Something to these abrasive cleaners

[jelenko]

Not very. I generally shoot 25/each weekend day. I'll hit the barrel with Iosso when I start getting that black, I call it carbon staining - don't really know what it is - which works out to every couple of months or so. My short range barrels (2 of them) made something over 6K rds - retired because they eroded to the point where I couldn't reach the lands. Long range barrel quit grouping after about 5.5K (and loads were getting a little long as well. Needless to say, I shoot for entertainment rather than competition.

Redd: Two places I've found the pellets were Brownells and Creedmore. I've seen them on EBay as well, though I don't remember the actual vendor. A quick web search shows Freeland and Krale have them.

Thanks. I was wondering what was causing you to spend 20-30 minutes with an abrasive.
FYI. I use an abrasive almost every time I clean - ususally after 70-100 rounds. Takes about 5 minutes to use 2-3 tight fitting patches wrapped around a Parker Hale.

 

[Bugs]

I know some will cringe with this suggestion but here goes. For years on old badly leaded barrels I have taken a bronze brush and wrapped some strands of FFFF steel wool around it. Soak the brush with a fine lube (WD40 or the like) and scrub the bore about 10 strokes. Amazing the amount of crap that will come out of the bore. I am not saying to do this on your FINE precision barrel. I have NEVER damaged a barrel using this method but have saved some to regain accuracy.
A. J. Palik

Same here but I used bronze wool instead of steel wool. If you have a barrel on an old huntin' rifle that's been neglected for years, this works quite well.

 

[divingin]

Thanks. I was wondering what was causing you to spend 20-30 minutes with an abrasive.
FYI. I use an abrasive almost every time I clean - ususally after 70-100 rounds. Takes about 5 minutes to use 2-3 tight fitting patches wrapped around a Parker Hale.

Yeah, I'm a little loathe to go through all that trouble when nothing signals the need. I'm more a reactive type person as opposed to proactive, I guess. I do understand that people do things their own way though, so nothing personal (as an example, I have a friend who has mountains of velocity data on his rifles, despite never having found a load that, IMO, shoots well. Still, it's what he does, so no big deal.)

 

[JBT47]

Iosso paste on a blue nylon Iosso brush per their instructions works great and I’ve never seen damage in any of my barrels. I do use careful technique and a good tight 2 piece bore guide such as Lucas or PMA…insert needs to fit rod tightly so rod and ferrule are not slapping the bore.

In your case you need breech to muzzle strokes. However, I never use abrasives the full length of barrel. I short stroke from throat to about 6-8” forward as that’s where hard carbon builds up. That way if I f up and over polish while using abrasives, it will only be at the first 6-8” of barrel.

Iosso and Flitz Bore Cleaner (not Flitz metal polish) work much faster with far fewer strokes than JB’s Bore Cleaner compound.

 

[jelenko]

Iosso and Flitz Bore Cleaner (not Flitz metal polish) work much faster with far fewer strokes than JB’s Bore Cleaner compound.

Do they ever!