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<blockquote data-quote="keithcandler" data-source="post: 1566820" data-attributes="member: 3728"><p><img src="https://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q489/ackleyman/IMGP0004.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />[/URL]</p><p></p><p>The above worked well with good bronze bristle brushes, otherwise, carbon in the barrel after soaking for 1day, then two days, then a week reapplying every day on patches. Barrels were Krieger and Brux with 35-40 rounds of H4895 and R15 fired in two different 6 Dashers.</p><p></p><p>The products above work excellent on removing copper.</p><p></p><p>I have a 6 Dasher(brux) and a 308(Krieger) soaking now after about 40 shots each with Bore tec C4. C4 does a better job than the products above on getting out carbon in my barrels, but the brush will still do the work.</p><p></p><p>This bore scope's Image in the eye piece gives brilliant images to see the micro finish of the steel, and any tool or chatter marks. Needless to say, the carbon stands out with no mistaking what you are looking at. The bore scope's optical quality is good enough to where you can see the edges of the leade angle, so any scratches from a bronze bristle brush would be very evident.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q489/ackleyman/22250%20return%20003.jpg[/IMG]" target="_blank">http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q489/ackleyman/22250 return 003.jpg[/IMG]</a>[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q489/ackleyman/22250%20return%20004.jpg[/IMG]" target="_blank">http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q489/ackleyman/22250 return 004.jpg[/IMG]</a>[/URL]</p><p></p><p>I had a Lyman bore scope, it is at a friend's house now, best $200 a guy that is serious about shooting could ever spend.</p><p></p><p>I just bought a 30" used Krieger 4 groove 308 from an F class shooter, had 600 rounds on the barrel. The barrel was black with carbon from front to back, with hard carbon cooked on. He had ruined the barrel with soaking and patches, and I told him the barrel would still be good for pig hunting. So, I got it for $150. I used every cleaner mentioned in this thread with good brushes. With only about 30% of the carbon removed, then JB, then flitz, which got out about half of the carbon. Next, I corked the end of the barrel and soaked it with Kroil for a week, a little fouling came out...not much progress. I corked the barrel again, and filled the barrel again with a penetrating oil called Free All. After soaking for a week, a bunch of carbon came out. 5 more soakings followed with brushing with Free All, and the barrel is spick and span clean down to bare metal. </p><p></p><p>If I had not seen any progress with the penetrating oil, then I would have gone to Aluminum Oxide, then silicone carbide compounds sold by Brownell's. The Aluminum Oxide and especially Silicone carbide compounds are very abrasive to barrels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keithcandler, post: 1566820, member: 3728"] [IMG]https://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q489/ackleyman/IMGP0004.jpg[/IMG][/URL] The above worked well with good bronze bristle brushes, otherwise, carbon in the barrel after soaking for 1day, then two days, then a week reapplying every day on patches. Barrels were Krieger and Brux with 35-40 rounds of H4895 and R15 fired in two different 6 Dashers. The products above work excellent on removing copper. I have a 6 Dasher(brux) and a 308(Krieger) soaking now after about 40 shots each with Bore tec C4. C4 does a better job than the products above on getting out carbon in my barrels, but the brush will still do the work. This bore scope's Image in the eye piece gives brilliant images to see the micro finish of the steel, and any tool or chatter marks. Needless to say, the carbon stands out with no mistaking what you are looking at. The bore scope's optical quality is good enough to where you can see the edges of the leade angle, so any scratches from a bronze bristle brush would be very evident. [URL]http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q489/ackleyman/22250%20return%20003.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/URL] [URL]http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q489/ackleyman/22250%20return%20004.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/URL] I had a Lyman bore scope, it is at a friend's house now, best $200 a guy that is serious about shooting could ever spend. I just bought a 30" used Krieger 4 groove 308 from an F class shooter, had 600 rounds on the barrel. The barrel was black with carbon from front to back, with hard carbon cooked on. He had ruined the barrel with soaking and patches, and I told him the barrel would still be good for pig hunting. So, I got it for $150. I used every cleaner mentioned in this thread with good brushes. With only about 30% of the carbon removed, then JB, then flitz, which got out about half of the carbon. Next, I corked the end of the barrel and soaked it with Kroil for a week, a little fouling came out...not much progress. I corked the barrel again, and filled the barrel again with a penetrating oil called Free All. After soaking for a week, a bunch of carbon came out. 5 more soakings followed with brushing with Free All, and the barrel is spick and span clean down to bare metal. If I had not seen any progress with the penetrating oil, then I would have gone to Aluminum Oxide, then silicone carbide compounds sold by Brownell's. The Aluminum Oxide and especially Silicone carbide compounds are very abrasive to barrels. [/QUOTE]
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