I think I've reached a good level of cleaning as per the previous video.
I tried to use a mix of all the experiences you've shared in the discussion I was able to open on this fantastic forum.
In addition to the various bronze brushes I've used, I've also used nylon brushes wrapped around the patch, repeatedly wiping them after the KG1-soaked patch.
But I believe the most important role in removing the hardened carbon "tracks" was played by the use of a fairly concentrated citric acid solution.
After wiping with a wool brush and then a nylon brush wrapped around a patch, I ran the Paul Clean cloth pusher over the patch, and there were obvious, very black marks of carbon residue on them.
I'd like to point out to anyone wanting to try citric acid that after each wipe, they should neutralize it with an alkaline pH product; even simple Ballistol is fine.
I did these cleaning cycles in my free time this morning before going to work, and during one cleaning cycle I forgot to neutralize the muzzle of the rifle, which has a dark bluing that has been removed from the muzzle.
No big deal, because the mistake was my own...
I'm attaching a video of the inside of the barrel.
I tried to use a mix of all the experiences you've shared in the discussion I was able to open on this fantastic forum.
In addition to the various bronze brushes I've used, I've also used nylon brushes wrapped around the patch, repeatedly wiping them after the KG1-soaked patch.
But I believe the most important role in removing the hardened carbon "tracks" was played by the use of a fairly concentrated citric acid solution.
After wiping with a wool brush and then a nylon brush wrapped around a patch, I ran the Paul Clean cloth pusher over the patch, and there were obvious, very black marks of carbon residue on them.
I'd like to point out to anyone wanting to try citric acid that after each wipe, they should neutralize it with an alkaline pH product; even simple Ballistol is fine.
I did these cleaning cycles in my free time this morning before going to work, and during one cleaning cycle I forgot to neutralize the muzzle of the rifle, which has a dark bluing that has been removed from the muzzle.
No big deal, because the mistake was my own...
I'm attaching a video of the inside of the barrel.
