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Posted: 3/3/2008 7:53:05 PM EST
I use hoppes copper solvent, than switched to gunslick foming bore cleaner, I've let it soak in for like 15-30 minutes and cleaned it out about 6 times now, it's still coming out completely blue. Should I use a brass brush? Will that help get this fouling out? I don't like putting metal brushes down my bores if it can be avoided.

Also any other advice for keeping the bore of my 5.45mm AK in as good a shape as possible?

Thanks in advance.
Link Posted: 3/4/2008 10:37:26 AM EST
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Brushing will help and will NOT harm the ultra-hard chrome lined bore.

You're doing it right, which is to allow the bore solvent time to work.
It just takes soak time to get all the copper fouling out.

I'm anal-retentive about cleaning my guns, and I allow soak time followed by running a clean soaked patch through the bore in one smooth pass.
When it comes out, I look for green or blue stains.  I continue allowing the solvent to work for another 30 minutes or even longer until a patch comes out without stains.
"Pumping" patches up and down the bore serves no useful purpose.

Also, if you're shooting military surplus 5.45x39 be SURE you flush the rifle with HOT water to dissolve and flush out the corrosive salts.  ALL current surplus 5.45 is corrosive, no matter what one or two importers have said.
Keep at it.
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