gmr4
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Yes with bronze brushDoes Montana extreme bore cleaner work as well on just carbon?
Yes with bronze brushDoes Montana extreme bore cleaner work as well on just carbon?
Cleaning rods, patches, brushes, jags, etc. You just will the dirt out.Meaning like what?
Cleaning rods, patches, brushes, jags, etc. You just will the dirt out.
I get it now. I never considered that as mechanical and ‘willing’ the dirt out has never worked for me
Danny
60 strokes of a new bronze brush is a LOT.….I used a new bronze brush, one wet patch and let sit for 15 minutes.. then another wet patch… then wet the new bronze brush and brushed 60 strokes..
I use a delrin rod extension 3” long that should help. My gunsmith makes rod extensions and patch jags of delrin material for this reason. I like my bore clean.. maybe i dont need 60 not sure since I didn’t bore scope until that point.60 strokes of a new bronze brush is a LOT.
you could probably use chocolate milk for a solvent if you did 60 strokes with a new bronze brush.
don’t forget when the brush exits the muzzle the rod drops to the bottom of the bore and that’s where wear occurs, a 1/2” or so from the crown.
Well, as long as you know you know.. then patch out until clean. No copper fouling or color of any kind. No questionGoing to question the use of a bronze brush because of
the ammonia in the solvent. it's possible to have a bore
free of copper, but a bronze brush breaking down in the
solvent can give you a false reading on your patch. I use
stiff nylon brush's with Sweets if copper is involved.
Hoppe's #9 and a phosphor bronze brush for powder/ignition fouling. Sweet's 7.62 for copper fouling.I know ask a question to 100 people and get a 100 answers.
I just got a teslong bore scope and went through most of my guns. All were pretty good as to no copper build up. BUT several had extreme amounts of carbon. I never realized it was that bad.
What I normally do is I take a foaming bore cleaner And fill the bore. Wipe it out after about 5 min then fill it back up and let it sit over night with the muzzle on a old sock. The sock lets me know how bad it was fouled by the colors that soak into the sock. I then fill it back up and leave it for another night. Then wipe out and apply a light coat of oil and that is it.
I don't like to use mechanical means to clean my barrels.
I read/hear about everyone cleaning while the barrel is warm. Has anyone ever tried heating up your barrel at home with a heat gun?I have found that when it comes to carbon there is no substitute for cleaning at the range, as soon as you are done shooting, while the barrel is still warm. I like either Bore Tech eliminator or good old Ballistol on a bronze brush. The cleaner you use doesn't even matter that much. It's not letting the carbon set up that definitely makes removal easier.
The only problem I have with this method Is that I usually stay too long at the range and I'm in a rush to leave so I fail to do it.
I gotta start practicing what I preach.
I'd only do that if I pulled the barreled action out of the stock/chassis.I read/hear about everyone cleaning while the barrel is warm. Has anyone ever tried heating up your barrel at home with a heat gun?
Good horse to keep beating...