Free-All

[Ironworker]

I just sprayed some Free-All down my bbl. The objective is the carbon ring. How long shall I let it soak?

 

[55fairlane]

U till it is ready?? Honestly I do not know, but I had to take a "roll up" ear plug plug the end of the barrel and fill up the barrel solvent....

 

[PopCharlie]

If you are referring to the carbon ring in your chamber, Free-all alone won't clean it out. You'll need a bronze brush to scrub it out. I use a .284 caliber brush it my 6br, pushed in until it stops. Don't force it. Then twist it around 5 or 6 turns. That gets the carbon out. Then dry patch it and recheck it with a borescope.
Edit: Free~all works quickly.....just a few minutes is all it takes.

PopCharlie

 

[762plinker]

a carbon cleaner buster every time you shoot
better cleaning thru better chemestry
start every cleaning session scrubbing for carbon

 

[CharlieNC]

Freeall is the best chemical cleaner I have used for carbon; spray and brush, leave overnight, then next day spray and brush more. After around 25-50 strokes you will get to the point of diminishing returns. Stop if you're pleased, or use an abrasive bore paste to finish cleaning. With any chemical you are looking at hundreds of brush strokes to remove "all" of the carbon, or a few using an abrasive. This is from the perspective of shooting around 80+ rounds at a match before cleaning; I'm sure others shooting fewer shots may not need that level of aggressiveness.

 

[PatMiles]

I use Free All immediately after my last shot, 2 wet patches. The first comes out black, the second still black. Put the gun in the case with the barrel still wet and go home. When I start to clean the barrel at home I run more wet patches through the barrel which come out dark gray and then start getting lighter. Next are a couple of dry patches then a couple of patches with acetone. By then the barrel is fairly clean. Then comes two or three VFG wool pellets with Iosso bore paste which get the barrel down to shiny bare metal. Make sure you clean the chamber, neck area and bore thoroughly to remove ALL the bore past. This routine takes about 20 minutes for me.
Easy peasy!