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<blockquote data-quote="birdiemc" data-source="post: 1784660" data-attributes="member: 29632"><p>So the latest break in thread convinced me to break out my rem 700 AAC 308win, factory barrel and try to clean it to bare metal. I didnt keep track of rounds but I would guess somewhere in the 300-400 range. I've "cleaned" it before, run a couple patches through after shooting it, but never done it the correct way apparently. So last night I got out some hoppes 9 and started cleaning on it.</p><p>I would run 4-5 soaked patches, scrub with bronze brush, 10-20 strokes, dry patches, repeat. After an hour in, I started leaving the bore wet for 10-20 minutes, then scrub and dry patch. I would think I got it cleaned then run some hoppes carbon removed, and it would come out black, so switch back to the previously described method. Spent about 3 hours on it last night, then left it soaking overnight, then probably 2 hours this morning. Never got any blue on my patches. Does this just mean that it's so filthy with carbon that I'm not even close to touching the copper fouling? </p><p>I did go shoot a brand new rifle today, which I cleaned the way some folks recommended in the break in thread, and that ended up giving me blue patches...which prompted the thought process that my 308 is just completely filthy. What do you think?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="birdiemc, post: 1784660, member: 29632"] So the latest break in thread convinced me to break out my rem 700 AAC 308win, factory barrel and try to clean it to bare metal. I didnt keep track of rounds but I would guess somewhere in the 300-400 range. I've "cleaned" it before, run a couple patches through after shooting it, but never done it the correct way apparently. So last night I got out some hoppes 9 and started cleaning on it. I would run 4-5 soaked patches, scrub with bronze brush, 10-20 strokes, dry patches, repeat. After an hour in, I started leaving the bore wet for 10-20 minutes, then scrub and dry patch. I would think I got it cleaned then run some hoppes carbon removed, and it would come out black, so switch back to the previously described method. Spent about 3 hours on it last night, then left it soaking overnight, then probably 2 hours this morning. Never got any blue on my patches. Does this just mean that it's so filthy with carbon that I'm not even close to touching the copper fouling? I did go shoot a brand new rifle today, which I cleaned the way some folks recommended in the break in thread, and that ended up giving me blue patches...which prompted the thought process that my 308 is just completely filthy. What do you think? [/QUOTE]
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