Chamber cleaning

[Varmint Hunter]

I use mostly Opossum Hollow o-ring bore guides which keeps most of the cleaning fluids out of the chamber. When I'm done cleaning, I take an oversized bore mop with some paper towel wrapped around it and hand-spin it in the chamber to remove any residue. Lately, I've been using a little lighter fluid on the paper towel to ensure that the chamber is squeaky clean.

What are you guys doing, if anything, to clean your chambers?

 

[GLTaylor]

Just bore mop for me. Dentist cotton cylinders in a Sinclair fixture for lug recesses.

 

[QuietTexan]

Sinclair combo - lug recess and chamber mop. Nothing else.

 

[Beluebow]

Paper towel wrapped around an old bronze brush soaked with brake cleaner.

 

[General RE LEE]

I take a .50 caliber bronze brush and stick a big patch on the end and twist in bore.

 

[Bob Wright]

Bore mop. But I like the lug recess tool. My pinky finger and a rag ain't getting it.

 

[tim_w]

Mop or patch covered brush and brake cleaner or acetone. I use it down the bore as well to ensure all cleaners are removed.

 

[Philward]

rubbing alcohol...

 

[Ramem7mm]

Bore mop and long q tips

 

[QuietTexan]

. My pinky finger and a rag ain't getting it.

I have the big-ly-ist little tiny mechanics hands of anyone I've met, and I can't get even my pinky into the lug recesses

 

[Varmint Hunter]

I've got the Sinclair lug recess tool but rarely use it. I've probably got a ton of bolt lube in there. LOL

Thanks for all the feedback.

 

[Taylorbok]

I use bore mop with 99% Isopropyl Alcohol

 

[Jud96]

I have a brass Dewey cleaning rod that's fixed and doesn't spin freely and it's about 15-16" long. I screw an old worn out brush on the end and wrap the brush in a piece of paper towel that's a little larger than the size of the cartridge case. I run that up into the chamber and I push it forward towards the muzzle and rotate it. I do this a couple times to make sure the chamber is dry and clean. I then mop out my bore guide and follow up with dry patching the bore after cleaning it.

 

[IHFarmer07]

I've used a shot gun cleaning rod with the patch pull through jig on the end with a patch or paper towel and soak with rubbing alcohol. Also used shot gun bore mops if I can find them in the right size.
The other day I bought some long big q-tips from HarborFreight I'm going to try out.

If your really in a pinch and don't have that or have the need to make your own, 12g solid copper wire about a 18" long doubled up and twisted on the end to pull a patch or paper towel through it and work at it like that.