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Cleaning Carbon from Barrel
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<blockquote data-quote="Laelkhunter" data-source="post: 2201207" data-attributes="member: 38154"><p>A dedicated carbon cleaner (like Bore Tech C4Carbon Remover) is the best thing to remove as much carbon as possible before you try to remove any copper fouling. If you have nothing else, Hoppes #9 is a great place to start. There are great copper solvents, Butch's bore shine, Bore Tech Eliminator, KG12 copper solvent to name a few. If they contain ammonia read the instructions on the bottle as to how long you can leave it in the bore without causing any damage. As Varmint Hunter stated, it might take a while to get the fouling out. Probably best to take your time, and let the solvent soak in. When the patches come out black, that usually means carbon fouling, and when they come out greenish-blue that means copper fouling. If you use a brass brush with a copper solvent, you will continue to get greenish-blue patches because the solvent will be reacting to the copper brushes. The copper brushes are more aggressive than nylon bore brushes, and you might have to use copper brushes to get the bulk of the fouling out. You just have to throw them away after you finished with them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Laelkhunter, post: 2201207, member: 38154"] A dedicated carbon cleaner (like Bore Tech C4Carbon Remover) is the best thing to remove as much carbon as possible before you try to remove any copper fouling. If you have nothing else, Hoppes #9 is a great place to start. There are great copper solvents, Butch's bore shine, Bore Tech Eliminator, KG12 copper solvent to name a few. If they contain ammonia read the instructions on the bottle as to how long you can leave it in the bore without causing any damage. As Varmint Hunter stated, it might take a while to get the fouling out. Probably best to take your time, and let the solvent soak in. When the patches come out black, that usually means carbon fouling, and when they come out greenish-blue that means copper fouling. If you use a brass brush with a copper solvent, you will continue to get greenish-blue patches because the solvent will be reacting to the copper brushes. The copper brushes are more aggressive than nylon bore brushes, and you might have to use copper brushes to get the bulk of the fouling out. You just have to throw them away after you finished with them. [/QUOTE]
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