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<blockquote data-quote="VinceMule" data-source="post: 2775478" data-attributes="member: 122164"><p>I want to go back to this question. I bought a Rem 7400 in 30/06 from a friend's wife. The friend had deer hunted with the rifle for years, never been cleaned. The gun was shooting around 6" groups which served him well for his 50-75 yard shots he made on deer.</p><p></p><p>I brushed the barrel with a new Dewey bronze bristle brush till the brush was worn out, then inspected it with the Teslong. The barrel looked to have no lands as the carbon build-up was as tall as the lands. So, I took that same bronze brush that was worn and loaded it full of JB. I scrubbed till the brush was loose, adding more JB from time to time. Then washed the JB out of the barrel. Carbon was coming out, slowly. I really hate this scrubbing crap. I plugged the barrel with a cork and filled the bore full of the Penetrating oil, Free All. I let the barrel sit for a month or so.</p><p></p><p>Next, I have some Rem Clean which is the most aggressive abrasive I have. I put the Rem clean on a new brush, and scrubbed more, wearing out the brush, then examined. Carbon was coming out. I took the handle off of a Stainless steel Pro shot cleaning rod, and used a new brush loaded with Rem Clean, powered by a 1/2" drill. I ran the drill at half speed, till the brush got loose, then examined it. The barrel was just about 100% down to the bare metal, success at last, but now the moment of truth to see if I had ruined the barrel.</p><p></p><p>150g Hornady flat base with 59g of IMR 4350 was shooting 1 1/2" groups at 100 yards with no load development after the cleaning, and I am happy for the intended use of the 30/06, 7400. Also, there was no scratching of the lands at 25x in the bore scope from using the aggressive method, but cleaning from the muzzle is never a good thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VinceMule, post: 2775478, member: 122164"] I want to go back to this question. I bought a Rem 7400 in 30/06 from a friend's wife. The friend had deer hunted with the rifle for years, never been cleaned. The gun was shooting around 6" groups which served him well for his 50-75 yard shots he made on deer. I brushed the barrel with a new Dewey bronze bristle brush till the brush was worn out, then inspected it with the Teslong. The barrel looked to have no lands as the carbon build-up was as tall as the lands. So, I took that same bronze brush that was worn and loaded it full of JB. I scrubbed till the brush was loose, adding more JB from time to time. Then washed the JB out of the barrel. Carbon was coming out, slowly. I really hate this scrubbing crap. I plugged the barrel with a cork and filled the bore full of the Penetrating oil, Free All. I let the barrel sit for a month or so. Next, I have some Rem Clean which is the most aggressive abrasive I have. I put the Rem clean on a new brush, and scrubbed more, wearing out the brush, then examined. Carbon was coming out. I took the handle off of a Stainless steel Pro shot cleaning rod, and used a new brush loaded with Rem Clean, powered by a 1/2" drill. I ran the drill at half speed, till the brush got loose, then examined it. The barrel was just about 100% down to the bare metal, success at last, but now the moment of truth to see if I had ruined the barrel. 150g Hornady flat base with 59g of IMR 4350 was shooting 1 1/2" groups at 100 yards with no load development after the cleaning, and I am happy for the intended use of the 30/06, 7400. Also, there was no scratching of the lands at 25x in the bore scope from using the aggressive method, but cleaning from the muzzle is never a good thing. [/QUOTE]
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