Barrel Cleaning (Not the Usual Stuff)

[DoneNOut]

Bronze brushes no more. They polish the bore. Anything polishing the bore is not good. Bores got to stay free of carbon and copper build up, but not polished slick. Bullets like dirty barrels. Copper likes to build on slick surfaces

Procedure to maintain barrel equilibrium:

1. Soak barrels in carbon solvent for an hour or two
2. Scrub with nylon brush 10-15 passes.
3. Flush with alcohol soaked patches
4. Copper solvent soak for appropriate time per solvent. I use Hoppes black for 2 hours.
5. Flush with alcohol/degreaser (Gun scrubber, K&N oil filter cleaner)
6. Patch graphite throughout bore.

Fill the bores with "Muzzle Jimmy" and "The Plug" from Patriot Valley Arms. Muzzle Jimmy for threaded barrels, and The Plug for unthreaded or fixed brakes. Either one I use an AR15 gas tube to fill the bore. Pour the solvent on the gas tube and the gas tube delivers the solvent by gravity into the bore with no mess.

This is a barrel ready for install. I just used it for illustration. I don't pull barrels to clean...

 

[LanceK]

How often do you do that?

 

[Rosebud]

You're from the government aren't you? Anything worth doing is worth over doing.

 

[Rosebud]

But ,no. I've never used bronze brushes. Only nylon, or jags.

 

[30378wbymag]

Gotta admit I'm pretty thorough at barrel cleaning but I've never spun one off and clamped her in a vise for a little rubb-a-scrubb

 

[Shane Lindsey]

What cartridge (s)? Round count?

Not sure the fire breathers would take to not having the throat scrubbed.

Try scrubbing a brake with nylon.

 

[DoneNOut]

Gotta admit I'm pretty thorough at barrel cleaning but I've never spun one off and clamped her in a vise for a little rubb-a-scrubb

This is a barrel ready for install. It was for instructional purposes only. Imagine an action and stock attached to hit.

 

[DoneNOut]

What cartridge (s)? Round count?

Not sure the fire breathers would take to not having the throat scrubbed.

Try scrubbing a brake with nylon.

The brake isn't rifled bore. Have at it with bronze brushes, or even steel.

 

[Shane Lindsey]

The brake isn't rifled bore. Have at it with bronze brushes, or even steel.

My point was the stalagtites that grow in the brake, also will grow in the bore. Not enough nylon to get them out...

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Bronze brushes no more. They polish the bore. Anything polishing the bore is not good. Bores got to stay free of carbon and copper build up, but not polished slick. Bullets like dirty barrels. Copper likes to build on slick surfaces

Procedure to maintain barrel equilibrium:

1. Soak barrels in carbon solvent for an hour or two
2. Scrub with nylon brush 10-15 passes.
3. Flush with alcohol soaked patches
4. Copper solvent soak for appropriate time per solvent. I use Hoppes black for 2 hours.
5. Flush with alcohol/degreaser (Gun scrubber, K&N oil filter cleaner)
6. Patch graphite throughout bore.

Fill the bores with "Muzzle Jimmy" and "The Plug" from Patriot Valley Arms. Muzzle Jimmy for threaded barrels, and The Plug for unthreaded or fixed brakes. Either one I use an AR15 gas tube to fill the bore. Pour the solvent on the gas tube and the gas tube delivers the solvent by gravity into the bore with no mess.

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You clean your barrel?
WHY???

 

[lancetkenyon]

*** is this "barrel cleaning" witchcraft you speak of?

 

[BillLarson]

Bronze brushes no more. They polish the bore. Anything polishing the bore is not good. Bores got to stay free of carbon and copper build up, but not polished slick. Bullets like dirty barrels. Copper likes to build on slick surfaces

Procedure to maintain barrel equilibrium:

1. Soak barrels in carbon solvent for an hour or two
2. Scrub with nylon brush 10-15 passes.
3. Flush with alcohol soaked patches
4. Copper solvent soak for appropriate time per solvent. I use Hoppes black for 2 hours.
5. Flush with alcohol/degreaser (Gun scrubber, K&N oil filter cleaner)
6. Patch graphite throughout bore.

Fill the bores with "Muzzle Jimmy" and "The Plug" from Patriot Valley Arms. Muzzle Jimmy for threaded barrels, and The Plug for unthreaded or fixed brakes. Either one I use an AR15 gas tube to fill the bore. Pour the solvent on the gas tube and the gas tube delivers the solvent by gravity into the bore with no mess.

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Lotsa world record holders would disagree on bronze brush useage...
I know of no man that pulls barrels to clean...

 

[DoneNOut]

Lotsa world record holders would disagree on bronze brush useage...
I know of no man that pulls barrels to clean...

I don't either. It was for illustration.

 

[QuietTexan]

*** is this "barrel cleaning" witchcraft you speak of?

We're supposed to clean them?