Cleaning my barrel 223 savage

[Horsemen61]

Hi guys,

So let me start by saying I’m not sure where to put this thread so if it needs moved Mods Can you please move it


Ok so here goes I’ve never cleaned my savage 223 that I’m wanting to shoot F class with like you competition shooters clean I’m not sure what to buy how to start or any of the above I’ll take I’ll the advice I can get please and thank you


PS When I broke in the rifle I used Sweets 7.62 that was roughly 600 rounds ago thanks for reading

 

[praveen]

600 rounds ? I would say use whatever method but this barrel needs cleaning. Boretech products work well. You may need something stronger to scrub like Iosso. I've never used Kroil but some people swear by it.

 

[jelenko]

Despite some opinions to the contrary, I'd recommend you get a Teslong borescope so you can gauge the results of your cleaning.

For competition, I like to clean after every range session/match.
I've found getting loose carbon out first with a good solvent [Boretech C4 is among the best] - first with wetted patches, then with brushing with a bronze bore brush and patch out with dry patches.
Take a look with the borescope and decide if using Iosso/Flitz [both have very fine abrasives] bore cleaner is needed. After you've cleaned, inspected and checked how the barrel shoots on targets, you'll get a good idea of what the bore needs to look like in order for the barrel to shoot good.
To start out, you might want to clean until there's no carbon on the lands and most of the grooves are clean - i.e., ok of there's carbon in the grooves next to the 'wall' of the land.

Good shooting!

 

[rebs]

I also use the Boretech products

 

[JSH]

Wipeout

 

[dusterdave173]

A Teslong is cheap--it is essential to knowing what you are doing with cleaning --
If I was staring over I would buy a rifle, ammo, and a Teslong

 

[Nowhere Man]

Im guessing here but, you probably want to try cleaning your barrel because it's not shooting great any more? Throwing flyers? It might be time to replace it.

My Savage .223 barrel had a lifespan of around 1200 rounds before I replaced it. Others I know experienced similar results.

 

[BoydAllen]

No one has any idea what is inside of his barrel without the use of a borescope. If anyone gives you advice about cleaning, you should qualify their answer by asking if they have one. The hitch is that hard carbon will not be removed in a reasonable length of time with any liquid cleaner. Something like IOSSO will be required. Hard carbon will give a clean patch, which is why you need the scope to know what is inside your barrel. My Teslong, that works very well cost me $55 and since I have Amazon Prime, there was no shipping cost. If you have a lot of hard carbon, which you are likely to, a different cleaning method may be your best option. You can PM me about that and we can get together on the phone. That is a lot easier for me than rewriting a somewhat detailed description of the procedure. If you have only used common liquid cleaners, the accumulation of hard carbon in your barrel is likely to correspond to what has been deposited by the total of every round you have fired through it.

 

[Horsemen61]

Thanks for the info Gentlemen

 

[SSchnd]

Boyd nailed it. I just scrubbed an Savage F T/R to the steel. I clean every firing and used Boretech C4, after the patched came out amazingly clean. Just like he said. I then got the teslong out and scoped it to see the heavy layer of carbon, (N135). Had just gotten Thorroclean and new Iosso brush. While it was working, it was taking a lot to get the carbon layer out. I ended up finishing with the old school Kroil and JB. Done.
Fired 26 rounds last weekend and ran the ThorroClean again. I will bore scope this weekend again to see how that went.
Pretty sure more than a 1k rounds on this barrel. It was a used rig I am dipping toes into the F class with.
After a 3-4 fowling shots it settled right in shotting 17 of the 20 target rounds through the same 1/2 moa hole with a real nice 20 mph wind, I only had 100 yd range that day. I dropped a low ten and held up for 18&19 getting a pair of tens up.

 

[Jeff Porter]

If you have several hundred rounds down the pipe without cleaning … I would soak with Kroil and Butches Bore shine for a while , hit it with a bronze or nylon brush, then Kroil and JB or Iosso.

For routine use once you get it cleaned, I like Wipeout foam cleaner and JB about every 500 rounds to cut any carbon ring forming at the case mouth.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

Brushes wear out, buy them bulk.

 

[JEFFPPC]

Always a source of amusememt.