I'm still puttering around in the basement with boxes of stuff that haven't seen daylight since the mid 90s when I closed the shop. I found a case of Rem-Clean in yellow plastic bottles & a case of Rem-Oil in spray bottles. I had the bore scope out last night & for giggles gave the stuff a try in a factory 35 Whelen barrel. I used a worn 35 cal brush with a patch wrapped around it & soaked with the Rem-Clean. First pass was with a patch only on a jag with light oil followed by 40 strokes with the Rem-Clean replacing the patch every 10 strokes & re-wetting with cleaner every 5. Then 3 wet patches with Shooter's Choice & 2 dry patches. Not bad at all on both carbon & copper. There was still a little copper wash near the muzzle, but the carbon was all gone. The active ingredient is diatomaceous earth. Nothing scientific here, just decent results. Remington appears to have renamed Rem-Clean to 40x Cleaner. I have nothing with a bad carbon ring to try it on, but will keep it in mind in the event that happens again some day.
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