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<blockquote data-quote="jrock" data-source="post: 1692097" data-attributes="member: 78569"><p>For a global concept, I primarily use Hoppe's #9 and Sweets. Clean out the carbon and then the copper. I do like the foaming all-in-one compounds as well. Spray them in, let them soak for 15 min, and then brush/patch them out. </p><p></p><p>I'll soak a bore sized brush and push it through to loosen up the carbon. Then a brush that is one size under with a patch wrapped around for the proper bore fit. I dunk the patch in Hoppe's and slowly bush it through the barrel to finish the carbon off. I clean the carbon out before using Sweets to get the copper. I find the bronze bushes do a better job of cleaning the carbon vs. the nylon because the bristles are smaller diameter and there are more of them. Can't use them for cleaning copper though. For Sweets, I soak a patch and scrub the bore with it back and forth without letting it get out of the barrel. I soak the patch a number of times to make sure there is plenty of solvent in the bore. Then let sit for 10 or 15 min and clean out. Once I started to break in barrels, this cleaning procedure got them clean very quickly. I only clean every 50+ rounds. I also clean the chamber and make sure there is no cleaning residue in the breach.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jrock, post: 1692097, member: 78569"] For a global concept, I primarily use Hoppe's #9 and Sweets. Clean out the carbon and then the copper. I do like the foaming all-in-one compounds as well. Spray them in, let them soak for 15 min, and then brush/patch them out. I'll soak a bore sized brush and push it through to loosen up the carbon. Then a brush that is one size under with a patch wrapped around for the proper bore fit. I dunk the patch in Hoppe's and slowly bush it through the barrel to finish the carbon off. I clean the carbon out before using Sweets to get the copper. I find the bronze bushes do a better job of cleaning the carbon vs. the nylon because the bristles are smaller diameter and there are more of them. Can't use them for cleaning copper though. For Sweets, I soak a patch and scrub the bore with it back and forth without letting it get out of the barrel. I soak the patch a number of times to make sure there is plenty of solvent in the bore. Then let sit for 10 or 15 min and clean out. Once I started to break in barrels, this cleaning procedure got them clean very quickly. I only clean every 50+ rounds. I also clean the chamber and make sure there is no cleaning residue in the breach. [/QUOTE]
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