Clean Bore
05-03-2005, 11:52 AM
#1
Spike
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Clean Bore
I shoot a .300 WSM in an A-Bolt Stalker that loves a clean barrel. I called Browning to see if there were any problems with accuracy after a few shots (6) and they had noticed that the short mags shot much better with a clean barrel. Other than the bothersome nature of having to clean the barrel so often to obtain good accuarcy(MOA) I don't mind too much. What I am wondering is what shooters have found that cleans the barrel well while your at the shooting range? I would suspect I need a powder solvent as well as a copper solvent, but I'm not sure. I would appreciate any input.
05-03-2005, 01:45 PM
#4
Spike
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RE: Clean Bore
What copper solvent I have does color the patches purple after a couple of passes. I haven't used a brush yet on the bore, just patches. Would anyone recommend copper or stainless brushes or simply patches only?
05-03-2005, 01:58 PM
#5
Typical Buck
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RE: Clean Bore
Stay far away from Stainless Steel brushes............. veryy bad joo-joo for steel barrels. Use bronze or plastic brushes only.
The best copper solvents that I've found are Barne's CR-10 and Sweet's 7.62. When using these types of solvents, do not use brass/bronze brushes or jags - only plastic. The ammonia attacks them too along with the copper in the bore - so you'll never know when the bore is clean cause the patches will always come out blue. A fun way to get out copper, is to get a chamber plug and use an over-sized bore mop coated with the CR-10 or Sweet's. Pumping the mop back & forth in the bore creates a blue foam of removed copper - so it's easy to tell when all the copper is out.
Butch's Bore Shine is a pretty good range cleaner, good on powder and decent on copper.
If you really have a bad time with copper fouling, I would suggest using some J-Bs Bore Paste (or similiar product) to smooth out the bore some. Doing so can make a SIGNIFICANT difference in cleaning and accuracy, depending on the original condition of the bore.
The best copper solvents that I've found are Barne's CR-10 and Sweet's 7.62. When using these types of solvents, do not use brass/bronze brushes or jags - only plastic. The ammonia attacks them too along with the copper in the bore - so you'll never know when the bore is clean cause the patches will always come out blue. A fun way to get out copper, is to get a chamber plug and use an over-sized bore mop coated with the CR-10 or Sweet's. Pumping the mop back & forth in the bore creates a blue foam of removed copper - so it's easy to tell when all the copper is out.
Butch's Bore Shine is a pretty good range cleaner, good on powder and decent on copper.
If you really have a bad time with copper fouling, I would suggest using some J-Bs Bore Paste (or similiar product) to smooth out the bore some. Doing so can make a SIGNIFICANT difference in cleaning and accuracy, depending on the original condition of the bore.
05-04-2005, 09:43 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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Location: Olive Branch MS USA
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RE: Clean Bore
The link listed below has some good information on barrel cleaning. I use some of the products and methods mentioned there.
http://www.6mmbr.com/borecleaning.html
http://www.6mmbr.com/borecleaning.html
05-05-2005, 06:40 AM
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RE: Clean Bore
Like has bee said stay far away from s/s brushes. I'll use the brass brushes to scrub the bore with Hoppes and plastic with Shooters Choice.
05-05-2005, 09:05 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Clean Bore
BC, I don't doubt what you saw in the borescope, but I don't think it would change my mind. I've been using bronze brushes as long as I've been shooting rifles, about 30 years, and I've yet to harm a barrel, if groups on paper are an indication, that is. If I had seen it (a borescope image of my rifle bore) during my anal stage of rifle worship a few years ago, then maybe I'd have considered giving them up, but thankfully I'm past that now and don't fret these things any more. I like the routine I now use, which includes the liberal use of bronze brushes, and I plan on sticking with it.