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<blockquote data-quote="Hugnot" data-source="post: 2251358" data-attributes="member: 115658"><p>My cleaning routine is to fill the barrel with GunSlick foaming bore cleaner and let it soak over night. Then push the foam, now blue-black glop, out with a patch, followed by 20 or so strokes of a nylon brush dipped in 5-20W synthetic, high detergent (surfactant) motor oil. Any remaining crud gets attacked with JB (garnet abrasive) then more motor oil and patches. Carbon, if present, is insoluble (inert), and only can be attacked with heat and that would do a number on your barrel. Any black stuff is probably a mixture of powder and primer residues (lead) with some carbon. The foam seems to break up the black stuff & detergent motor oil seems to float it away & the JB seems grind it down. Stainless steel undergoes some oxidation with heat, forming chrome oxide and that might contribute to less than sparkling bores.</p><p></p><p>Gunslick foam, 5-20W synthetic, & J-B have been wiped off (paper towels) my nice wood stocks for as long as I can remember without consequences. Wearing nitrile gloves while cleaning barrels might be a good idea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hugnot, post: 2251358, member: 115658"] My cleaning routine is to fill the barrel with GunSlick foaming bore cleaner and let it soak over night. Then push the foam, now blue-black glop, out with a patch, followed by 20 or so strokes of a nylon brush dipped in 5-20W synthetic, high detergent (surfactant) motor oil. Any remaining crud gets attacked with JB (garnet abrasive) then more motor oil and patches. Carbon, if present, is insoluble (inert), and only can be attacked with heat and that would do a number on your barrel. Any black stuff is probably a mixture of powder and primer residues (lead) with some carbon. The foam seems to break up the black stuff & detergent motor oil seems to float it away & the JB seems grind it down. Stainless steel undergoes some oxidation with heat, forming chrome oxide and that might contribute to less than sparkling bores. Gunslick foam, 5-20W synthetic, & J-B have been wiped off (paper towels) my nice wood stocks for as long as I can remember without consequences. Wearing nitrile gloves while cleaning barrels might be a good idea. [/QUOTE]
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