came with my DPMS...

Thank you!
 
A friend of mine used to make cleaning rods out of wood dowel rods and glued [ i believe 9mm cases ]on each end, drilled and tapped the primer pockets, real neat. ed
 
I use a cleaning rod with a wire brush and solvent to loosen the debris and then wrap a piece of cloth (old t-shirt) around the brush soaked with Rem-Oil Bore cleaner and chuck the rod into a cordless drill and spin the heck out of the bore for about six passes...Then wipe out the bore with a couple of clean patches and the bore looks like a mirror....

When I was shooting Sporting Clays, it usually involved a couple hundred rounds and the wax build up could get pretty heavy...The same for the three gun matches with a lot of high volume shooting in a short time...barrels got pretty hot...
 
^ OldTurtle, I remember you shot an auto Remington. What kind/how much lube do you run? Ive read that many find that they cycle best on very little...

Thanks for all the info
 
My 1100 was a factory competition edition with the 8 round extended tube made specifically for three gun type competitions...

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I used (and still do) a lubricant produced by Brownells called "Friction Defense" and used it very sparingly...applied with my finger and the excess wiped off...
I use the same stuff with all my firearms...
 
I shoot a Perrazzi for Trap and I use a Bore Snake on mine. As soon as I finish shooting I run the Bore Snake through it. I have never had any build up from Powder or Plastic from the Wad. We are talking around 20,000 rounds or more a year run through it.
 
Originally Posted By: TrapShooter12I shoot a Perrazzi for Trap and I use a Bore Snake on mine. As soon as I finish shooting I run the Bore Snake through it. I have never had any build up from Powder or Plastic from the Wad. We are talking around 20,000 rounds or more a year run through it.

All I can say is ... your Bore Snake does WAY better than any I've used.
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+1 on the bore snake,I shoot a Beretta 390 and I use the bore snake after shooting.The only build up is in the choke tubes and I use SLIP 2000 choke cleaner.Bobby
 
Originally Posted By: HidalgoOriginally Posted By: TrapShooter12I shoot a Perrazzi for Trap and I use a Bore Snake on mine. As soon as I finish shooting I run the Bore Snake through it. I have never had any build up from Powder or Plastic from the Wad. We are talking around 20,000 rounds or more a year run through it.

All I can say is ... your Bore Snake does WAY better than any I've used.
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The key to this is to do it as soon as your done shooting. Since it is my Trap Gun as soon as I finish shooting a round or finish shooting for score I will run the Bore Snake through it. Don't allow the gunk to set up for a few days and it comes out easy.
 
I've never been able to use a Bore Snake for a complete cleaning. It just doesn't remove plastic wad fouling well enough in my experience.
 
Originally Posted By: GCI've never been able to use a Bore Snake for a complete cleaning. It just doesn't remove plastic wad fouling well enough in my experience.

EXACTLY.

As for "running it through as soon as you stop shooting", what difference does it make? Plastic residue isn't going to harden or petrify in the few hours that it takes for me to get home and do my proper cleaning.

Not trying to be combative.
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If a bore snake does it for you, then that's wonderful.
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I just never could get a gun clean with one of them.
 


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